Career tests

One of the most widely used career tests in the world. The U.S. Department of Labor built it on John Holland's theory of career types. It shows your interest type (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional) and suggests careers that match it.

• Language: English (also Spanish)
• Price: free
• Time: about 10–20 min.

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An official test from the UK government's career service. You answer 40 quick questions about what you enjoy and what motivates you, and you get a list of career areas that fit you – and ones that don't.

• Language: English
• Price: free
• Time: about 5–10 min.

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A picture-based test from 123test, a Dutch test publisher. Like the O*NET Interest Profiler, it's built on John Holland's career types. You look at 15 sets of four pictures and choose the work activities you like most and least. You get your interest profile and a list of matching careers.

• Language: English (also Danish, Dutch, Swedish and other languages)
• Price: free (basic results)
• Time: about 5–10 min.

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One of the best-known personality tests in the world, based on the Myers-Briggs model. It tells you which of the 16 personality types you are and describes your strengths, weaknesses, career options and relationships in detail.

• Language: English (and other languages)
• Price: free (basic results)
• Time: about 12 min.

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Created by Ray Dalio's team, this test helps you understand how you typically think and behave. The results show how you make decisions, how you work with others and which kind of work environment suits you best.

• Language: English
• Price: free
• Time: about 20–30 min.

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A research-based test that ranks 24 character strengths and shows which are strongest in you. Knowing them helps you see which activities motivate you – a useful clue when you choose what to study.

• Language: English (and other languages)
• Price: free (basic report)
• Time: about 15–20 min.

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An interactive test that helps you find out your core personal and work values. The results show what matters most to you when making career decisions – freedom, security, creativity, teamwork or something else.

• Language: English
• Price: free
• Time: about 10–15 min.

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A career explorer in simple English from the U.S. Department of Labor, based on the O*NET database. Search 900+ careers by keyword or industry, or start from your interests. Each career page shows what you would do on the job and which skills and knowledge you need. It also shows what kind of person the job suits.

• Language: English (also Spanish)
• Price: free
• Good to know: salaries and job outlook are for the U.S. only – use the career pages to learn about the tasks and skills of each job.

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Hundreds of job profiles from the UK government's career service, written in plain English. Each profile explains what the job involves, the typical working hours, the skills you need and how people usually get into it.

• Language: English
• Price: free
• Good to know: salaries and ways into each job are for the UK only – use the profiles to understand what a job is really like.

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No. Tests show what you're naturally drawn to, but they can't make the choice for you. Choosing a career depends on many things – your interests, values, opportunities and life situation.

Yes. All the tests and tools on this page are free or have a free version that shows your basic results. KastuGPT is free too – and so is applying to universities through Kastu.

That's completely normal. Ask KastuGPT – it's free and goes through your situation with you step by step. Then it helps you see which study programs fit what you're good at and what you enjoy. See how it works on the Career Center page.

Yes, and we recommend it. Different tests measure different things – interests, personality, strengths and values. Taking several tests gives you a fuller picture of yourself.