The science of career development is in.
Decades of peer-reviewed research have built validated instruments for measuring career adaptability, engagement, maturity, and job-search quality. We've assembled five of them here — free for individuals, institutions, and researchers.
- Career Adapt-Abilities ScaleMaggiori, Rossier, & Savickas
- Career Maturity InventorySavickas & Porfeli
- Career Engagement ScaleHirschi, Freund & Herrmann
- Career Resources QuestionnaireHirschi et al.
- Job Search Quality ScaleVan Hooft et al.
Drawn from peer-reviewed work since 2011.
A public library of career development assessments.
Career Scores is a public library of career development assessments drawn from peer-reviewed research. The instruments here have been validated in studies across 13 countries and are reproduced from the original publications.
The site is maintained by CareerVillage.org, a nonprofit building career guidance tools, and requires no login. Each assessment page links to the source research and the validated item set.
Five instruments are currently available, covering career adaptability, career engagement, career maturity, career resources, and job-search quality. Anyone can take an assessment to see a score. The instruments are also available for direct use by workforce development programs, higher education institutions, and researchers.