ALUMNI Assessments
There are several assessments available to you through the Pomerantz Career Center. Most of them are based on John Holland's occupational codes R I A S E C (realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional).
You can complete the following assessments on your own. Please print your results and schedule an appointment with a Career Advisor to interpret them for you.
Career Key
Cost: $7.95
Available online
Includes brief inventories on interests, abilities (student's perception only, not an ability
test), and values (one short set of questions)
Printed summary available after completion
Linked directly to the Occupational Outlook Handbook for more information on job titles
Good for students who need quick information and enjoy getting information online
eDISCOVER
Cost: free to University of Iowa students
Requires a unique login available through the Pomerantz Career Center or stop by
100 Pomerantz Center, Suite C310
between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m to pick up a login and instruction sheet.
Enter eDISCOVER, a full service career planning web system
Take three assessmentsinterests, values, and skills.
Use the results to go directly to career information, planning tools, and other resources
Below is a quick summary of additional assessments available through the Pomerantz Career Center for a fee. Your advisor at the Pomerantz Career Center will help you choose which assessment is best for you.
Strong Interest Inventory
Cost: $10.00 (payable by check or U-bill in the Pomerantz Career Center)
Available ONLY at a career advising appointment where you will be given a login and passcode to take the test on the web.
Is an in-depth, well researched assessment
Takes about 30-40 minutes to complete online (select "Take It" for the 1st assessment which is labeled Strong).
Requires a second appointment for a full interpretation by a career advisor
Compares students' "likes and dislikes" with those of people in career areas
Accurate, organized, specific
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Personality tool which provides feedback on where you like to focus your attention, your information gathering preference, decision-making style and your orientation to the outside world. Uses four letters to represent 16 different personality types.
Cost: $14 (payable by check or U-bill in the Pomerantz Career Center)
Available ONLY at a career advising appointment where you will be given a login and passcode to take the instrument on the web.
Is a well-researched inventory that has multiple applications including relevance to career and workplace "fit."
Takes about 20 minutes to complete online (select "Take It" for the 2nd assessment which is labeled MBTI).
Requires a second appointment for a full interpretation by a career advisor
Suggests careers most attractive to the student's type.