Career Counseling
The Counseling Center offers brief psychologically and culturally-informed individual career counseling to currently registered UW-Seattle matriculated students. During this time, you and your counselor will explore a range of subjects that will help you gain greater self-awareness, or clarity, about your academic and career goals. As a result, you’ll be better able to decide on potential majors and careers. Some of the areas your counselor may discuss with you include:
- Cultural/family beliefs and values that have impacted your education and career prospects
- Family expectations of what you should study or which careers you should consider
- Your preferences for lifestyle, geographical location, preferred work environments, family needs, etc.
- Your interests, motivated skills and values
Career Assessments
Pathway U: Assess your interests, values, and workplace preferences and learn how they connect to careers and UW majors at uw.pathwayu.com. This online platform is designed to be a self-paced easy-to-use guide for self-discovery, exploration and connection with training, education and employment. After taking the test, you have the option to have your results further interpreted by a counselor. For this purpose, you can make an appointment with either the Counseling Center or the Career & Internship Center.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI): The MBTI provides a way to identify potential career options consistent with your preferences between two different ways of taking in information and two different ways of making a judgment. While the Strong Interest Inventory measures interests, the MBTI focuses on personality preferences and work/life orientations. It can complement the information you get from the Strong by confirming patterns and adding different aspects to your self-understanding and career exploration process. The information can be helpful in choosing a major or career and in considering which work environments will be most appealing to you. It takes about 30 minutes to complete online. Interpretation required.
Fee for the MBTI assessment
| Service | Cost |
|---|---|
| Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Individual Interpretation | $40.00 |
Only currently enrolled, matriculated UW-Seattle students are eligible for individual interpretations of the Pathway U and/or MBTI.
We only accept cash or check.
Values Workshops
To understand your values and how they impact your career choices, we offer a quarterly workshop entitled, “Fame, Fortune or Fun?” to campus groups who request it. Scott Shiebler leads this highly-interactive workshop, open to both graduate and undergraduate students.
Career Development Videos
To request disability accommodations for your appointment, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 (voice), 206-543-6452 (TTY), 206-685-7264 (fax), or dso@uw.edu, preferably at least 10 days in advance.
