Self Assessments

The Fleishman Career Center offers Focus 2 to assist you with your career planning. Focus 2 has five brief career assessments—Work Interests, Personal Interests, Abilities, Values, and Personality inventories—and relates answers to all five to the world of work.

FOCUS 2 is helpful for:

• Choosing a college major—helps you uncover career interests and identify which areas of study at Binghamton are suggested or required for a particular field based on Holland’s Career Development Theory
• Exploring Career Options—helps you explore the world of work by demonstrating how your interests relate to various occupations
• Taking responsibility for your education and career planning and engaging in activities that support your career development

Cost: FREE for Binghamton University Students

How to Access the FOCUS 2 Assessment:

New Users:

• Create a FOCUS 2 Account using your @binghamton.edu email address for your username and “BUBearcat” as your access code on the FOCUS 2 website.

Returning Users: 

• Click Here

How to Take Your Focus 2 Assessment

Start by completing the components in each of the three main categories:

• Career Planning Foundations
• Self-Assessment
• Explore the Possibilities

Be sure to save at least five careers and provide your feedback by commenting and rating each profession. There are two main ways to do so:

1. While Reviewing Your Results: After completing each of the five mini-assessments, you will see a list of careers that are individually hyperlinked. Clicking on a career will take you to a detailed page about the position. At the top of the page, click the heart icon to comment on, rate, and save the career.

1. Using the “Explore the Possibilities” Tool: This tool provides various lists of careers, also hyperlinked, allowing you to comment on, rate, and save each position.

After Taking the Assessment:

Schedule a “Focus 2 Discussion” appointment via hireBING to review your results with a Career Consultant. To schedule an appointment:

1. Log in to your hireBING account and complete your profile.
2. Click on “Appointments” in the left navigation.
3. Choose “Focus 2 Discussion” as your appointment type.
4. Follow the prompts to select your preferred appointment date, time, and staff member from the list provided.

For any questions, reach out to careers@binghamton.edu.