The Self-Directed Search is a proven career assessment tool that matches your personality to fields of study or career choices that fit you best.
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The SDS family of assessment and intervention tools are established, theory-based career resources that help students and job seekers navigate the path to a fulfilling career.
Simply put, the SDS gives you MORE. It takes a deeper look than other tests. This begins with asking more questions, which enables the SDS to reveal more insights. Those questions are segmented by relevance, and responses are clearcut Yes and No. This format is easier to follow for the test taker. Then the SDS interprets these responses utilizing reliable, scientifically valid data. This results in strongly targeted feedback for each individual, allowing the SDS to link to jobs in O*NET like no other career assessment can.
Think about people as having different levels of interest in six areas: Realistic (R), Investigate (I), Artistic (A), Social (S), Enterprising (E), and Conventional (C). Throughout this report, we use these letters to describe these six areas. The three letters that describe you best are combined to make your Summary Code. The figure below describes each of the six types.
The six-sided figure (hexagon) shows the similarities and differences between the six types. Types that are next to each other are the most similar, while types that are far away or across from each other are the most different. For example, Realistic and Investigate types tend to have similar interests. However, Realistic and Social types tend to be more different.