Career Preference: Identifying the occupations best suited to you

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A career preference assessment (sometimes called careers testing) can be useful to help identify the careers in individual is best suited to. The Psychology Clinic offers a range of low-cost psychological assessments to help individuals make informed career choices.

Holland's Self Directed Search (SDS)

The SDS was designed to assist adolescents and adults in making educational and occupational decisions by identifying the careers and occupational environments they are best suited to.

Test age range: +16 years

Cost: $95.00

Career Assessments

If you are looking to change careers we are able to tailor an assessment package to help you identify your cognitive strengths and weaknesses and to identify a range of occupations you would be suited to.  Please contact reception on 9214-8653 to discuss your situation and the information you would like to obtain from a psychological assessment.

Test age range: +14 years

Cost: Variable

Class Careers Testing Package

This assessment package provides objective measures of personality, aptitude and vocational interest. Test results are integrated to help individuals identify careers they are best suited to. The assessment package is conducted on a group basis at the Swinburne Psychology Clinic or on-site at a school. The package includes the administration and scoring of four psychological tests and a follow-up 50 minute interview with a counsellor to interpret their results.

Package age range: Year 10 and above.  A minimum of 4 students are required for this package.

Cost per student: $120 for verbal feedback and for an extra $50 individuals can receive a detailed written report of their results, including specific and practical recommendations about career options.

To arrange a career preference assessment / careers testing package, please call reception on (03) 9214-8653.