DISCOVER® ASSESSMENT OPTIONS 

DISCOVER (Onsite)
Taken in our office, conducted by career counselor. Onsite Discover features multimedia explanations of occupations and typical responsibilties. Plan for 1.5-2 hours to complete Assessment and research Occupations ). Call 512-2772 to schedule an appointment for Discover.

eDISCOVER (Online)  (http://webapps01.act.org/eDISCOVER/)
Taken online and self guided (takes 30 minutes to complete and 1-2 hours to research results). The assessment is the same, but without the multimedia features included in the onsite version. In order to access DISCOVER Online, you must obtain a token and Instructions from our office. There are two methods to request a token for eDISCOVER Online

• By email, email us at careerservices@sinclair.edu requesting a eDISCOVER token in the subject line and a token and Instructions will be emailed to you.
• By phone, To request a token by phone you will need a valid email address. Call our office (512-2772) to request your token. Give us your email address and we will email your token and Instructions to the address you have provided.

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PURPOSE OF CAREER ASSESSMENT

Career Services utilizes DISCOVER to aid persons who are in the early stages of career planning or re-planning. The primary purpose of DISCOVER is to stimulate and facilitate exploration of self in relation to occupations, and to help individuals identify personally relevant options.

"As career choices become more complex, one of the most difficult tasks faced by adolescents, or by adults considering a career change, is the identification of career options appropriate to personal goals and characteristics.A primary purpose of career counseling is to provide such indidviduals with a panoramic view of their options in the worlds of work and education, and then help them find their way in these worlds. Perhaps the term most appropriate for this task is "focused exploration". DISCOVER provides focus to career exploration; not a focus that singles out the "right" occupation, but rather one that points to occupations in the world of work that individuals may want to visit and explore. In the process of exploration, they may discover things about themselves and the world of work that they had not previously considered."

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DISCOVER TEST OVERVIEW

DISCOVER® is career assessment and research tool that has been used by Career Services for a number of years. Developed by ACT Inc., DISCOVER measures interests, values and abilties in 3 separate computer-delivered tests. The program also contains many useful modules designed to assist individuals in establishing career options but providing information and tools to realizing career goals.

The core assessment reveals occupations that test-takers might be suited for, as well as providing printouts with detailed information about those occupations. The program contains information on over 650 different occupations. Details of the occupations, provided by the Department of Labor include:

• work
• environment
• nature of tasks
• salary
• physical demands
• job outlook
• training/educational requirements

Each occupational profile can be printed out entirely or in part and taken home for further consideration.