About 4 to 6 minutes · 12 skills · No right answers
Twelve skills, one at a time. For each one, say whether you are good at it, whether you enjoy it, or both.
Being good at something is not a reason to do it for the next forty years.
The skills worth building a career on are the ones you are good at and enjoy.
This test is mostly about finding the gap between those two.
The twelve
Explaining thingsHelping somebody understand something they were stuck on.
Working with numbersMoney, measurements, patterns in figures.
Making and fixingBuilding it, repairing it, getting it working again.
Organising people and plansGetting a group and a plan to line up.
WritingGetting something down clearly so somebody else can use it.
Looking after peopleNoticing that somebody needs something and doing it.
Coming up with ideasThe starting point nobody else had thought of.
Working out why something is brokenFollowing it back until you find the actual cause.
Persuading peopleBringing somebody round to a different view.
Noticing small detailsSpotting the one thing that is out of place.
Using computersSoftware, spreadsheets, editing, building things on screen.
Performing or presentingStanding up in front of people and holding the room.
At the end you will see them sorted into four groups, and what the top ones tend to lead to.
Skill 1 of 12
Which of these is closest to the truth for you right now?
Your results
What You Are Good At And Actually Enjoy
This is an exploration tool, not a formal psychometric assessment. It reflects how you saw yourself today, and at fifteen you have not tried most of these properly yet. That is the point of Transition Year. Bring it to your guidance counsellor rather than treating it as a verdict.