
The popular Strong Interest Inventory® helps people uncover their true interests and aligns them with careers likely to bring greater satisfaction.

Guiding People Toward Fulfilling Careers
Choosing a career path can feel overwhelming, especially when options seem endless and so much is at stake. But with the right guidance, uncertainty can turn into a clear sense of direction.
The Strong Interest Inventory® assessment can help. This widely used, highly regarded career exploration and planning tool has helped millions of people uncover what truly interests them—something research shows is a key factor in long-term career satisfaction. By identifying an individual’s interests and linking them to real-world occupations and educational pathways that people with similar interests have found satisfying, the Strong assessment provides powerful starting points for career exploration.
Whether you’re guiding students toward their future career, helping working professionals navigate transitions, or assisting individuals to re-engage with their work, the Strong assessment provides clear, actionable insights that lead to more confident and informed career decisions.
Why Choose the Strong Assessment?
Backed by research
Built on decades of research and grounded in the well-established RIASEC model, the Strong Interest Inventory® is regularly updated to ensure its validity, reliability, and relevance in the ever-evolving world of work.
Actionable, data-driven insights
Connects individual interests to specific occupations and educational pathways using data from real people who work in those roles and report high satisfaction.
Trusted by professionals
Used by thousands of career counselors and educators in colleges, universities, and other educational institutions, as well as independent career coaches around the world.
Complements other tools
Effective on its own or pairs well with other tools like O*NET—the U.S. Department of Labor's comprehensive occupational database—or the MBTI® assessment to provide a richer, more holistic view of the individual and their potential career fit.
Expand your career guidance toolkit today.
Getting started with the Strong assessment is easy. Through our certification program, you’ll learn everything needed to administer the assessment, interpret results, and lead effective career conversations. As a certified Strong practitioner, you’ll also gain access to tools, resources, and support to ensure your success.
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Curated Resources and Continuing Education
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Advanced Users
Combining the Strong with other assessments adds more depth to your development strategy.
STRONG + MBTI
For a more holistic approach to career exploration that considers both personal interests and personality type.
STRONG + FIRO
Offers a fuller view of career fit by exploring whether occupations matching one’s personal interests also align with their interpersonal needs.
STRONG + CPI
For insights into the interplay between a person's natural disposition and interests—and how that dynamic can shape their experience in different educational environments and occupations.