Free Online Career Quizzes
When you’re unsure what you want to do for your next job or you’re thinking about a career change, a career assessment or quiz can help you find options to explore.
These career tests are a terrific (and even fun) way to learn about jobs you may not have considered. At the very least, you’ll get some ideas to think about. If you’re still stuck after trying a few, a career coach is a way to get professional guidance. Another option is your college career services office if you’re a student or graduate. Many offer lifetime career advising services.
There are free online career quizzes that are quick and easy to do. They may not all be scientific, but they will help you generate ideas about career possibilities—and where your career path might go from here.
Here’s a sampling of free career assessments, quizzes, and tests to try:
CareerOneStop Toolkit
CareerOneStop has many resources to help you explore options, get training, and find employment. Their Job Search Toolkit includes several tools you can use to assess your options and to find occupations that match your skills, interests, and values.
CareerOneStop Interest Assessment
The Interest Assessment only takes about five minutes. You’ll answer 30 questions about what you like (and don’t like to do) by reviewing a list of activities and selecting whether you like, dislike, or are unsure about it. When you’re done, it will generate a list of occupations that may be a good fit for you, the education requirements to get your career started, and the job outlook.
CareerOneStop Values Matcher
The Work Values Matcher is a tool that will help you find career options that fit your values. You’ll respond to questions about different aspects of a job or workplace to help you find jobs and employers that match your values. For each question, you’ll think about how important the quality is to your ideal job and rate it on a range from the least important.
CareerOneStop Skills Matcher
Use Skills Matcher to assess the skills they want to use in your job and career by rating basic and more specialized skills to find careers that match. You’ll answer 40 questions to rate your level in various skills. Then, you can review a list of suggested careers that match your skills well. You will also be able to learn more about the career, the education requirements, the salary, and the job outlook.
Truity Career Tests
Truity offers a variety of personality and career tests that you can use to assess your interests when you’re considering the next phase of your career.
Truity Career Personality Profiler
The Career Personality Profiler evaluates your interests and your personality so you can explore career alternatives. This is a quick 10-15 minute test, and after you answer a series of questions, you will be able to learn about college majors, occupations, and industries that are a match. There is a fee to receive a comprehensive report, but a summary of your results is free.
Truity Photo Career Quiz
The Photo Career Quiz is a fun quiz that only takes a few minutes. All you need to do is look at a series of two photographs and click on which one you like best. When you’re done, you’ll get a free profile of your career interests.
More Career Tests
123 Career Aptitude Test
The 123 Career Aptitude Test is designed to give you insight into careers that match your personality. To take the test, you will view pictures that show work activities. Select the activities that appeal to you the most and those you aren’t interested in by liking or disliking each picture. The test only takes five to 10 minutes to take.
CareerFitter
Take CareerFitter’s career quiz by selecting which option you prefer to generate information on your work personality strengths, optimal work environment, income potential, and best-fitting careers. The summary is free, and there’s a fee to receive the premium report.
O*NET Interests Profiler
O*NET Interest Profiler is a 60-question interest inventory that generates a cluster of career options based on your responses. You can view a list of careers related to each cluster and review detailed career information on careers of interest.
The Princeton Review Career Quiz
The Princeton Review Career Quiz is another quick quiz to get some ideas. You’ll answer questions such as “I would rather be an artist, or I would rather be a salesperson,” as well as questions about your work habits and work style.
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This is great to have in one place, with so many options when you search, it's great to have a sifted, consolidated view.