Career Assessments

Career assessments help you gain valuable insights into your skills, interests, career values, strengths, and personality as you seek to understand yourself. This self-reflection lays the foundation for making informed career decisions, guiding you towards meaningful work.

We offer a variety of assessments to support your career exploration. Click on the icons below to learn more about each one.

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The Power of Introspection

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I’m Peter, an MD by profession, a first-year MPH student at the Brown School, and a CCE Graduate Intern. I have been a practicing physician for the past five years. My journey into medicine has been profoundly shaped by introspection, …

By Kirsten Smith

Kirsten Smith Assistant Director, Career Development

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Are you a burgeoning policy wonk, politico, change agent, advocate, or public sector leader? Dreaming of being a diplomat, running for office, or founding a nonprofit? WashU’s Government, Policy & Social Impact Career Community has you covered! Listen in for …

By Susan Craig

Susan Craig Associate Director, Government, Policy & Social Impact Career Community

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Updates from the Center for Career Engagement

Center for Career Engagement to celebrate National Student Employment Week

WashU Center for Career Engagement Earns Inaugural AUCA University-Corporate Partnership Award

The WashU edge: How our graduates stand out to leading employers

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Focus 2 Career Assessment

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Focus 2 Career Assessment

Focus 2 Career is an online, interactive, self-guided career planning tool that uses interests, values, skills, …

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What Can I Do With This Major? features 100 major profiles with information on common career paths, types of employers …

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By understanding your MBTI type, you can gain self-awareness, discover your natural strengths and preferences, and explore how these traits …

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This popular tool was developed by Gallup and identifies your unique strengths. To take this assessment, please head to George …

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The Individual Development Plan (IDP) concept is commonly used in industry to help employees define and pursue their career goals. …

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The number of jobs in the career for the past two years, the current year, and projections for the next 10 years. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs. Sources include Emsi industry data, staffing patterns, and OES data.

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Education Levels

The educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold Bachelor’s Degrees vs. Associate Degrees). Educational attainment levels are provided by O*NET.

Annual Earnings

Earnings figures are based on OES data from the BLS and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.

Technical Skills

A list of hard skills associated with a given career ordered by the number of unique job postings which ask for those skills.

Core Competencies

The skills for the career. The "importance" is how relevant the ability is to the occupation: scale of 1-5. The "level" is the proficiency required by the occupation: scale of 0-100. Results are sorted by importance first, then level.

Job Titles

A list of job titles for all unique postings in a given career, sorted by frequency.

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Updates from the Center for Career Engagement

Center for Career Engagement to celebrate National Student Employment Week

WashU Center for Career Engagement Earns Inaugural AUCA University-Corporate Partnership Award

The WashU edge: How our graduates stand out to leading employers

Career Resources

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Navigating the Quarter-Life Crisis

How to Make Work More Meaningful

Mindfulness Nano Tips for Decision-Making with Lillian Daniels

Uncertain: The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure

Identity Crisis: How to Realign Your Career with Your Life

Atomic Habits (Blinkist Summary)

Finding Your Purpose at Work

The Good Life: Lessons from the Longest Study on Happiness (Book Bite)

Aligning Your Values with Work, Life, and Everything In Between

Nano Tips to Foster a Growth Mindset and Mental Agility with Shadé Zahrai

Social Media for Working Professionals

Goal Setting for Happiness and Success

Social Cues No One Teaches You

Mindful Communication for Less Conflict and Stronger Relationships

Delivering an Authentic Elevator Pitch

Upcoming Live Event, May 27: Leading a Six-Generation Workforce

Solving Business Problems

Creativity: Generate Ideas in Greater Quantity and Quality

Creative Inspirations: Ed Emberley, Children’s Book Illustrator

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