ASVAB Testing

Here is some helpful information about the ASVAB Exam.

The first step toward finding a career is to spend some time finding out about you. 

Why Should I Take the FYI?
The FYI can help you identify your work-related interests. Knowing your primary interest areas can help you determine career fields or occupations that are potentially satisfying.

What Should I Know Before Taking the FYI?
The FYI is an interest inventory that asks you questions about the kinds of activities you like or would like to do. It has no right or wrong answers. When you take an interest inventory, you are not selecting specific occupations. You are providing information about your likes and dislikes.

Identifying your skills and abilities can help you find occupations in which you may be successful.

The ASVAB consists of eight short tests that help you identify your skills in a variety of areas. After taking the ASVAB, you will receive three Career Exploration Scores. These scores tell you your current strengths in verbal, math, and science and technical skills.

Once you have identified your skills and abilities, you may want to strengthen them. The skills and abilities that you have now are just a snapshot in time. If an occupation that you are interested in requires additional skills to be successful, you can always improve your skills and abilities. You can use Career Planning Tools to help you further develop your skills and prepare you for success.

Understanding what you value about a job is important in exploring various occupations and planning for your future. 

As you consider the importance of various work-related values, ask your parents, school counselor, or other people you know in the working world about their work values.

Your work values may change during different stages in your life. A change in life circumstances can lead to a shift in the importance of different values. 

What does the future hold for you?

Our world is changing faster than ever before. New technologies are affecting every aspect of our lives — how we work, how we learn, how we communicate, and how we spend our spare time. With all these changes come new opportunities in education and the world of work. You have hundreds of choices available to you, so it is important to spend some time investigating the different options.

Regardless of where you are in your career decision-making process, you can start taking steps now toward finding a career that's right for you.

In today's world, where there are hundreds of careers to choose from, it's a smart idea to spend some time looking closely at the options before you. 

 The decisions you make can determine "what you are," professionally speaking. To make a good, informed decision, you need facts, such as education and skill requirements.

The career decisions you make in the next few months or years won't be the only career decisions you will make. People can have many careers over the course of a lifetime. But the decisions you make soon will be key ones. Therefore, it's important to start planning for your future now.

THE EIGHT ASVAB TEST AREAS ARE:

·         General Science
A 25-item test measuring knowledge of life science, earth and space science, and physical science

·         Arithmetic Reasoning
A 30-item test measuring ability to solve basic arithmetic word problems

·         Word Knowledge
A 35-item test measuring ability to understand the meaning of words through synonyms

·         Paragraph Comprehension
A 15-item test measuring ability to obtain information from written material

·         Mathematics Knowledge
A 25-item test measuring knowledge of mathematical concepts and applications

·         Electronics Information
A 20-item test measuring knowledge of electrical current, circuits, devices, and electronic systems

·         Auto and Shop Information
A 25-item test measuring knowledge of automotive maintenance and repair, and wood and metal shop practices

·         Mechanical Comprehension
A 25-item test measuring knowledge of the principles of mechanical devices, structural support, and properties of materials