Career Assessment and your Personality

Have you ever considered how your personality plays a big role in the career you select?  If you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. For example, you are an analytical person who enjoys research and problem solving; you may not feel as comfortable in a sales environment. The same can be said for the reverse.

In my career assessment classes we talk about the variety of skills assessments that are available on the internet.  They range from those offered by the government, universities and even the Oprah Winfry electronic website. They are good (if you are really honest with yourself) tools to measure your skills and knowledge.  We also talk about the DiSC and Myers Briggs tools as indicators of personality type.  A good tool that measures your personality type is the Jung Typology Test™.  It's free, too.  Check it out and assess your type and see what kinds of careers it suggests think about.