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Discovery Tools
Not sure about your future plans? The Career Center offers tools you can use to
discover or clarify your career interests: the Strong Interest Inventory (SII),
the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), FOCUS, and South Carolina
Occupational Information System (SCOIS). Some Discovery Tools are free. Others can be purchased using check, credit card, money order, or Carolina Card.
- FOCUS—This tool is an
interactive system of career guidance and career decision-making. You
create your own account, work through the questions, and print your profile.
If you are a first time user, email the Career Center to obtain the required keycode before accessing the FOCUS login page.
Click HERE to access the FOCUS login page.
Cost: Free
- SCOIS - South Carolina Occupational Information System - (COIN
Career Library)—This computerized program
offers 5 different discovery tools. You can explore as many of them as you
choose and print your own profile. If you are a first time user, email the Career Center to obtain the required site ID and login name before accessing SCOIS. Click
HERE to access the
SCOIS login page.
Cost: Free
- Strong Interest Inventory (SII)—This
tool identifies your interests and provides possible career options you
can investigate. If you are interested in completing the SII, visit the
Career Center and meet with a staff member during on call hours. After
your completed inventory has been scored, a staff member will interpret
your profile and give you a personalized 9-page report.
Cost: $20
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)—This
tool measures your preferences and provides you with a 4-letter
personality type. It is not career specific, but it can help you make
career decisions. If you are interested in completing the MBTI, visit the
Career Center and meet with a staff member during on call hours.
After your completed inventory has been scored, a staff member will
interpret your profile and give you
a workplace report for your personality type.
Cost: $12
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