Career Change Test: Find Work That Fits Your Strengths

NexReach™ is a career change test for working adults and career changers aged 18 and older. It is suited to anyone who is considering a new direction, returning to work, facing redundancy or simply wondering what else might suit them. It takes about 15 minutes. It looks at your interests, work styles and work values, and then suggests occupations that align with your profile.

No. You can start and complete the assessment without creating an account. Once you have finished, please create a free account so that your results are saved and you can open the full career report. The report includes your personality and career profile, your ranked career matches and your suggested next steps.

NexReach™ is built on established career-interest and personality research. It draws on Work Adjustment Theory (Dawis and Lofquist, 1984), which looks at how well a person's needs and abilities fit a work environment, and on Holland's RIASEC model of six interest types (Holland, 1997). It also uses Allport's trait structure (Allport, 1937) as a basis for describing work styles. It measures six work values, 16 work styles and six RIASEC interest types. The NexPath team has worked on this technology since 2017. You can read a fuller explanation in our methodology.

The underlying theories have been studied for decades, and reviews of Holland's model have found considerable support for the six interest types and their ordering. However, we do not claim that NexReach™ itself is scientifically proven, and no independent study of this particular tool has yet been published. Researchers also note that RIASEC results can vary between countries and samples, and that no UK norms exist for this instrument yet. For these reasons, please treat your results as a useful starting point for exploration, not a verdict. We suggest discussing them with a qualified careers adviser, for example through the National Careers Service or a member of the Career Development Institute.

Your report matches your profile to occupations drawn from 3,039 ESCO occupations. It also shows career progression paths between related roles, which helps you spot realistic stepping stones rather than a leap from one field to another. Because the matching starts from your interests, work styles and values, it can point to roles where your existing, transferable strengths are likely to count. NexPlanner, marketplace services and other tools in your account are available to help you turn the results into a plan.

NexPath is aligned with the EU GDPR, and the team has worked on this technology since 2017. You can complete the assessment without an account. Your results are saved to your account only once you choose to create one. NexPath is an independent resource and is not endorsed by, sponsored by or affiliated with the National Careers Service, the European Commission, the Office for National Statistics or any other public body. These sources are used only as reference databases for classification and research.