{"id":7599,"date":"2026-07-29T15:53:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/cte\/?page_id=7599"},"modified":"2026-07-31T18:44:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:44:39","slug":"career-interest-surveys-new","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/cte\/career-interest-surveys-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Interest Surveys 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7599\" class=\"elementor elementor-7599\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3c647a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"f3c647a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ad376e\" data-id=\"9ad376e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a710f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94a710f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Career Interest Surveys<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4018cb e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-d504c82 \" data-id=\"c4018cb\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"c4018cb\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"c4018cb\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e729f96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e729f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n<html lang=\"en\">\r\n<head>\r\n<meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\r\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\">\r\n<title>Career Interest Surveys<\/title>\r\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\r\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin>\r\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Poppins:wght@400;500;600;700;800&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\r\n<style>\r\n  :root{\r\n    --blue:#1B3668; 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Try one or more of the options below. You may get slightly different results if you take more than one.<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"section\">\r\n    <div class=\"grid\">\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"card\">\r\n        <div class=\"logo\"><span class=\"mark\" style=\"color:#00558C;\">O*NET<small>interest profiler<\/small><\/span><\/div>\r\n        <span class=\"badge red\">No sign-up<\/span>\r\n        <h3>O*NET Interest Profiler<\/h3>\r\n        <p>A U.S. Department of Labor tool that maps your interests directly to occupation data. Just open the link and start.<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mynextmove.org\/explore\/ip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Start survey <span class=\"visually-hidden\">(opens in new tab)<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"card\">\r\n        <div class=\"logo\"><span class=\"mark\" style=\"color:#2B6CB0;\">Map My Grad<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <span class=\"badge red\">No sign-up<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Map My Grad<\/h3>\r\n        <p>A quick, simple interest survey from Texas OnCourse Academy, good if you want a fast first pass.<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mapmygrad.org\/takethequiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take the quiz <span class=\"visually-hidden\">(opens in new tab)<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"card\">\r\n        <div class=\"logo\"><span class=\"mark\" style=\"color:#B23A2E;\">Texas<small>career check<\/small><\/span><\/div>\r\n        <span class=\"badge red\">No sign-up<\/span>\r\n        <h3>Texas Career Check<\/h3>\r\n        <p>A fun warm-up before you explore the world of work. Your results lead to a list of occupations to research.<\/p>\r\n        <a class=\"cta\" href=\"https:\/\/texascareercheck.com\/ExploreCareer\/InterestProfiler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Start survey <span class=\"visually-hidden\">(opens in new tab)<\/span><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"card\">\r\n        <div class=\"logo\"><span class=\"mark\" style=\"color:#96690A;\">VIA<small>character strengths<\/small><\/span><\/div>\r\n        <span class=\"badge\">15 minutes<\/span>\r\n        <h3>VIA Character Strengths Survey<\/h3>\r\n        <p>The only free, scientific survey of character strengths in the world. 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