Before making a career choice, it's important to get to know yourself. To guide your choice, you can define, for example:
your skills
your strengths
the types of jobs that interest you
the working conditions you want.
On this page:
Tool to help you make the right choice
Here are three steps to help plan your career
Fill out the Bien se connaître (Know Yourself, in French) questionnaire to specify your interests, your needs and your professional expectations. The questionnaire will help you determine your RIASEC profile.
At the end of the questionnaire, explore the trades and professions filtered according to your RIASEC profile.
Select an occupation that interests you and evaluate whether this career choice matches your criteria.
RIASEC Profiles
The RIASEC model represents six personality types. Each one groups together specific skills, personality traits and areas of interest.
To obtain your RIASEC profile, you can fill in the Know Yourself questionnaire. The result will give you your three dominant personality types.
Realistic
People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
Investigative
People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
Artistic
People with this profile prefer to express their emotions and thoughts through various art forms. They like to use their imagination.
Social
People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
Enterprising
People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Conventional
People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.