Explore Careers vs myfuture

Explore Careers is a free web service connecting students, parents, counselors and educators with employers, industries and career pathways across America. Its Career Quiz asks 18 questions and returns personalized matches in about eight minutes. The resulting report covers career fit, pay, demand outlook, skills, education and training routes, connected employers and practical next steps. Visitors can explore industries, employers, internships, apprenticeships and early-career roles, along with virtual or in-person employer events, insight sessions and career talks. Bec, an AI career assistant, is available across the site 24/7 and is described as free. Explore Careers says it has operated since 2009. Its About page reports 15M+ students, 26,000+ high schools and 5,500+ trade, technical and community colleges across 50 states. The privacy policy says identifiable student records are generally held by schools, and the service does not sell or share student personal information, build individual profiles or use targeted advertising. Google Analytics and HubSpot are named as service providers. Access for students, schools, educators and families costs nothing, with no payment, trial or account required to start the quiz.

myfuture is a free Australian website for exploring career pathways and making career decisions. Its career-profile activities examine interests, skills and values, then suggest occupations. The site provides profiles for more than 350 occupations with task, skill-level and labour-market information. Users can explore higher education and vocational education and training courses, plus industries, career articles and stories, career bullseyes, job-seeker resources and user-guide videos. Registered users can export or download profile results and save favourite courses, occupations, industries, articles and stories. The service offers resources for students, teachers, career practitioners, parents, carers and other mentors. myfuture says its information is underpinned by career theory and research and uses Australian Government data sources. Education Services Australia manages it as a national not-for-profit company owned by Australian state, territory and federal education ministers. The site lists state and territory governments as funders. Personalised features require an account, accessed through an education network or myfuture credentials. It is presented as a website, not a dedicated mobile or desktop app.