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Practical people are usually coordinated and physically active. They like working with plants, animals, tools and equipment. They may be good at making and fixing things.

Practical people are usually physically active and like working with their hands.

Investigative people are usually curious and observant. They like experimenting and solving problems. They may be good at inventing new ways to do things.

Investigative people are usually curious and like experimenting and solving problems.

Creative people are usually original and imaginative. They like to express themselves in an artistic way. They may be good at creating artworks and performing for people.

Creative people are usually imaginative and like to express themselves artistically.

Social people are usually caring and supportive. They have empathy and like to inform, guide and help others. They may be good with people and like to work in teams.

Social people are usually caring and supportive and like to inform and help others.

Enterprising people are usually confident and motivated. They like to lead and manage people or businesses. They may be good at selling products and speaking in public.

Enterprising people are usually motivated and like to manage people or businesses.

Organised people are usually careful and responsible. They like order and attention to detail.  They may be good at working with data and other information.

Organised people are usually careful and responsible and like attention to detail.

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Discover more about yourself and get career ideas.

Get inspired

Kia whakaohooho

Discovering who you are

Te tūhura haere i a koe anō

Understand what to do at school now to get the future you want.

School and NCEA

Kura

Moving on from school

Te panuku atu i te kura

Doing NCEA

Te mahi NCEA

Find out if study and training can take you towards your career goals.

Study and training

Doing study or training

Te mahi ako, te mahi whakangungu rānei

Paying for study and training

Te utu i ngā mahi ako me te whakangungu

Getting qualifications

Te whiwhi tohu

Finding and applying for scholarships

Te rapu me te tono mō ngā karahipi

Study and training providers

Te ako me ngā kaiwhakarato whakangungu

Discover career ideas and tips for getting or changing a job.

Work

Mahi

Looking for a job

E rapu mahi ana

Applying for a job

Te tono mahi

Working in Aotearoa

Te mahi i Aotearoa

Doing an interview

I roto i te uiui

Starting and leaving a job

Te tīmata me te wehe i tētahi tūnga mahi

Plan ahead to make your career goals happen.

Plan your future

Whakamahere ā mua

Making a career decision

Te whakatau i tō aramahi

Acting on your career decision

Te whakatinana i tō whakatau aramahi

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Explore work areas that may fit your interests.

Discover your top interests and find career ideas.

Speaker 1:Kia ora, Welcome to Interest quiz.Take this quick and easy quiz to discover your top interests and explore career ideas that may fit them.It usually takes about ten minutes. Just click the ‘Do the quiz’ button to get started.From here, answer 48 questions about things you might like or might be interested in, or things you may not.Take your time and think about each answer to get the best result for you.You can go back and change any answer whenever you like.Now let's see your results.The quiz creates an interest profile for you based on personality types.It shows your top interest areas, what you like and are interested in, from your answers.This symbol shows how well you fit with each interest area. More colour means a better fit.Take a minute to reflect on your results.Does this sound like you?You can click on ‘More about your interests’ to explore other interest areas.If you're not sure your results sound like you, just click on ‘Do the quiz again’.If you like your results, you can go a step further and explore career ideas that may fit your interests.Choose a work area and click the arrow to see career ideas that fit your interest profile.And if you want to find out more about a career idea, you can click on it for more information or save it to your kete to look at later.Or click ‘More career ideas in this work area’ to see lots more options.You can also go to a career idea and compare your quiz results with the interests that fit the job.Sign into your Tahatū account and save your quiz results to your kete.You can also copy and save the link to your results. Or, send your results to someone in an email, or print them out.Your results could be used for a great conversation with people like whānau or a career advisor.Now let's get inspired.Mā te wā!

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How the Interest quiz works,
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About the Interest quiz

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How to find your career path

Me pēhea te kimi i tō huarahi aramahi

Know your skills

Kia mōhio ki ō pūkenga