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Self assessment tools to identify your skills
Name | Summary | Link |
iCould Buzz Test | Quick quiz for finding out your Myers Briggs personality test and ‘which animal you are’. Has some links to career options for that animal/personality type. | https://icould.com/buzz/ |
National Careers Service SKills Health Check | Account needed. Very detailed skills health check with quizzes such as motivations. Leads to recommendations for careers based on results. | https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/skills-health-check/home |
Prospects Job Match | 26 questions which should take less than 10 minutes and then matches the results to one of 15 job groups. Account needed. | https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-match |
Go Construct | ‘What’s the construction careers for me?’ quiz | https://www.goconstruct.org/learn-about-construction/find-the-role-for-you/personality-quiz/index.htm |
SACU Careers Quiz | A free image based quiz designed as a quick way for students to start researching higher education and future careers | https://sacu-student.com/?page_id=2850 |
Future Finder | Matching jobs depending on subjects and personality | https://futurefinder.yourlife.org.uk/ |
Health Careers | Two sets of questions to help identify suitable health careers base on the answers. | https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/career-planning/career-tools |
Careerpilot skills map | Account needed. 5 pages of statements to tick which ones apply. Completed skills bank give examples of where you demonstrate those skills. Account needed. | https://careerpilot.org.uk/he-skills-map |