Updated August 2025
Topics covered include:
- Measurement and evaluation of different self-assessment tools
- Development of assessment tools using new technology
- Assessment in career guidance with youth
- Role of career assessment in career counselling
- Human resources management and career assessment
- Assessment tools and career decision making
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Abrams, M.D., Omarsdottir, A.O., Bjornsdottir, M.D. (2013). Measurement invariance of the career indecision profile. Journal of Career Assessment.
Aitken Schermer, J. (2012). The jackson career explorer: Two further validity studies. Journal of Career Assessment, 20(4).
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Arakawa, R., & Yakura, H. (2023). AI for human assessment: What do professional assessors need? Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’23), 1–7.
Armstrong, P.I., Fouad, N.A., Rounds, J. (2010). Quantifying and interpreting group differences in interest profiles. Journal of Career Assessment, 18(2).
Baker, B. (2013). Wheel of life – A self-assessment tool. Start of Happiness.
Barclay, W.B., Chapman, J.R., Brown, B.L. (2013). Underlying factor structure of Schein’s career anchor model. Journal of Career Assessment, 21(3)
Belser, C. T., Smith, A. C., & Peterssen, K. (2023). Assessments in career counseling. In An innovative approach to career counseling: Theory and practical application (pp. 179–209). Springer International Publishing.
Betz, N.E., Borgen, F.H. (2010). Relationships of the Big Five personality domains and facets to dimensions of the healthy personality. Journal of Career Assessment.
Blair‐Loy, M., Mayorova, O. V., Hegazy, R., Graeve, O. A., & Cosman, P. C. (2024). Steering women out of engineering: Career assessment tools as a technology of self‐expressive segregation. Sociological Inquiry, 94(4), 830-853.
Boud, D., Lawson, R., & Thompson, D. G. (2013). Does student engagement in self-assessment calibrate their judgement over time? Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 38(8), 941-956.
Brown, S.D., Hacker, J., Abrams, M. (2011). Validation of a four-factor model of career indecision. Journal of Career Assessment, 18(2).
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Carroll, K., & Hogan, K. (2025, May 6). Why a skills assessment is your most powerful career pivot tool. The Partnership for Public Service.
Cimatti, B. (2016). Definition, development, assessment of soft skills and their role for the quality of organizations and enterprises. International Journal for Quality Research, 10(1), 97.
Cote, J. (2017, February 15). Using a career assessment to begin on your road to job success. SNHU Newsroom.
Cox, D.W., Krieshok, T.S., Bjornsen, A.L. (2014). Occupational engagement scale–student: Development and initial validation. Journal of Career Assessment, 23(1).
Creed, P.A., Hood, M. (2014). The development and initial validation of a scale to assess career goal discrepancies. Journal of Career Assessment, 23(2).
Creed, P.A., Conlon, E.G., Dhaliwal, K. (2013). Revisiting the academic hardiness scale. Journal of Career Assessment, 21(4).
Crisan, C., Pavelea, A., Ghimbulut, O. (2015). A needs assessment on students’ career guidance Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 180, 1022-1029.
Cupani, M., Pautassi, R.M. (2013). Predictive contribution of personality traits in a sociocognitive model of academic performance in mathematics. Journal of Career Assessment, 21(3).
Cutler. H., (2017, February 1). Engaging client assessment tools that rock! National Career Development Association.
Dawn, M. (2018). Informal career assessment procedures. Chron.
Deemer, E.D., Smith, J.L., Thoman, D.B. (2013). Precision in career motivation assessment. Journal of Career Assessment, 22(3).
Dik, B.J., Eldridge, B.M., Steger, M.F. (2012). Development and validation of the calling and vocation questionnaire (CVQ) and brief calling scale (BCS). Journal of Career Assessment, 20(3).
Dik, B.J., Hansen, J-I. C. (2010). Moderation of P-E fit – Job satisfaction relations. Journal of Career Assessment, 19(1).
Dipeolu, A., Hargrave, S., Storlie, C.A. (2014). Enhancing ADHD and LD diagnostic accuracy using career instruments. Journal of Career Development, 42(1).
Duffy, R.D., Autin, K.L. Allan, B.A. (2014). Assessing work as a calling: An evaluation of instruments and practice recommendations. Journal of Career Assessment, 23(3).
Eberle, K. (2017). Using assessments for career “fit”. Inside Higher Ed.
Eseadi, C., & Diale, B. M. (2023). Perspective on career assessment tools for evaluating students with specific learning disabilities. Journal of Advanced Guidance and Counseling, 4(2), 81-98.
Essig, G.N., Kelly, K. (2013). Comparison of the effectiveness of two assessment feedback models in reducing career indecision. Journal of Career Assessment, 21(4).
Fan, W., Cheung, F.M., Leong, F.T.L. (2011). Personality traits, vocational interests, and career exploration: A cross-cultural comparison between American and Hong Kong students. Journal of Career Assessment, 20(1).
Firkola, P. (2021). Review of career assessment tools. Archives of Business Research, 9(11), 131–140.
Fouad, N.A., Cotter, E.W., Fitzpatrick. (2010). Development and validation of the Family Influence Scale. Journal of Career Assessment.
Foutch, H., Ruff McHugh, E., Bertoch, S.C. (2013). Creating and using a database on Holland’s theory and practical tools. Journal of Career Assessment.
Francis-Smythe, J., Haase, S., Thomas, E. (2013). Development and validation of the Career Competencies Indicator (CCI). Journal of Career Assessment.
Furnham, A., & Crump, J. (2015). The myers-briggs type indicator (MBTI) and promotion at work. Psychology, 6(12).
Gallo, A. (2016, January 20). The 8 self-assessments you need to improve at work this year Harvard Business Review.
Gati, I., & Asulin-Peretz, L. (2011). Internet-based self-help career assessments and interventions: Challenges and implications for evidence-based career counseling. Journal of Career Assessment, 19(3), 259-273.
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Gomez, M. J., Ruipérez-Valiente, J. A., & Clemente, F. J. G. (2022). A systematic literature review of game-based assessment studies: Trends and challenges. IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 16(4), 500-515.
Gross-Spector, M., Gali Cinamon, R. (2016). Assessing adults’ career exploration. Journal of Career Development.
Gupta, A., Chong, SH., Leong, F.T.L. (2014). Development and validation of the Vocational Identity Measure. Journal of Career Assessment.
Hacker, J., Carr, A., Abrams, M. (2013). Development of the Career Indecision Profile. Journal of Career Assessment
Hammond, M.S., Betz, N.E., Multon, K.D. (2010). Super’s Work Values Inventory-Revised scale validation for African Americans. Journal of Career assessment.
Harrington, T., Long, J. (2013). The history of interest inventories and career assessments in career counseling.The Career Development Quarterly, 61(1), 83-92.
Hirschi, A. (2010). Vocational interests and career goals: Development and relations to personality in middle adolescence. Journal of Career Assessment, 18(3).
Huang, Y-P., Flores, L.Y. (2011). Exploring the validity of the Problem-Solving Inventory with Mexican American high school students . Journal of Career Assessment.
Huang, J-T., Hsieh, H-H. (2011). Linking socioeconomic status to social cognitive career theory factors. Journal of Career Assessment.
Hughes, A. (2021). An overview of three online career assessment tools. Vocational Evaluation & Career Assessment Professionals Journal, 16(1).
Iacomini, S., Berardo, F., Cavallini, F., & Dipace, A. (2021). Assessment tools for the career planning of adolescents and adults with neurodevelopmental disorders: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical & Developmental Psychology, 3(3).
Işık, E. (2014). Effects of a brief interest inventory intervention on career decision self-efficacy. Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 24(2), 215-226.
Jemini Gashi, L., Bërxulli, D., Konjufca, J., & Cakolli, L. (2023). Effectiveness of career guidance workshops on the career self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and career goals of adolescents: An intervention study. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 28(1).
Karaman, P. (2021). The impact of self-assessment on academic performance: A meta-analysis study. International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 7(4), 1151-1166.
Khan, S. & Darbari, M. (2022). Myers-Briggs Type indicator and social media mining based career counselling system. Partners Universal International Research Journal, 1(2).
Leong, F.T.L., Rosenberg, S.D., Chong, SH. (2013). A psychometric evaluation of Schein’s (1985) Career Orientations Inventory. Journal of Career Assessment, 22(3).
Leong, F.L., Pearce, M., Huang, J.L. (2013). Assessing scientist and practitioner orientations in industrial/organizational psychology. Journal of Career Assessment, 21(3).
Lewis, J.A., Raque-Bogdan, Lee, S. (2017). Examining the role of ethnic identity and meaning in life on career decision-making self-efficacy. Journal of Career Development.
Li, M., & Zhou, W. (2025). Lying down or rising up in career success? Career success decisional conflict and scale development. Journal of Career Assessment.
Lo Presti, A., Pace, F., Mondo, M. (2013). An examination of the structure of the Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale (short form) among Italian high school students. Journal of Career Assessment.
Lombardi, A., Seburn, M., Conley, D. (2011). Development and initial validation of a measure of academic behaviors associated with college and career readiness. Journal of Career Assessment.
Lundsteen, N. (2017). Why career self-assessments matter. Inside Higher Ed.
Madanchian, M. (2024). From recruitment to retention: AI tools for human resource decision-making. Applied Sciences, 14(24).
Magee, I., M., Whiston, S.C. (2010). Casting no shadow: Assessing vocational overshadowing. Journal of Career Assessment.
Maree, K. (2020). The need for contextually appropriate career counselling assessment: Using narrative approaches in career counselling assessment in African contexts. African Journal of Psychological Assessment, 2.
Marsden, P., Caffrey, M., McCaffery, J. (2013). Human resources management assessment approach. USAID.
Martincin, K.M., Stead, G.B. (2014). Five-factor model and difficulties in career decision making. Journal of Career Assessment.
Martins, G. H., Crispim, A. C., Ambiel, R. A., Valentini, F., Hauck-Filho, N., Mose, L. B., … & De Fruyt, F. (2025). 18REST-2: a revised measure of the RIASEC model for large-scale assessment with students. Journal of Career Assessment, 33(1), 192-211.
Mcllveen, P., Burton, L.J., Beccaria, G. (2012). A short form of the Career Futures Inventory. Journal of Career Assessment.
McLarnon, M.J.W., Carswell, J.J., Schneider, T.J. (2014). A case of mistaken identity? Latent profiles in vocational interests. Journal of Career Assessment.
McMahon, M., Watson, M., & Patton, W. (2015). The Systems Theory Framework of career development: Applications to career counselling and career assessment. Australian Journal of Career Development, 24(3), 148-156.
McMahon, M. (2020). Qualitative career assessment: A higher profile in the twenty-first century? In International handbook of career guidance (pp. 735-754). Springer International Publishing.
McMahon, M., & Watson, M. (2015). Career assessment: Qualitative Approaches. Springer
McMahon, M., & Watson, M. (2012). Telling stories of career assessment. Journal of Career Assessment, 20(4), 440-451.
Miliou, O., Adamou, M., Mavri, A., & Ioannou, A. (2024). An exploratory case study of the use of a digital self-assessment tool of 21st-century skills in makerspace contexts. Educational technology research and development, 72(1), 239-260.
Murasing, P. K., Chakraborty, R., & Raji, N. S. (2025). Exploring two decades of career decision‑making self‑efficacy research: A systematic review and thematic synthesis. International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research, 7(4).
Murray, N., Hatfield, M., Falkmer, M., & Falkmer, T. (2016). Evaluation of career planning tools for use with individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 23, 188-202.
Nauta, M.M. (2012). Are RIASEC interests traits? Evidence based on self-other agreement. Journal of Career Assessment.
Ng, A., Fan, W., Cheung, F.M. (2011). The CPAI-2 as a culturally relevant personality measure in differentiating among academic major groups. Journal of Career Assessment.
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Osborn, D.S., Riley Dikel, M., Sampson Jr., J.P, & Harris-Bowlsbey, JA. (2011). The internet: A tool for career planning (3rd ed.). National Career Development Association.
Owens, R.L., Motl, T.C., Krieshok, T.S. (2015). A comparison of strengths and interests protocols in career assessment and counseling. Journal of Career Assessment.
Pabler, K., Hell, B. (2012). Do interests and cognitive abilities help explain college major choice equally well for women and men? Journal of Career Assessment.
Patrick, L., Care, E., Ainley, M. (2010). The relationship between vocational interests, self-efficacy, and achievement in the prediction of educational pathways. Journal of Career Assessment.
Pirutinsky, S. (2013). Career assessment of ultraorthodox Jewish men: Reliability, validity, and results of the Strong Interest Inventory. Journal of Career Assessment.
Praskova, A., Creed, P.A., Hood, M. (2014). The development and initial validation of a Career Calling Scale for emerging adults. Journal of Career Assessment.
Rehfuss, M.C., Di Fabio, A. (2012). Validating the Future Career Autobiography as a measure of narrative change. Journal of Career Assessment.
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