Taking Stock of Values, Interests, Personality, & Skills

As you explore career options, why is it important to take personal inventories and assessments?

• They help you learn about the different types of careers.

• They help you learn what type of career might be best for you.

• They help you learn more about different types of assessments.

• They help guidance counselors choose a career for you.

What is a personal value?

• an interest in a controversial topic

• something that you like to do

• something that you firmly believe in

• a natural talent that you have without practicing

The MIQ inventory measures how much you value status. Which two measures are measures of status?

• how intelligent you have to be to perform your job

• your social standing in the community

• how much money you have in your wallet

• the type of car that you drive

Why do interest inventories compare your interests with the interests of others?

• to replace those people within the company because your interests are more in line with company standards

• to compare you with other people to see if your interests are better than theirs

• to compare your interests with other’s interests to see if they are the same

• to match you with a career that someone with your same interests enjoys

If an interest inventory reveals that you are highly interested in solitary, introverted work, what might be the best type of career for you?

• ballerina

• businessman

• sales manager

• writer

What is an extrinsic value?

• something that is valuable only because society values it highly

• something that has no value

• something that is valuable because it leads to another value

• something that is valuable in and of itself

You are taking an assessment that measures your natural mathematical abilities. Which type of assessment are you taking?

• interest

• aptitude

• personality

• value

If you take an assessment that measures your behavioral characteristics in certain situations, which inventory are you taking?

• aptitude

• personality

• value

• interest

If you value outdoor recreation, which career might be good for you?

• administrative clerk

• college football coach

• adventure travel writer

• cartoonist

Match the interest inventory assessment with its correct description.

Strong Interest Inventory

• rates people on seven orientation scales

• measures career and leisure interests, organizing them into four main areas

• classifies people according to six different types to help match interests with a career choice

• measures personal work interests in ten broad areas