RESOURCES
Personality Dimensions
The Work Room Career Resource Centres offer an excellent workshop called Personality Dimensions®. It is a fun and very practical workshop that can help people understand more about their personality preferences and how this can help them with their communication, relationships and making career choices. Contact one of the Work Rooms for more information.
Self-Assessment Tools
Here are some resources you can explore that may help you to achieve a better understanding of who you are and what you want to accomplish in your career. Make sure you discuss your interests and goals for the future with your friends and family. They may be able to add information you may have omitted and they will be your support team for attaining those goals.
Holland Codes
A recognized standard in the world of career assessment. The official website:
Here is a condensed (free) version: The Holland Code Self Assessment: (for educational use only)
Strong Interest Inventory
Used by professional career practitioners who are trained to administer and interpret the assessment tool, this may be an option for those who are really struggling to identify their interests. Contact a guidance counsellor or employment counsellor for more details.
Essential Skills Indicator
Workplace Essential Skills are covered in more detail in Step 4 of PACE but you can do some preliminary self assessments using the self-paced quizzes on the Employment and Social Development Canada website;
Career Assessment Matrix
Confused as to what test to try? Here is a handy chart to provide some insight;
Personality
Free test based on Carl Jung’s and Isabel Briggs Myers’ typological approach to personality.
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