Assessment Testing:
Career Belief Inventory

The Career Beliefs Inventory (CBI) is a counseling tool designed to help
people identify career beliefs that may be preventing them from achieving
their career goals. The inventory consists of 96 items, answered on a
five-point rating scale from 'strongly agree' to 'strongly disagree.'

The fundamental premise upon which the CBI is based is that people make a number of assumptions and generalizations about themselves and the work world based on their limited experiences. Whether accurate or not, these assumptions affect the way people behave. If people believe something is true, they act as if it is true. What appears to be inappropriate or self-defeating behavior may become understandable when one discovers the assumptions and beliefs on which each person operates.

The way in which people make career decisions, search for jobs, and seek
promotions depends on what they believe about themselves and the world of work. If their beliefs are accurate and constructive, they will act in
ways that are likely to foster the achievement of their goals. If their
beliefs are inaccurate and self-defeating, they will act in ways that make
sense to them but may hinder accomplishment of their goals. The CBI can
help counselors initiate explorations of the career assumptions on which
students operate.