Last updated: Sep 2026
RIASEC Interest Exploration
18 original prompts for exploratory self-reflection, with a purpose-specific five-point scale and an unscored cannot-judge option. No sign-up to see results.
What this questionnaire can tell you
Holland’s six interest areas provide the vocabulary for this original 18-item activity questionnaire. It is not the O*NET Interest Profiler or a licensed Holland instrument.
Rate how appealing each activity seems, even if you have not learnt to do it. Interest is different from ability or available job opportunities.
The revised 2026-09.1 items are editorial candidates. Participant understanding, reliability, validity and language equivalence have not yet been established.
Areas in this reflection
Each area groups a small number of related prompts. It is an organizing label, not an independently validated measurement.
Realistic
Hands-on, practical problem solving.
Investigative
Questions, analysis, and discovery.
Artistic
Expression, design, and ambiguity.
Social
Teaching, supporting, and connecting.
Enterprising
Persuasion, initiative, and direction.
Conventional
Structure, accuracy, and reliable systems.
How to answer
Rate 18 prompts for activity appeal. The five labels stay on one meaning throughout this questionnaire. Items from different areas are interleaved. There is no time limit.
Choose cannot judge when you lack a basis. Rated items enter a 1–5 mean (mean-v2); unrated items are excluded. An area with fewer than two ratings has no score.
Use the result as a starting point
Read nearby or tied scores together. Try one small activity, then use your reaction to add detail; the questionnaire cannot choose a career for you.
Incomplete questionnaires receive score details but no personal interpretation. Old 2026-08.1 results keep their original version and cannot be treated as directly comparable to revised scores.
Questions about this reflection
Yes. Questions and results are free. An account is only needed when you choose to save the result.
No. This is an original editorial revision. Cognitive interviews and empirical studies are still needed. It is not a clinical or selection instrument.
Use the cannot-judge option. It is never scored as zero, one or the midpoint. The report shows the number of rated items and withholds personal interpretation when responses are incomplete.
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Exploratory self-reflection only. Results are not a diagnosis, a measure of ability, a population percentile, or a recommendation for hiring or selection. Use them as a conversation starter and correct anything that does not fit.