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Career Assessment Tool

 

This assessment tool is a quick test to see where your skills and interests might best fit into Construction Industry careers.

 

Directions:

  • Go through each description.
  • Decide if it is generally true about you or describes something you are strongly interested in.

 

Suggestions:

  • Trust your instincts! Don’t linger too long over the description.
  • Take about 9 minutes to go through the assessment.
*First Name:
*Last Name:
*Zip Code:
E-mail Address:
(Optional)
Are you currently
employed in the
construction industry?
Yes
No
If you answered "yes"
please enter in your
current job:
Do you currently have
education or training in
the construction
industry?
Yes
No
If yes, check all that
apply:
Technical Classes
Technical Degree
Please Enter the Degree
University Classes
University Degree
Please Enter the Degree
Apprenticeship / Craft Training
Please Specify
Please check all the
following attributes
that you feel are a
strength for you:

(Please select at least 5)
Enjoy working with my hands
Prefer working outdoors (not office environment)
Prefer to use basic math in work
Like a mix of working in a team and/or alone
Would like to earn a living while getting trained
Am healthy---and don’t mind physical jobs
Do not mind getting dirty or dusty
Able to work on three dimensional projects
Am interested in equipment or tools
Do not mind driving and working at different locations
Like using technology
Like working indoors (office setting)
Enjoy being a specialist in one particular area
Am organized
Enjoy the “business” end of work
Enjoy working with people
Can handle more than basic math
Able to communicate clearly
Would enjoy making a process work or keeping things on track
Prefer to work in one location
Like to oversee or plan a project
Don’t mind being the leader or speak for a group of people
Able to see the big picture
Am good with decision-making
Able to work with a lot of different people: from CEO to a laborer
Can think on my feet
Able to work independently, efficiently
Like using medium to complicated math
Would like being entrepreneurial
Like to work with concepts
Enjoy being creative, imaginative
Like problem solving and analyzing
Am good in complex, high level math
Am great with details
Can stick with a complicated project (even if it takes a long time)
Able to research, plan, organize and execute
Enjoy Science
Want college training
An excellent communicator: writing, speaking, facilitating
 

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