Two in three unemployed Americans seriously considered changing careers or transitioning into a new industry, a 2021 Pew Research Center survey found. Whether you're one of these career-switchers or you're entering the workforce for the first time, training for a fulfilling career means investing time and money. You need to know that effort's worth it.
Knowing whether a career is right for you starts by knowing yourself — your interests, personality traits, likes, and dislikes. You can discover these characteristics by taking the Lantern Career Interests Quiz.
It's free, and the results are two-fold:
It identifies your key personality traits and how those traits combine to make you unique.
It compares your interests to the qualities associated with over 200 careers.
Whenever you search for a career in Lantern, you can also see a personalized CareerMatch score — a rating of how well that job lines up to your quiz results. From there, you can browse careers, filtering and ranking them by your individualized CareerMatch score, target salary, and education level.
Even if you're not sure what you want to do, you know you. Take the free career quiz at MyLantern.com to find your top job matches.
Want to learn more about the quiz? We answered your questions about how Lantern calculates your results and makes a CareerMatch below.
Lantern Career Quiz FAQs
Finding the Career That's Right for You
Everyone approaches their worklife with different skills and backgrounds. Once you've taken the Lantern Career Interests Quiz, you'll have an idea of what jobs are a good fit for you based on your personality. Then, check out the resources below. Each one offers custom advice based on your specific experiences and career juncture.
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| Find a job out of college |
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| Get back in the workforce after kids |
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| Change careers after 50 |
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| Land a job out of the military |
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| Hunt for jobs online |
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In your search, you might have questions about how much money you can make in a career or if there will be any job openings. We use several tools to monitor employment trends and salary data — and they're accessible to everyone.
Here are a few:
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook tracks employment data.
O*Net OnLine stores descriptions of jobs, including their regular activities and work environment.
CareerOneStop can help you find jobs and training programs in your area.
