Self-Assessment

Career Planning Group

This is not your high school career test! The Career Planning Group will take you through an assessment of your interests, personality, skills and values by using the MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator), Strong Interest Inventory, as well as card sorts and surveys such as Skill Scan and Career Values Survey.

The full day workshop will help give you:

• An understanding of yourself in the areas of interests, values, skills and personal strengths
• A broader understanding of careers that might be a good fit for you
• More confidence in what your next steps should be
• An understanding of the resources and services available to help you take the next steps

It is recommended to meet with a Career Counsellor one or two weeks after the workshop to help you get full value from the workshop.

To register for the workshop, please drop by Gilmour Hall 110 a minimum of 4 days prior to the session. There is a $25 fee (cash only) and payment is required at time of registration. You will need to complete the on-line assessments prior to the workshop which will be sent to you by email.

Here’s what students have had to say about the Career Planning Group:

I would recommend this workshop because it gives you an opportunity to figure things out about yourself and reassure some uncertainties you might have about your future - 1^st yr Social Science Student

It helps you learn more about yourself and explore options you might not have thought of - English and History Alumni

I would recommend this workshop to others as it really opened my eyes to what I’m interested in and how that may connect to my education/career -2^nd yr Cognitive Science Student

Career Storm Navigator

This web-based tool will help you build confidence in the decisions you need to make and provide you with guidance as you explore your next steps.

The CareerStorm Navigator is ideal for individuals who:

• Have some career or education options in mind but are seeking clarity on their next step
• Have a variety of experiences and interests but are unsure of how to connect them to career ideas
• Are willing to engage in self-reflection about their education and career goals

To set up your CareerStorm Navigator account contact the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Each account is valid for 6 months and there is a $5 fee.

An individual follow-up meeting with a Career Counsellor is recommended to get full value of the tool.

Here’s what students have had to say about using CareerStorm Navigator:

It helped me to collect my thoughts regarding what career options best suit my interests, values and skills - 3^rd year Health Science Student

The CareerStorm Navigator really helped to get me thinking about what interests me and perhaps more importantly, what does not interest me in terms of possible future careers -  4^th year Humanities Student

Reflection Exercises

These exercises are designed to get you thinking about the big picture and generate ideas to explore your career options. Do them on your own or with a friend. You are also welcome to use the exercises as a basis for your discussion with a Career Counsellor.

Student Resources:

• Traits (PDF)
• Skills (PDF)
• Questions (PDF)
• Mistakes (PDF)

Life Mapping

Life Mapping is a combination of words and images that will help you define a vision of who you want to be and what you want to achieve.

Three simple steps:

• Identify your life goals (educational, career, personal)
• Visualize exactly what you want to achieve
• Put your thoughts to paper and creatively express the life you wish to live

Here are three examples of Life Maps from upper year students:

Once you have completed your Life Map, ask yourself the following questions:

• What have I learned about myself from looking at my Life Map?
• Are there patterns on my Life Map that surprise me?
• How do I feel about the life goals I have visualized?
• What do I need to do in order to fulfill the intentions on my Life Map?

Career Counselling

Individual Career Counselling is available to guide you in your career development process. Counsellors help students and graduates develop greater awareness of their interests, values, personality style, skills and life aspirations using dialogue, established assessment techniques, and/or activity based assignments.

We assist students and graduates in generating and exploring career options, conducting further research and making concrete plans for achieving their goals. Career development is an ongoing process of navigating various opportunities, obstacles, aspirations and challenges as one’s life progresses. Career Counselling is available at any point in your career development process.

Not sure if you need to meet with Career Counsellor? You can call or drop by the Student Success Centre (GH 110) at any time to speak with an Advisor and they can guide you to the services and resources you need.