Career Assessments
STRONG INTEREST INVENTORY (SII)
Counselor administered and interpreted, the Strong is one of the most nationally respected interest inventories in wide use. It identifies patterns of occupational likes and dislikes. It analyzes and compares your choices and provides lists of general and basic interest areas, matching occupations and personal style scores. The Strong usually takes 45 minutes to complete, and the counselor will review the results with you as soon as you are done. The Strong is commonly included with additional personality and skill inventories.
MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR (MBTI)
Counselor administered and interpreted, the MBTI is the most popular personality inventory. It gives the individual insight into how personality can influence relationships, behavior and occupational strengths. The MBTI usually takes 45 minutes to complete, and the counselor will review the results with you as soon as you are done. The MBTI is commonly included with interest and skill inventories.
Montana Career Information System
Do you want to find out more about yourself? Do you want to know what people do every day in their careers? Do you want to find out how much money you could make in a career? Do you want to learn who offers the training?
The Montana Career Information System has all that and more. It gives you the latest information on what’s happening in Montana and how it compares to the nation. This career system is useful for students of all ages, for parents and for teachers.
Check out the categories below to see more about all the information available information on the Montana Career Information System Web site:
Career Assessments
- O ‘Net Interest Profiler – Identifies strongest work related interests to occupations
- Work Importance Locator – Relates work values to occupations
- Skills Inventory – Matches your preferred skills to occupations
- Occupation Sort – Generates lists based on skills, abilities and interests
- Occupation and Employment Information
- Occupations: Provides detailed descriptions of duties, wages, outlook and Montana statistics
- Assessment Link: Connects common inventory results to MCIS occupations
- Self Employment: Learn how to start and run your own business.
- Military Employment: Explore career opportunities in the military.
- Job Search: Learn advice and tips for job seekers.
- Keep That Job: Work successfully with coworkers and supervisors.
Education and Training
- National School Sort: Create a list of schools that match your preferences.
- Graduate School Sort: Create a list of graduate schools that match your goals.
- Montana Schools: Information on programs, admissions, costs and Web links
- National Schools: Provides contact information, programs, admissions, costs, housing, sports and Web links; can compare three schools at a time
- Programs of Study: Explains instructional requirements for occupations
- Apprenticeships: Information on apprenticeships available in Montana
Financial Aid
- Reality Check: Find out which occupation wages will cover your life style choices.
- Financial Aid: Explains forms of financial aid like scholarships and loans
- Financial Aid Sort: Create a list of possible scholarships and loans.
- Keep on Learning: Ways to pick up knowledge and skills for the workplace
The career stories of more than 1,001 real people. Search by career titles, career clusters, career codes or other options. Students can utilize the FVCC username and 59oz password.