What is CliftonStrengths?
CliftonStrengths is an assessment that helps you identify your natural patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. Your results give you language for the talents that already show up in how you learn, solve problems, connect with people, make decisions, and get things done.
Your strengths are not a box, label, or career assignment. They are a starting point for better self-awareness and more intentional growth.
Ready to take CliftonStrengths?
The CliftonStrengths assessment costs $13, which will be billed directly to your BYU student account. To get started, complete the Assessment Request Form using your BYU email address. Once your request has been submitted, you will automatically be redirected to the Gallup CliftonStrengths assessment.
Before you begin
The assessment is most accurate when you answer quickly based on your first instinct. Before starting, we recommend that you:
- Set aside 45 uninterrupted minutes.
- Find a quiet place where you can focus.
- Answer each question using your first instinct.
- Complete the assessment in one sitting, if possible.
Access your results
After completing the assessment, you’ll receive your personalized Top 5 CliftonStrengths results. You can access your results anytime by logging in to
byu.my.gallup.com
using your BYU NetID and password.
Questions or issues before, during, or after the assessment? Contact us at
strengths@byu.edu.
We’re happy to help!
Why take the assessment?
CliftonStrengths can help you better understand yourself and explain what you bring to classes, teams, interviews, internships, jobs, and leadership opportunities.
1
Build self-awareness
Recognize what comes naturally to you and how you tend to show up in school, work, and relationships.
2
Explore career fit
Use your strengths as one lens for exploring majors, careers, internships, work environments, and next steps.
3
Talk about yourself
Find words for resumes, interviews, networking, mentoring conversations, and professional introductions.
4
Grow intentionally
Learn how to aim your talents toward goals instead of treating strengths as fixed traits or automatic outcomes.
What will I get?
After completing the assessment, you’ll receive a personalized report showing your Top 5 CliftonStrengths themes. These themes can help you start asking better questions about what energizes you, how you contribute, and how you can keep developing.
- What kind of work naturally energizes me?
- How do I tend to solve problems or make decisions?
- What do I contribute to a team?
- How can I explain my strengths in an interview?
Already have your results?
Your Top 5 are most useful when you reflect on them and apply them. Learn more about each theme, then talk through your results with a Career Director, mentor, professor, supervisor, or trusted peer.
Common questions
Use these quick answers to understand how CliftonStrengths fits into your career development.
Will this tell me what career to choose?
No. CliftonStrengths is not a career-matching test. It helps you better understand yourself so you can make more informed choices.
Can my strengths change?
Your Top 5 describe strong patterns of talent. You can keep developing how you use those talents over time.
What should I do after I take it?
Review your report, learn about your themes, and consider discussing your results with a Career Director or mentor.
