Career assessment tools can help you gain a better understanding of yourself, identify your strengths and expand your career options. There are a variety of career assessment tools available. Some of these are self assessments – where you rate yourself and gain better self-understanding based on your answers. Other tests are to be administered by a trained counsellor in a professional setting. It is important to understand what tests are available and how well reputed they are before undergoing a career assessment.

 Informal career assessment involves self rating surveys or questionnaires that help you gain clarity on your interest, personality, priorities, values and skills. These are not ‘standardised’ tests. A number of career assessment tools are available online, some of which are free for users. To access the list of free assessments available online and to understand the pros and cons of using free online assessments, click HERE ( in word document separately)

Formal Career Assessment Tools are either paper pencil tests or online tests that have been extensively researched on various psychometric parameters. Formal career assessments will tell you the history of the test as well its reliability and validity data and how well established it is. These tests must be administered, and the results interpreted and communicated by a trained professional. Vocatio uses a number of psychometric tests for career counselling based on the age of the student, the transition stage the student is at and the type career assistance required. For details on career counselling, click HERE