Careers

Career questions

Do you still wonder what you will be when you grow up?  Some people know what they want to do with their life from a young age but many of us are still struggling with this question in our 20s, 30s and even 40s. Do not be ashamed of this – it is hard to know where we fit best into the world and most career assessment tools just focus on what you can already do.  Here are some other options for you to explore as you consider your own situation. Assessments can be used by anyone including school leavers, career changers and working professionals.

The School of Life Career Therapy Card Game provides prompts, questions and essays to help understand more about your working identity.

This free online Enneagram test will help identify your working style/identity.

This Find the career you love page provides several free online assessments for you to identify career aptitude, choose a lifetime career and more.

This Career Explorer online assessment will help you find carer and study matches based on your personality archetype. The basic assessment is free with an option to upgrade at a cost for more detailed assessment.

This Strengths finder online assessment will identify your top five strengths and dominant talent.  The initial assessment is free with an option to upgrade at a cost for more detailed assessment.

Do you think you might be more of an entrepreneur? Thinking about running your own business? You may be interested in the How I Built This (USA) podcast with Guy Raz who interviews people (about the good and bad) who set up well known businesses such as Wikipedia, Bumble, Bumble, Ben and Jerry’s, AirBNB, Lift, Southwest Airlines and Burton Snowboards to name a few.

If you are a woman you may also be interested in Mia Freedman’s Lady Startup podcast Mamamia for women who want to run their own business.