Career and Academic Planning Center (CAP) @ Rowan University

Ever wonder if your major is a good match for your interests and skills? Would you like to explore career opportunities related to your major? The CAP Center can help! Assessments available to students and alumni include DISCOVER, MyRoad, Strong Interest Inventory and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Contact the CAP Center for details. You can learn more about yourself, your major, and job possibilities. Call now!

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a personality inventory which allows the user to obtain a better understanding of her/his self. Upon completion of the MBTI the student will identify individual strengths, unique traits, and areas of needed growth. This provides the user with valuable tools for selecting a college major and potential career. The MBTI is offered by appointment or in small group workshops. Please contact the CAP Center for details.

The Strong Interest Inventory is a career assessment tool which provides the user with detail career information. Through answering a variety of questions a detailed report is generated. This report ranks 244 occupational scales according to the student’s interests. Completing the inventory and conducting thorough personal research will provide the tools necessary to make sound career choices. The Strong Interest Inventory is offered by appointment or in small group workshops. Please contact the CAP Center for details.

DISCOVER provides guidance and information to help students make important career and educational decisions. Research-based assessments of career-relevant interests, abilities, and job values help students consider career options that are a good match for them. DISCOVER's comprehensive, developmental guidance process helps students identify their strengths and needs, make good career decisions, and build a plan based on their personal profiles. The system offers complete, current databases of occupations, college majors, schools and training institutions, financial aid/scholarships, and military options. Students can also learn how to develop good job-seeking skills through effective resumes, cover letters, job applications, and interviewing skills.

MyRoad serves as a guide in exploring majors and searching for a career. In four easy steps, MyRoad takes you through an assessment of your personality type and then suggests how your type will be best suited for a major or career. Sixty-one profiles of academic fields that range from aerospace engineering to theater include in-depth coverage of bachelor's and graduate degree opportunities.

Contact the CAP Center to obtain a password to access DISCOVER & MYROAD

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Online Resources for Exploring Majors & Careers

Self Assessment and Career Development: Your First-Year Action Plan

The College Board This site has tips, advice & information about many different majors/careers to assist you when you are planning your own academic/career development. Click on a major/career category and then it will help you explore specific jobs.

CareerOneStop is a U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored Web site that offers career resources and workforce information to job seekers, students, businesses, and workforce professionals to foster talent development in a global economy.

Occupational Outlook Handbook describes thousands of occupations. The information provided includes a description of the work, education required, and job prospects for the future.

O'NET Online - The O*NET database includes information on skills, abilities, knowledge,work activities, and interests associated with occupations. Information in the O*NET is available for over 950 occupations. Type in the occupation you want to explore and this site will give you a description, list of skills to develop and related occupations.

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