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Benefits of Matching Your Interests

Here are reasons to pick a job that matches your interests:

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  You will be happier doing a job you like (matches your interests) than one you dislike.
  
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  Not everything you enjoy doing will provide you with a good income. It is important to balance what you enjoy, what you are good at (your skills), and what jobs are available.
  
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  You may not enjoy every part of your job, but you should enjoy most of it.
  

Discover Your Interests

An interest assessment asks you questions about your hobbies and what you like to do. It matches your interests to job options to give you a list of careers that you might like.

Take this short assessment:

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   Click the squares next to the activities that you like to do. If you don't like to do an activity, leave the square blank.
   
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   When you have looked at the whole list, click "Go" at the bottom of the page.
   
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   The next page will show how many responses you had in each of the six interest types. Most people have two or three types that are higher than the rest. The two or three types with your biggest numbers are the interest areas best fit you. Write down those two or three types. This is your interest code.
   
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   Look at the career clusters that match each of your interest code letters.
   

The interest code uses the following words to describe the six interest groups:

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