MCode (formerly TruMotivate): Discover What Drives You
Deciding what to do in your career goes beyond choosing a major. Something motivates your work when no one else is looking, and figuring out what that is can help you ensure your career is a great fit.
MCode is an assessment designed to help you uncover what drives you: your core motivations, the type of work environment where you thrive, and how to recognize a good fit when you see it.
This 20-minute self-assessment helps you understand:
- What naturally motivates you (impact, autonomy, learning, achievement, or something else)
- Whether you thrive with structure or flexibility, collaboration or independent work, competitive or cooperative settings
- Which work conditions might drain you or make you less productive
- How your drivers connect to specific jobs, industries, and companies
Knowing what drives you helps you:
- Evaluate whether a job creates the conditions you need to excel
- Make decisions about co-op placements and full-time roles that you’ll love
- Stay engaged and motivated because your work aligns with what matters to you
- Communicate in interviews why this position makes sense for how you work
How to Start
- Take the MCode assessment (about 20 minutes)
- Review your results to understand your drivers and relevant career options
- Reflect on how the results confirm or challenge your beliefs
- Set up an appointment with a career coach to debrief and plan next steps
How We Can Help
Drop in or set up an appointment with a Career Counselor to:
- Understand what your results mean and how to interpret your drivers
- Talk through results that confirmed or challenged your beliefs
- Connect your motivations to specific majors, industries, roles, and companies
- Use your drivers to evaluate co-op and full-time job opportunities
- Build new language to talk about your fit in interviews
Questions?
Reach out to Career Design at huskycareers@northeastern.edu or visit the Career Studio for additional guidance.