# Online interest inventory/personality/aptitude/etc testing **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 25, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-interest-inventory-personality-aptitude-etc-testing/651301 "2013-02-25T00:59:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WhyWhyWhy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whywhywhy/32/7539_2.png) [@WhyWhyWhy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyWhyWhy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-interest-inventory-personality-aptitude-etc-testing/651301/1 "2013-02-25T00:59:32Z")
I’m in my early fifties but in an industry that is dying. I’m looking for websites that offer effective interest inventory/aptitude/lifestyle management testing that can help me determine what to do with the rest of my life. Any suggestions? (Not just for testing websites but in general.) Yeah, I know this might be subject to debates or humble opinions so mods feel free to move as appropriate. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-interest-inventory-personality-aptitude-etc-testing/651301/2 "2013-02-25T01:30:29Z")
I did a swift search for free aptitude and career tests. I did get a lot of returns for it, but I also found some advice about them. The advice was basically to try a few free tests, make sure you can opt-out of any E-mail or whatever spam the free test will generate, remember that the test provider is likely trying to motivate you to purchasing their full test, and to ignore the results if “they don’t feel right to you.” So, search for: free online career aptitude test. Then take the ones you “feel right” taking. ---
**Author:** ![WhyWhyWhy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whywhywhy/32/7539_2.png) [@WhyWhyWhy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyWhyWhy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-interest-inventory-personality-aptitude-etc-testing/651301/3 "2013-02-25T02:02:34Z")
Thanks!!! To clarify, however, I’m willing to pay if needed. After all, “what to do with the rest of my life” versus $50, $100, or maybe even a lot more is ok. I’m looking for quality. ---
**Author:** ![RealCamz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@RealCamz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealCamz)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-interest-inventory-personality-aptitude-etc-testing/651301/4 "2013-02-25T02:45:29Z")
Most of the ones I found wanted email or money or my first child or something. I found one totally free, and without email: [http://www.nursing-works.com/career1.html](http://www.nursing-works.com/career1.html) ---
**Author:** ![WhyWhyWhy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whywhywhy/32/7539_2.png) [@WhyWhyWhy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyWhyWhy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-interest-inventory-personality-aptitude-etc-testing/651301/5 "2013-02-25T03:11:29Z")
Huh, RealCamz? Answer one question and all the links are AdChoices. No NEXT to the next question. ---
**Author:** ![RealCamz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@RealCamz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealCamz)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-interest-inventory-personality-aptitude-etc-testing/651301/6 "2013-02-25T03:14:20Z")
Um, not what I got? Button was at the bottom of the page, albeit sandwiched between 2 google ads. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-interest-inventory-personality-aptitude-etc-testing/651301/7 "2013-02-25T03:20:56Z")
I wish I had an answer for you, just so my username could end up after your username on the thread. ---
**Author:** ![WhyWhyWhy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whywhywhy/32/7539_2.png) [@WhyWhyWhy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyWhyWhy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-interest-inventory-personality-aptitude-etc-testing/651301/8 "2013-02-25T17:47:39Z")
My bad, RealCamz! I see the “Continue” button now. It didn’t render completely in my browser and, like you said, sandwiched between two ads. Thanks! Will check it out! ---
**Author:** ![RealCamz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@RealCamz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealCamz)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-interest-inventory-personality-aptitude-etc-testing/651301/9 "2013-02-26T18:43:00Z")
I think there’s a Myers-Briggs personality type test around that you can take online, I just can’t seem to find it. It’s the one where you get 4 letters, like INTF or something.