HOW THIS TEST WORKS
How Career Aptitude Test works
How version core-v1 is scored, and what it can and cannot tell you.
How it is scored
This test asks how strong you feel in six kinds of work: analyzing, creating, working with people, hands-on work, leading, and organizing. These six areas follow a well-known map of work, which sorts jobs by whether they deal more with people or things, and more with facts or ideas (Prediger, 1982). Research suggests that what people believe they can do shapes the careers they try and stick with (Lent and others, 1994), and that self-rated skills help predict career choice along with interests (Tracey and Hopkins, 2001).
Part 1 has 36 sentences, six for each strength. Each one gives 0 to 4 points to its strength. Part 2 has 30 pairs of tasks. Every strength is paired with every other strength twice, and the task you pick gives 3.1 points to its strength. Every strength can earn the same total, so the scores compare fairly.
Each score runs from 0 to 100. Your top strength is your highest score. Look at your top two or three to find work that fits.
PersonalitySite.com wrote all of these questions and descriptions. They are not copied from any other test.
What it cannot tell you
This test is for exploring careers. It asks you to rate yourself, so it shows what feels easy to you, not your tested skill. Research shows people's ratings of their own abilities only partly match tested skill (Mabe and West, 1982). It cannot tell you which job you will be good at or happy in. Do not use it to hire, reject, or rank people.
Strengths are only one part of a good career choice. Think about your interests, values, health, family needs, pay, and the jobs available where you live.
Career examples are ideas, not a complete list, and training paths vary by place. This version has not yet been tested with a large group of people, so we do not yet know how accurate it is.