Career Guidance
Not sure what career path is right for you? These science-backed tools can help you explore your interests and discover fields that match who you are.
Discover Your Interests
Take this short adaptive quiz to explore which fields align with your interests.
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The Science Behind Career Guidance
Vocational interest assessments are not personality quizzes or horoscopes. They are built on decades of research in occupational psychology.
The Holland Code (RIASEC)
In the 1950s, psychologist John Holland proposed that most people's work interests fall into six broad types. This model, called RIASEC, has been validated by over 60 years of research across cultures and continents. A meta-analysis of 105 studies (194 independent samples, 39,602 participants) confirmed that people who work in fields matching their interest profile report higher career satisfaction.
Everyone is a combination of these types. The goal is not to find one label, but to understand which types are strongest for you, and what careers align with that combination.
Free Tools to Explore
We recommend these free, research-backed tools. Each works differently, try more than one to get a fuller picture.
The gold standard. A 60-question assessment in Spanish that maps your interests to over 900 careers using the RIASEC model. Based on the O*NET database, the most comprehensive occupational information system in the world.
Colombia's national vocational training service offers its own career orientation tool. It evaluates your interests and abilities, then recommends specific SENA technical and technological programs available in Colombia.
A quick, no-frills RIASEC assessment using validated public-domain items from academic research. No account required. Shows your interest profile with scores for each of the six types.
What Comes Next
Once you have a clearer picture of your interests, explore funding opportunities to help you get there.
These tools provide guidance, not a diagnosis. There is no single "correct" career. Use the results as a starting point for exploration, not a final answer.
- Liao, H.-Y., Armstrong, P. I., & Rounds, J. (2008). Development and initial validation of public domain Basic Interest Markers. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 73(1), 159-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2007.12.002
- Nye, C. D., Su, R., Rounds, J., & Drasgow, F. (2012). Vocational interests and performance: A quantitative summary of over 60 years of research. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 7(4), 384-403. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26168474/
- Hoff, K. A., Song, Q. C., Wee, C. J. M., Phan, W. M. J., & Rounds, J. (2020). Interest fit and job satisfaction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 123, 103503. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2020.103503
- IPIP: International Personality Item Pool. Public domain item bank used for the RIASEC assessment. https://ipip.ori.org/
- SNIES, Ministerio de Educación Nacional de Colombia. Program data from the public search portal. https://hecaa.mineducacion.gov.co/consultaspublicas/programas