Hey, stop for a minute!
Are you a high school student who doesn’t know which career path you should take?
Are you someone who’s standing at a crossroad with a dozen path ahead and no signboard in sight?
That’s exactly how career choices can feel for many students.
Let’s clear the question in your mind by knowing what is career assessments.
A Career Assessment test is a structured evaluation designed to help individuals understand their personality, interests, skills and values to identify suitable career paths. These tests are often psychometric in nature.
Now you might wonder what is psychometric? It is the science of measuring psychological attributes of an individual, to analyse their personality traits, aptitudes, working style and skills. These tests provide insights that guide individuals toward careers that align with their strengths and preferences.
For example, MBTI (assess personality type), Emotional intelligence tests (EQ) and Aptitude tests (verbal and logical reasoning)
What will you get from doing these assessments (benefits)?
- Self-discovery
- You will understand your unique strengths, skills and areas where you can improve. Identifying strength and weakness is important to make decisions.
- It reveals students’ interests and values, which ensures a better fit between their personality and their chosen profession.
- Assessments can discover your hidden talents and passions that one may not have been aware of.
- Decision-making
- By knowing one’s capabilities and limitations, they can set realistic and achievable goals.
- Career roadmap is an important factor, which means knowing about what are the necessary skill development and educational pursuits is needed to achieve the career.
- Boasts confidence and motivation
- When you are pursuing careers that align with your interests, you are more likely to be engaged and motivated to learn and explore.
- By knowing you are on the right career path, you will gain confidence and will be able to give more inputs in work.
Theoretically everything is stated well so far, so now you might wonder does it work in real life?
To answer this let’s look into two real tale:
- Riya from eKal Academy (India) – Riya, a Class 10 student from Vadodara, felt she wasn’t “science material” and was unsure which stream to choose. A psychometric assessment revealed her real strengths were critical thinking and verbal reasoning which better aligned with humanities or arts. With newfound clarity, she chose subjects she matched with, leading to more confidence and satisfaction in her academic choices.
- Two engineers finding their alternative path – Rahul Sharma discovered a passion for digital marketing through psychometric assessment and now runs a successful digital marketing agency. Priya Mehta shifted from civil engineering to UX design after discovering her creative and problem-solving talents through the assessment.
Why early career guidance is crucial?
We are living in an era where career shifts faster with new roles emerge, old ones fade and many industries blooms and transforms overnight. Ten years ago, very few people had heard of “Data scientists”, “AI engineers”, “Acupuncturist” and even now many of us don’t know about “Crime scene cleaner”, “Ethical hacker”, “Art therapist” and so on.
Early career guidance gives students a head start in navigating these changes. By identifying their strengths, interests, and transferable skills early on, they’re not just choosing a career for today, but building adaptability for tomorrow. Psychometric assessments and expert counselling help students align with growth industries, avoid costly career missteps, and future-proof their skills in a market where flexibility is key.
In short, career assessments not just answer “what should I do?” but prepares the student for “what comes next?”
📌P.S.: Its purpose is to help you become more self-aware, to understand what may make you happy, what your values may be, and what you may be good at and NOT what your career should be.
-By Mrithula
