Term

Strong Interest Inventory

Definition

Age: 12+; helps match a person’s interests with possible educational, career, and leisure activities; results generate a code based on a 6 occupational themes (realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, & conventional)

Term

Self-Directed Search Form (SDS)

Definition

Age: 11-70; based on Holland’s widely accepted theory of careers, the SDS lets people explore the entire range of occupational possibilities

Term

Career Assessment Inventory (CAI)

Definition

Age: 15+; vocational interest inventory for those who plan to enter careers immediately after high school or attend community college or trade school