Your overall fit score combines all available information. Although having a single overall score can be helpful, it is also an oversimplification. We recommend paying close attention to your areas of fit and misfit outlined in the below sections on this page.
Specific Interests
The best predictor of interest in a career is enjoyment of the career's activities. We distinguish between 59 specific (basic) interests broken down further into 204 interest aspects. This extra level of detail enables the best possible career matches.
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You love these activities. They strongly improve your fit.
You like these activities. They slightly improve your fit.
You are neutral to these activities. They have a balancing effect on your fit.
You dislike these activities. They slightly decrease your fit.
You hate these activities. They strongly decrease your fit.
6 Broad Interests (RIASEC)
Holland’s RIASEC career matching method links people and careers using six broad types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional. Artistic people prefer artistic jobs, social people prefer social jobs, etc. While RIASEC is the most popular method for getting quick career matches, there's a lot of room for improvement. Match accuracy improves significantly by taking into account specific interests, needs, dislikes, and personality. We suggest using RIASEC as only a starting point for career exploration.
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Pleasant coworkers, opportunities to be of service to others, and upholding moral values.
Need for support
Supportive supervisors and company policies.
Need for independence
Freedom to plan my own work, try out ideas, and make decisions.
Need for achievement
Feeling of achievement and challenges that use my abilities.
Need for recognition
Social status, authority over others, and opportunities for advancement.
Need for good working conditions
Job security, variety in tasks, and keeping busy.
Need for high pay
High pay.
Must have
None
Very important
None
Moderately important
None
Somewhat important
None
Don't care
None
Aversions
Things you want to avoid in a career. Fit decreases when a career includes things you want to avoid. Fit increases when those things are mostly or completely absent.
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Hard deadlines with serious consequences for failing to finish in time.
Extreme temperatures
Working in very hot (above 90F or 30C degrees) or very cold (below freezing) temperatures.
Angry people
Having to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job.
Conflict situations
Having to deal with disagreements and arguments.
Cramped spaces
Working in cramped work spaces that require getting into awkward positions.
Heights
Exposure to high places.
Kneeling/Crawling
Kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling.
Physically aggressive people
Dealing with physical aggression of violent individuals.
Hazards
Exposure to physical dangers and risks.
Unpredictable schedules
Working days and hours can change daily or weekly.
Must avoid
None
Important to avoid
None
Nice to avoid
None
Don't mind much
None
Don't mind at all
None
Context
Physical and social factors that influence the nature of work performed. Fit is increased when the factors you enjoy are present and factors you dislike are absent.
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Opportunities to make decisions without oversight.
Working indoors
Time spent working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
Structured work
Having clear specific instructions to follow rather than allowing the worker to determine their tasks, priorities, and goals.
Making decisions that affect others
Decisions impact other people, financial resources, or the image and reputation of the organization.
Making decisions that have an important impact
Decisions impact the results of co-workers, clients, or the company.
Walking/running a lot
Time spent walking or running.
Repeating the same activities over and over
Repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping.
Working in a group or team
Importance of working with others as part of a group or team.
Responsibility for people's health and safety
Entrusted with the health and safety of others.
Dealing with customers
Listening to and understanding customer needs to best fulfill them.
Coordinating/Leading others
Managing other people to accomplish work activities.
Responsibility for results of other workers
Being accountable for the outcomes of colleagues - getting blamed for their failures or credited with their successes.
Working outdoors
Time spent working outdoors exposed to all weather conditions.
Competing with others
Striving to outdo others, having colleagues as rivals rather than allies.
Working more than 40 hours a week
Number of hours typically worked in one week.
Public speaking
Making speaches or presentations in front of an audience.
Talking on the phone
Time spent in telephone conversations.
Writing letters and memos
Time spent writing letters and memos.
Errors having serious consequences
Mistakes have the potential to cause terrible outcomes.
Sitting most of the time
Time spent sitting on a chair or stool.
Driving a car/truck
Working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car, truck, van, bus).
Interpreting Results
High relevance means the career heavily involves this factor. If you like it, you’ll probably enjoy the career. If you dislike it, you may not enjoy the career.
Low relevance means the factor is mostly missing from this career. That’s a plus if you want to avoid it, but a downside if you enjoy it.
You love this factor. It boosts your fit a lot when it’s relevant and hurts your fit a lot when it’s not.
You like this factor. It slightly boosts your fit when it’s relevant and slightly lowers fit when it’s not.
You’re neutral about this factor. Whether it’s relevant or not, it balances your fit toward the middle.
You dislike this factor. It slightly lowers your fit when it’s relevant and slightly improves fit when it’s not.
You hate this factor. It significantly lowers your fit when it’s relevant and significantly improves fit when it’s not.
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The chart below shows how well your personality traits match what’s important for success in the career. Fit improves when your strengths align with the job’s needs and when your weaknesses aren’t important for the role.
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