A Cyberspatial Career Snapshot . Even more helpful is Bolles s list of Seven Rules About Taking Career Tests , which applies to all career assessments, not just those that are free and online. He also gives descriptions of and links to the assessments he likes best and feels are most useful. Despite the concerns of scholars and career counselors, free online career assessments offer a usefulness that Bolles summarizes best. These tests can give you ideas you hadn t thought of, and suggestions worth following up, he says.
Bolles also suggests taking more than one test.
After all, if the same career keeps popping up on test after test, chances are it s a career worth your consideration. I print out results from all the assessments I take and keep them in a three-ring binder. During my four-year career as a college instructor, I found it reassuring to know that all the assessments said college teaching was a career I was well suited for. Taking lots of assessments also gives you some handle on the validity of each one you encounter. Trust your gut when it comes to test results.