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"Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. "  William Faulkner

The Strong Interest Inventory®

A Career Management Tool

In the wake of today's rapid-change job market, the Strong Interest Inventory® instrument provides you with a solid, dependable career planning tool. The Strong measures your interests in a broad range of occupations, work activities, leisure activities, and school subjects. Its validity and reliability far exceed those of any other interest inventory:

  • Sample size is 13 times larger than that of other career planning inventories
  • Sample base represents a wide range of educational, ethnic, and socioeconomic levels
  • Instrument includes results on the 6 Holland Themes, 25 basic interests, 109 contemporary occupations, and 4 personal styles

Using the family of Strong/career planning products, you can plan each step along your career path, with one goal in mind: to match your interests with careers.

When should you use the Strong Interest Inventory instrument?

The Strong is an essential resource to help you make career decisions, including:

  • People considering a career change
  • Employees seeking more satisfying work within an organization
  • Students exploring career options
  • Organizations looking to retain star performers and key staff
  • Midlife and older adults planning their retirement

Services and Fees

To experience the Strong Interest Inventory for yourself, contact The Learner's Edge (diane@thelearnersedge.com).