Open AccessAn Overview of Three Online Career Assessment Tools
Author(s) -
Amanda Hughes
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.52382/peoi/0954
Subject(s) - strengths and weaknesses , career portfolio , career counseling , cognitive information processing , career development , career path , work (physics) , psychology , process (computing) , medical education , order (exchange) , plan (archaeology) , applied psychology , knowledge management , computer science , public relations , pedagogy , engineering management , engineering , business , political science , social psychology , medicine , mechanical engineering , archaeology , finance , history , operating system
Exploring careers and deciding on a career path can be an intimidating activity. Withover 12,000 careers available to choose from, information can become overwhelming(Robinson, n.d.). Career assessment and counseling services can assist with accuratelyevaluating an individual’s interests, skills, work values, and temperaments in order toappropriately plan a long-term career pathway. There are many online tools available tothe general public to help with this process of information gathering, personal careerexploration, and self-discovery. The Career Index Plus, O*NET Online, andEducationPlanner are three specific online resources that can be beneficial to use whendelivering career assessment and counseling services. In reviewing these resources,conclusions can be drawn about the strengths and weaknesses of these tools, as well asaccessibility considerations and their application to career counseling.