{"id":772,"date":"2021-07-23T01:06:43","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T01:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uniquest.xyz\/?page_id=772"},"modified":"2023-04-15T03:26:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T03:26:16","slug":"free-tools-for-self-discovery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uniquest.xyz\/index.php\/for-counselors\/free-tools-for-self-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Free tools for Self Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Free tools for Self Discovery<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Below are various free self assessments. Read\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jobhuntersbible.com\/for-career-changers\/view\/figuring-out-a-career-through-taking-tests\">Seven Rules About Taking Career Tests<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0reminds us these tools just give us food for thought.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Personality<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanmetrics.com\/personality\">Jung Typology Test<\/a>-10 minutes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.16personalities.com\/free-personality-test\">16 Personalities<\/a>\u201315 minutes\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-Highly Recommended<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.personalitypathways.com\/personality-type\/personality-type-test\/\">Personality pathways<\/a>-very simple choose from set of characteristics for each of the 4 dimensions.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipersonic.com\/\">iPersonic<\/a>\u20135 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Talent Today\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.talentoday.com\/get-myprint\/\">Personality Rada<\/a>r\u201320 minutes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/profile.keirsey.com\/#\/b2c\/assessment\/start\">Kiersey Temperment Sorter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/icould.com\/buzz-embed\/\">The Buzz quiz<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 5 minutes. It tells your personality type and labels you after an animal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180818012414im_\/http:\/\/www.cs.vu.nl\/~frankh\/dilbert\/liar.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"214\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Strengths<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/Strengthsmining.pro.viasurvey.org\">VIA Character Strengths<\/a>-reports out on 24 Character Strengths-20 to 25 minutes.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8211;Highly Recommended<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180818012414\/http:\/\/leanin.org\/education\/know-your-strengths-own-your-strengths-no-one-else-will\/\">Stand-Out<\/a>: Top 3 and video Curriculum via Lean-in-20 minutes. Take the assessment for free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marcusbuckingham.com\/gift-of-standout\/\">here<\/a>. 20 Minutes\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-Highly Recommended<\/span><\/li>\n<li>DISC: Courtesy of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonyrobbins.com\/disc\/\">Tony Robbins<\/a>\u00a0Website-20 minutes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strengthsprofile.com\/\">Strengths Profile<\/a> by Center for Applied Positive Psychology offers a free profile that includes a list of career matches based on strengths.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8211;Highly Recommended<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Learning styles<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vark-learn.com\/\">VARK<\/a>\u00a0-Visual, Aural, Reading\/writing, Kinaesthetic<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170909001917\/http:\/\/www.personal.psu.edu\/bxb11\/LSI\/LSI.ht\">Learning styles inventory<\/a>\u00a0(5 minutes)&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webtools.ncsu.edu\/learningstyles\/\">current version<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180818012414\/http:\/\/psychology.about.com\/library\/quiz\/bl-mi-quiz.htm\">Multiple intelligence Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sun.ac.za\/english\/human-resources\/Documents\/HR%20WEB%20-%20MHB%20WEB\/MENTORING\/Tools\/Kolb-LSI-doc.pdf\">Kolb\u2019s Learning Style<\/a>\u00a0Inventory\u2013<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.llu.edu\/sites\/medicine.llu.edu\/files\/docs\/gregorics-style-delineator.pdf\">Grergorc Learning Styles Inventory<\/a>\u2013Someone has mapped out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180818012414\/http:\/\/www.ces.ncsu.edu\/depts\/fcs\/Professional%20PDFs\/10a%20Gregorc%20Learning%20and%20Teaching%20Styles.pdf\">majors<\/a>\u00a0based on results<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180818012414im_\/http:\/\/d32ogoqmya1dw8.cloudfront.net\/images\/NAGTWorkshops\/earlycareer\/teaching\/learning_styles.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Majors\/Career inventories<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mymajors.com\/\">My Majors<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Career Interest Profile (Strong)\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.careerzone.ny.gov\/jz\/views\/careerzone\/guesttool\/qa.jsf\">New York Career Zone<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cacareerzone.org\/\">California Career Zone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cacareerzone.org\/\">O-Net Interest inventory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jobseeker.k-12.ohiomeansjobs.monster.com\/exploreit\/defaultcci.aspx#\/welcome\">Career Cluster Inventory<\/a>\u2013X may not mark the spot, but rather the general direction. From Ohio.<\/li>\n<li>Minnesota State <a href=\"https:\/\/careerwise.minnstate.edu\/careers\/clusterSurvey\">Career Cluster Inventory<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fantastic, in depth tool: 30 minutes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.careerexplorer.com\/\">Career Explorer<\/a>\u00a0will give you real insight. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">&#8211;Highly Recommended<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>College exploration<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-colleges\/right-school\/choices\/articles\/college-personality-quiz\">College Personality Quiz<\/a>\u00a0from Steven Antanoff (paper version\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/foothillhscounseling.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Self-Survey-for-the-College-Bound-Student.pdf\">here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Part One: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-colleges\/articles\/college-personality-quiz-part-1-enthusiasm\">What is Your Level of School Enthusiasm? <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-colleges\/articles\/college-personality-quiz-part-2-participant-learning\">Part 2: Are You a Participant Learner? &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-colleges\/articles\/college-personality-quiz-part-3-love-knowledge\">Part 3: How Much Do You Love Knowledge? &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-colleges\/articles\/college-personality-quiz-part-4-academic-skills\">Part 4: How Strong Are Your Academic Skills? &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-colleges\/articles\/college-personality-quiz-part-5-independence\">Part 5: How Independent Are You? &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-colleges\/articles\/college-personality-quiz-part-6-career-orientated\">Part 6: How Career-Oriented Are You? &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-colleges\/articles\/college-personality-quiz-part-7-socially-conscious\">Part 7: How Socially Conscious Are You? &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-colleges\/articles\/college-personality-quiz-part-8-understanding-yourself\">Part 8: How Well Do You Understand Yourself? &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-colleges\/articles\/college-personality-quiz-part-9-balance\">Part 9: What&#8217;s Your Academic\/Social Balance? &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-colleges\/articles\/college-personality-quiz-part-10-eagerness\">Part 10: How Eager Are You for College? &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-colleges\/articles\/college-personality-quiz-part-11-your-scores\">Part 11: Interpreting Your Scores &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>More worksheets from Steven Antanoff on his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/schoolbuff.com\/worksheets\/\">website<\/a>. Click on writing to access them.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/daytripperuniversity.com\/trending-itineraries\/quiz\">10 Step College Culture Quiz<\/a> by JOyce Slayton Mitchell<\/li>\n<li>Thinking Europe:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/beyondthestates.com\/quiz\">College Finder &amp; Matching Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/static.demilked.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/616fbaf33e32c-Meet-out-Matt-Reuters-candid-comics-on-everyday-life-616d1bd9d9159__880.jpg\" width=\"880\" height=\"880\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Other<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachlee.com\/valugame\/LongList.html\">Values Game<\/a>\u00a0is really useful to focus down to your core values.<\/li>\n<li>Fantastic online card deck helps you focus on your key <a href=\"https:\/\/personalvalu.es\/\">Values<\/a>.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-Highly Recommended<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Check your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mindsetworks.com\/what-s-my-mindset\">Mindset<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/advising.unc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/341\/2020\/07\/MINDSET-Quiz.pdf\">PDF<\/a> version<\/li>\n<li>How much\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/angeladuckworth.com\/grit-scale\/\">Grit<\/a>\u00a0do you have? <a href=\"https:\/\/mcnairscholars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/12-item-Grit-Scale-Angela-Duckworth.pdf\">PDF<\/a> Version<\/li>\n<li>Want to learn\u00a0your source code for work that makes you come alive&#8211;do the <a href=\"https:\/\/sparketype.com\/assessment\/\">SparkType Assessment<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-Highly Recommended<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-Highly Recommended:\u00a0<\/span><strong>Red Bull <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redbull.com\/int-en\/wingfinder\">Wingfinder<\/a><\/strong> is a personality assessment that focuses on your strengths, the things that you\u2019re naturally inclined to be good at, and gives you the tools and coaching to be even better. The test measures your personality in six different areas:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Energy<\/li>\n<li>Focus<\/li>\n<li>Creativity<\/li>\n<li>Passion<\/li>\n<li>Intuition<\/li>\n<li>Resilience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-Highly Recommended:\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/principlesyou.com\/assessments\/pdp\">PrinciplesYou<\/a> <\/strong>groups 28 archetypes into 10 categories representing a larger theme. Explore types you are similar to, and those you are not, to understand yourself and others in a new way. PrinciplesYou splits its reporting into:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Archetypes (28 in total)<\/li>\n<li>How you prefer to think<\/li>\n<li>How you engage with others<\/li>\n<li>How you apply yourself, and<\/li>\n<li>\u201cYou\u201d in context<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.truity.com\/test\/decision-style-test\">Decision Style assessment<\/a>\u00a0measures how you make decisions when competing motivations are at play. Developed as part of an undergraduate research project at Yale University, it reveals how you prioritize differing goals, and which drives are most influential in the choices you make.<\/li>\n<li>Based on 40 years of data science, the <a href=\"https:\/\/app.goodjob.io\/PATH\">PATH Assessment<\/a>\u00ae by GoodJob identifies your work traits and behaviors.<\/li>\n<li>This<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihhp.com\/free-eq-quiz\/\"> emotional intelligence quiz<\/a> describes situations that we all experience in our lives (like being given difficult feedback). Once you have taken the quiz, you will receive your results as well as recommendations on how you can manage your emotions and connect more skillfully with others.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/go1.predictiveindex.com\/free\">Predictive Index<\/a> measures behavioral drives (Dominance, Extraversion, Patience, and Formality). These four key factors\u2014or key behavioral drives\u2014provide a simple framework for understanding employees&#8217; and candidates&#8217; workplace behaviors.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihhp.com\/free-eq-quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emotional Intelligence Quiz<\/a>\u00a0by the Institute for Health and Human Potential<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillsyouneed.com\/quiz\/343479\/lang\/en\/newtest\/Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Interpersonal Skills Self-Assessment<\/a>\u00a0by SkillsYouNeed<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodtherapy.org\/tests\/interpersonal-communication-skills.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Interpersonal Communication Skills Test Online<\/a>\u00a0by Good Therapy<\/li>\n<li>Discover the ways you <a href=\"https:\/\/assessment.positiveintelligence.com\/saboteur\/overview\">Sabotage<\/a> yourself. Saboteurs are the voices in your head that generate negative emotions in the way you handle life\u2019s everyday challenges. They represent automated patterns in your mind for how to think, feel, and respond. They cause all of your stress, anxiety, self-doubt, frustration, restlessness, and unhappiness. They sabotage your performance, wellbeing, and relationships.\u00a0sed on Shirzad Chamine&#8217;s New York Times bestselling book and Stanford lectures.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-Highly Recommended<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Discover your <a href=\"https:\/\/assessment.positiveintelligence.com\/pq\/overview\">PQ\u00ae Score,<\/a> the measure of your mental fitness. Based on Shirzad Chamine&#8217;s New York Times bestselling book and Stanford lectures.<\/li>\n<li>Measure your wellbeing and take action with the <a href=\"https:\/\/permahsurvey.com\/#work\">PERMAH wellbeing tool.<\/a>\u00a0Free versions for adults, teens and kids!\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">-Highly Recommended<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Leadership isn\u2019t a position that some achieve while others don\u2019t, it is a skill that can be mastered! Take <a href=\"https:\/\/core.tonyrobbins.com\/leadership-quiz-2\/?_ga=2.121165448.1815355868.1681467513-736562666.1679123482\">this 5-minute quiz to discover your level of leadership<\/a>, and what you need to work on to make the most positive impact in your life, your business and with others.<\/li>\n<li>We all face two kinds of expectations\u2014outer expectations (meet work deadlines, answer a request from a friend) and inner expectations (keep a New Year\u2019s resolution, start meditating). Our response to expectations <a href=\"https:\/\/gretchenrubin.com\/quiz\/the-four-tendencies-quiz\/\">determines our \u201cTendency\u201d<\/a>\u2014that is, whether we fit into the category of Upholder, Questioner, Obliger, or Rebel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180818012414im_\/https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/B6y3qHWCQAEV2TB.jpg:large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free tools for Self Discovery Below are various free self assessments. 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