Understanding My Values, Strengths & Skills Through Quizzes & Assessments
Regardless of where you are in your career, your next steps should always start with you—what you care about, what you’re great at, and what you bring to the table. Widener’s Career Design and Development office has resources to uncover the values, strengths, and skills that will guide you on your path.
Understanding My Values, Strengths & Skills Through Quizzes & Assessments
Get Started On Your Personal Assessment Journey
The first place to start with your career is getting to know your values, strengths, and skills. It helps you pick an academic path that really clicks with your passions and goals, making your college experience more rewarding. Plus, understanding yourself better means you can find a work environment where you’ll truly thrive and feel fulfilled. Below, find quizzes and other resources that will help you uncover your values, strengths, and skills.
Unlocking Your Values, Strengths, & Skills with a Focus2 Assessment
Focus 2 is a free tool to help you identify your values, strengths, and skills, and gain insights into possible majors and career paths so you can make informed choices about your future and develop a strategic plan. Create your Widener Focus2 account by using code: WU7391
Completed your assessment? Schedule an appointment with a career counselor to review your results and develop your plan.
When you’re ready to take the Focus 2 assessment, find a quiet and comfortable spot where you can relax and focus. It’s important to stay calm and confident, as this will help you answer the questions honestly and authentically.
The Focus 2 assessment is a comprehensive tool designed to help you discover majors and careers that align with your interests and personality. It typically takes about 60-90 minutes to complete and includes a variety of questions about your interests, values, personality, skills, and leisure activities. By taking the time to thoughtfully answer these questions, you’ll gain valuable insights into potential career paths and work environments that suit you best. This can be a fun and enlightening process, helping you to make informed decisions about your future.
“Holland Code” is a fun way to explore your work interests by categorizing them into six types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional. By discovering your top Holland Codes through Focus 2, you can find careers and work environments that align with your interests and personality, helping you choose a path that feels just right for you. Here’s a quick look at each type:
Realistic: Enjoys practical, hands-on activities and working with tools or machines.
Investigative: Loves researching, analyzing, and solving problems, often in scientific or mathematical fields.
Artistic: Values creativity and self-expression, often through art, music, or writing.
Social: Likes helping others, teaching, and working in cooperative environments.
Enterprising: Enjoys leading, persuading, and managing projects or people, often in business or politics.
Conventional: Prefers structured tasks, organization, and working with data or details.
If your Focus 2 results don’t match your goals, don’t worry! Start by thinking about why they differ and what new interests they might reveal. Chat with a career counselor at the office of Career Design and Development or academic advisor for some helpful insights. Dive into the suggested careers and majors to see if there’s something exciting you hadn’t considered. Stay open to adjusting your goals and plan some steps to explore both your current interests and the new areas suggested by Focus 2.
Absolutely! You can sign up for either an individual or group interpretation session to dig deeper into your results. These sessions can provide valuable insights and help you understand your results better. Just reach out to the office of Career Design and Development to schedule a time that works best for you.
Can any student join a group interpretation session or is this specific to exploratory studies? Required for ES
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If you've completed your Focus 2 assessment and want to explore your personality and strengths further, additional specialized assessments might be available based on your career counselor’s recommendations or discretion.