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Resources for Students: Self-Assessment

When you select a career field that fits your interests, skills, values, and personality type, research shows you are more likely to be satisfied with your choice. Engaging in self-assessment helps you become more confident that you are choosing the right career direction.

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Print Resources
Following is a list of some of the books on this topic available in the library. You can find more books in the library stacks under these general call numbers:
HF 5381, HF 5382, HF 5382.5

You can also find more books by searching the library catalog, CUNY+, using the keywords below:
self-evaluation
personality assessment
career exploration
career choice
personality and occupation

Barrett, James. Aptitude, personality, & motivation tests : assess your potential and plan your career / Jim Barrett. London; Sterling, VA : Kogan Page, 2004.
HF 5381.7 .B67 2004

Bolles, Richard N. What color is your parachute?: a practical guide for job-hunting and career changes / by Richard Nelson Bolles. Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed, 2004.
REF HF 5382.7 .B64

Ducat, Diane Elizabeth. Turning points : your career decision-making guide / Diane Ducat. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2002.
HF5382.5.U5 D832 2002 (Ask at Reserve Desk)

Dunning, Donna. What’s your type of career? : unlock the secrets of your personality to find your perfect career path / Donna Dunning. Palo Alto, Calif.: Davies-Black, 2001
HF5381 .D88 2001

Gale, Linda. Discover what you're best at : the national career aptitude system and career directory / Linda Gale. New York : Simon & Schuster, 1998.
HF 5381.7 .G34 1998

Johnston, Susan M.The career adventure: your guide to personal assessment, career exploration, and decision making / Susan M. Johnston. Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, c1999.
HF 5381 .J574 2002

Krannich, Ronald L. I want to do something else but I'm not sure what it is / Ronald L. Krannich, Caryl Rae Krannich. Manassas Park, VA : Impact, 2005.
HF5381 .K73 2005

Sukiennik, Diane.The career fitness program: exercising your options / Diane Sukiennik, William Bendat, Lisa Raufman. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, c2001.
HF 5381 .S914 2001

Tieger, Paul D. Do what you are: discover the perfect career for you through the secrets of personality type / Paul D. Tieger, Barbara Barron-Tieger.Boston: Little Brown, 2001.
BF 698.9 .O3 T54 2001


Media

VHS 713 SELF-IMAGE AND YOUR CAREER color, 1988, 38 min.
A clear, positive self-image is the key to good career decision making. This video helps young people learn more about themselves to clarify self-image, in order to gain a wider choice of career options and chances for job satisfaction and success.



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