Career · ~5 minutes
What kind of work draws you?
Thirty short activities, rated by how much you'd enjoy them. Your answers map onto the six RIASEC themes to reveal your Holland Code and the interest patterns behind it. It measures what energizes you — not what you'd be good at — and points you toward directions worth exploring.
For each activity, tap how much you'd enjoy it — from 1 (strongly dislike) to 5 (strongly like). Answer honestly about what appeals to you, not what sounds impressive or practical. There are no right answers, and nothing is saved or sent anywhere.
Read this as a map, not a verdict. These are your interest patterns, ranked — not a measure of ability or a personalized career recommendation. The listed roles are common examples of each theme, meant to spark exploration. Real career fit also depends on your skills, values, and circumstances, and the best way to test a direction is out in the world, not in another quiz.
About this instrument
What this measures — and what it doesn't
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Measures
Vocational interests
The kinds of work and activity that draw you, across Holland's six RIASEC themes. It captures what tends to energize you — a genuinely useful and stable input to thinking about career direction.
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Method
30-item RIASEC inventory
Five items per theme, each rated on a five-point like–dislike scale, presented in shuffled order to reduce patterning. Scores are normalized to a percentage per theme and ranked into your Holland Code.
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Result
Code + ranked profile
Your three-letter Holland Code, a full ranking of all six themes with scores, and illustrative career families for your top three — framed as directions to explore, not a shortlist.
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Limits
Honest limits
Interest is not ability, and a code is not a destiny. This can't see your skills, values, or circumstances, and the career lists are generic examples. It's a self-reflection map, never a hiring or aptitude tool.
Questions
Before you begin
What is a Holland Code?
A three-letter summary of your strongest work interests, drawn from the six RIASEC themes — Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional. A code like IAS means your top interests are Investigative, Artistic, and Social, in that order. It's a shorthand for the kinds of work that tend to energize you.
Does this test measure ability?
No — it measures interest, not aptitude. It tells you what kinds of activity you're drawn to, not how skilled you are or would become. Interest and ability often overlap, but not always, so treat your top themes as directions worth exploring rather than proof you'd excel at them.
How should I use my results?
As a starting map. Your top themes point to families of work worth investigating through real exploration — shadowing, side projects, or talking to people who do the job. The career lists are illustrative examples of each theme, not personalized recommendations or a ranked shortlist.
Is my data saved anywhere?
No. The entire test runs in your browser. Your answers never leave your device and nothing is stored or sent to a server. Refreshing the page clears everything.
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The science behind this instrument
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