Career Exploration and Testing
Services
Career Services offers a variety of services related to career planning. Services are offered to full-time, Oxford campus students of Miami University. Services are available on a walk-in basis with the exception of career advising appointments.
- Assessment Instruments
- Career advisors often utilize standardized assessment instruments available to help students identify career-related interests, abilities, values and other personality characteristics that might affect career decision-making. Typically career advisors will recommend testing when appropriate. Available assessment instruments include the following:
- Strong Interest Inventory (SII) - fee required
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) - fee required
- StrengthsFinder - fee required
- Career Advising
- Career Services staff provide formal career advising to students exploring career and/or academic options. Students are able to discuss their career questions with a trained advisor. Appointments typically take about 45 minutes, and can be scheduled by calling (513) 529-3831.
- *- The fee includes 1 hour follow-up interpretation with your career advisor.
- Computer-Based Self-Assessments
- Career Services offers a computer based career self-assessment called eDiscover. This program allows students to learn about their interests, abilities, and values as they relate to careers. Students can then use this information about themselves to look up careers or majors that might be a good fit for them. This program is available via the internet, and can be used from any computer with web access. Visit Career Services to start your own personalized account on the program.