Career Strengths. Know which kinds of thinking you do best.
Find out which kinds of thinking you handle best. Forty untimed reasoning problems across five domains, scored by software, with the work tasks and careers that lean on your strongest ones.
- £19.99 once, full report included
- Or £29.99 printed and posted: printed in colour on premium A4 and posted flat by Royal Mail within 2 working days of finishing. UK delivery included. You also get the instant download.
- 20-25 minutes, untimed, saved as you go
- 40 scored questions
- For adults (18+) in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Pages from a sample report
Shown for a fictional person. Your report has the same sections, built from your answers.
Rated 4.5/5 by 387 testers.
Sound familiar?
- You are not sure what you are actually good at. Job titles and school grades never told the whole story. Untimed problems show which kinds of thinking you handle best now.
- You want work that plays to your strengths. See which everyday work tasks lean on your strongest reasoning.
- You were told you are not a numbers person. Find out for yourself, domain by domain, without a clock or a league table.
What you walk away with
- Your accuracy in verbal, numerical, abstract, spatial and systems reasoning, shown separately
- Which everyday work tasks use the patterns you handle best
- What the results do not tell you, so you can weigh them against what you enjoy
Who it is for
- You want evidence of what you handle well, not just what you like
- You are comparing options that need different kinds of thinking
It does not measure: iq, percentiles or a national ranking (no norms yet), innate potential, interest or enjoyment, writing style, spelling or speed.
What the report contains
- Five-domain reasoning profile (accuracy per domain)
- How many problems you answered correctly in each of the five domains, without a time limit.
- How many problems you answered in each domain
- How many of the eight problems in each domain you answered, and how many you marked "don't know".
- Relative strengths within this assessment
- Which domains are strongest for you compared with your own other domains, rather than against a national ranking (we do not have one yet).
- Work-task patterns that use those strengths
- The kinds of tasks (spotting patterns in data, following a spatial layout, reasoning through an argument) that draw on each domain.
- Your average accuracy across the domains covered
- One figure across the domains you answered enough of, as a snapshot rather than a measure of potential.
- Sources, limitations and report version
- What the assessment cannot tell you (it is not an IQ test and has no norms yet), and the version used.
See a complete example in the sample Career Compass report.
A free career quiz versus this report
| Free quiz | Career Strengths | |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | A personality type or a handful of job titles | Up to ten real UK careers, ranked on your own answers |
| The reasons | None you can check | Why each career appears, with the fit shown in parts you can question |
| Routes and pay | Not covered | Entry routes for your nation and pay context, each with its source and checked date |
| The downsides | Never mentioned | What could frustrate you in each leading option, stated plainly |
| What to do next | Nothing | A 30-day plan of small experiments before you spend time or money retraining |
| Who pays | Advertisers, or whoever is selling you a course | You, once. No adverts, no upsell, no affiliate influence on rankings |
How it works
- Pay once, with the guarantee. Before you start, so there is no paywall halfway through. Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay.
- Answer at your own pace. Untimed questions about what you enjoy and what you need from work. Every answer saves, on any device.
- Get your report straight away. Software does the scoring and ranking; the write-up explains it. A web page in your account and a designed PDF.
More about Career Strengths
Career Strengths measures reasoning rather than preference: verbal, numerical, abstract, spatial and systems problems with objective right answers.
It is untimed on purpose. The aim is an accurate picture of how you reason, not how fast you work under pressure.
Useful when you want evidence of aptitude rather than self-report - for example when you suspect you are underselling yourself, or choosing between paths with different cognitive demands.
£19.99 once. Full report included, no subscription.
Pair it with Career Compass if you also need direction, not just capability.
Before you buy
What if the report is not useful to me?
If your report does not match the answers you gave, email support@tonyknows.co.uk. We read your answers against your report ourselves, and if it got you wrong you get a free retake. We compare the answers you actually gave against the report that came out. If they genuinely disagree, or the report came back too thin to be any use, you get a retake at no cost. If the report does match your answers and you simply read it differently, we will explain how it reached that result rather than retake it. Your legal rights are unaffected either way.
Why is it paid before I start?
So there is no surprise paywall after fifteen minutes of questions. You see the price, what the report contains and a full sample report before you pay; then the complete report is included.
Can I download the report?
Yes. Your report is a full web page you can reopen any time, and every report has a Download PDF button that produces a designed PDF of the same content.
Can I save and return?
Yes. Every answer is saved as you go, and you can continue on another device by signing in.
Will it tell me one perfect career?
No. Reports show components of fit, evidence coverage, trade-offs and practical readiness, so you can investigate options rather than trust a single verdict.
Does it work for all UK nations?
Routes and training names differ across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We ask which nation you are planning for and label route facts accordingly; some facts are indicative and need verifying with the provider.
Is this a psychometric test?
It is a structured assessment designed using established career-psychology frameworks. It is not a clinical test, an IQ test, a hiring screen or a diagnosis.
Is it suitable for under-18s?
Not yet. The paid assessments are for adults (18+). A supervised flow for under-18s is being reviewed and is not open, even when a parent buys. Under-18s can use the free career guides.
Is TonyKnows scientifically validated?
Not yet. The items are original and in pilot. We publish the theory, versions and limitations on the methodology page and will not call the assessment validated until evidence specific to it exists.
Do affiliate course links affect my results?
No. Some course links on TonyKnows are affiliate links, but commission never influences scores or rankings, and no course purchase is required for full results.
What happens if report generation fails?
Your answers are saved and you can retry at no extra cost. Scoring is done by software; if the written explanation cannot be generated, a factual version is shown and flagged for review.
The other assessments
- Career Compass - What job or career would actually suit me?
- Work Personality - How do I like to work, and what wears me out?
- Career Change - I want a change, but how big a change do I need?
- Work Fit - What kind of workplace will I be happy in?
- Pathway Planner - How do I actually get into the career I want?
Not sure which you need? Compare all six, or read how they are built and scored.