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You can build them up over time, through work, volunteering, education and life. You can apply these skills to a range of jobs.</p> <p class="govuk-body-m">You may want to take an assessment to help you:</p> <ul class="govuk-body list list-bullet"> <li>find out what interests and motivates you</li> <li>identify your skills </li> <li>find out what you can do with the skills you have </li> </ul> <h2 class="govuk-heading-l">Discover your skills and careers</h2> <p class="govuk-body-m">In this assessment, answer questions about the things you like to do or are good at. Understanding yourself can help you work out what careers you may enjoy working in.</p> <p class="govuk-body-m">This assessment:</p> <ul class="govuk-body list list-bullet"> <li>contains fewer than 50 multiple-choice questions</li> <li>takes 5 to 10 minutes to complete </li> </ul> <p class="govuk-body-m">When you finish, you will see some suggestions of roles you may enjoy based on your answers. You may want to <a href="/web/20230527233334/https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/explore-careers" class="govuk-link">explore careers</a> based on these recommendations. You can compare different careers to see what interests you.</p><p class="govuk-body-m"><a class="govuk-link govuk-button govuk-!-margin-bottom-1" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20230527233334/https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/discover-your-skills-and-careers/">Go to discover your skills and careers</a></p> <h2 class="govuk-heading-l">Skills health check</h2> <p class="govuk-body-m">The skills health check is a more in-depth collection of assessments. These assessments will generate a report, which can help you identify your personal and work-based skills.</p> <p class="govuk-body-m">This information could be helpful if you're applying for a job or preparing for an interview.</p> <p class="govuk-body-m">Before you start the skills health check, you may want to know that:</p> <ul class="govuk-body list list-bullet"> <li>there are 10 assessments </li> <li>each assessment takes 15 to 30 minutes </li> <li>you can take the assessments in any order you like </li> </ul> <p class="govuk-body-m">You must do at least one assessment to get your report. 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