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Discover the Career Path That Fits Who You Are

Choosing subjects, university courses, apprenticeships, college routes, future career or career change can feel overwhelming.

My Optimal Career helps you gain clarity through a professional Career Direction Assessment powered by the Harrison Assessment platform.

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Who Is It For?

Who Can Benefit From My Optimal Career?

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How It Works
GCSE and Junior Cert Students
For students choosing A Levels, BTECs, T Levels, apprenticeships, Leaving Cert subjects, or other next-step routes.
A Level and Leaving Cert Students
For students considering university, college, CAO, UCAS, apprenticeships, or employment pathways.
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Parents
For parents who want to support their child with thoughtful, informed education and career conversations.
College and University Students
For students who are unsure about their course, degree direction, placement options, or graduate career path.
Graduates
For graduates who want to better understand which career paths may suit their strengths and motivations.
Career Changers
For adults who feel stuck, unfulfilled, or ready to explore a more suitable professional direction.
Why Career Direction Matters

Make Education and Career Decisions With Confidence

Important career decisions often arrive earlier than expected. Students may need to choose GCSE subjects, A Levels, Leaving Cert subjects, university courses, CAO or UCAS options, apprenticeships, or further education routes before they feel fully ready.

Adults may also reach a point where their current career no longer feels right and they want to understand what type of work may suit them better.

My Optimal Career gives you a structured way to explore who you are, what motivates you, and what types of careers or learning pathways may be a stronger fit. Instead of relying on guesswork, pressure, or points alone, you can make more informed decisions based on deeper self-understanding.

Understand Your Strengths

Identify the qualities, preferences, and behavioural traits that may influence your education choices, working style, and career satisfaction.

Explore Career Fit

Gain insight into the types of roles, environments, and pathways that may align with your personality and motivations.

Make Better Subject and Course Choices

Use your assessment insights to support decisions around A Levels, Leaving Cert subjects, university courses, CAO choices, UCAS options, apprenticeships, or further education.

Reduce Uncertainty

Move from confusion to clarity with a structured career assessment process.

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How the Assessment Process Works

A Simple Online Process

Begin Your Career Assessment

Step 1: Purchase Online

Choose and purchase your Career Direction Assessment securely through our website.

Step 2: Receive Your Welcome Email

After purchase, you will receive an email explaining the next steps and what to expect.

Step 3: Access the Assessment

Your details will be manually added to the Harrison Assessment portal by the administrator.

Step 4: Complete the Assessment

You will complete the assessment online in your own time.

Step 5: Receive Career Insights

Your results will help provide meaningful insight into your strengths, preferences, and possible career direction.

Testimonials

What Our Customers Say

Rated 5 out of 5
“I went into it not having a clue about what I wanted to do but came out the other side where my CAO practically wrote itself”
Cian, Leaving cert student, Cork. 2021.
Rated 5 out of 5
‘Finally an assessment that recognises me for who I truly am’.
Patrick, Dublin. LC student. 2020
Rated 5 out of 5
‘The thing I liked about the assessment and working with Dónall I guess was that it laid out your top 100 career areas in terms of percentage match. There is something about seeing this written out in front of you that switches the light on and gets you to see the patterns of careers you would be suited to. And then once I had sorted my top careers I was able to see easily what courses I needed to get into them. I am currently in first year Computer science at the Universty of Manchester and loving it.’
Sasha, A-Level student, Manchester. 2022.
Rated 5 out of 5
This assessment is truly transformative! I found in my Leaving cert year that I was taking so much time trying to make up my mind about what courses to do and the indecision was driving me mad. By doing this assessment I was very quickly able to see where I needed to direct the focus of my career and choosing the CAO courses became simple. It was such a relief to get the CAO form off my ‘to do’ list and concentrate again on my studies.
Conn, Galway. LC student, 2020.
Rated 5 out of 5
"I highly recommend this test and think that every Leaving Cert student should do it. It brought so much clarity to my CAO search and got rid of loads of career areas that I was wasting my energies on thinking about. In many ways it rules out options as well as putting them in and this was so refreshing and helpful for me. "
Brídín, Waterford. LC student, 2019
Rated 5 out of 5
"I did this test in my first year of college when I realised that I was in the wrong course. I was completely clueless about what to do and the second instalment of fees was due shortly so time was against me. In the end the test made me realise that there was another course that suited me a hell of a lot more. I have decided to take the rest of the year out and start again next year. I’m grateful I have finally worked out what I want to do and so wish that I had had the opportunity to do it when I was at school. It would have saved me a lot of time and money!"
Roisin, Roscommon. College student. 2021