Challenge your career assumptions

The Career Myth Buster quiz is an engaging, evidence-based tool designed to help high school students – and those who support them – reflect on common misconceptions about career planning. Through a series of thought-provoking questions, the quiz encourages reflection and conversation about how career paths really unfold.

Careers are lifelong, not one decision in our teens. The quiz helps students understand that career development is an ongoing process, and to separate career fact from fiction. It normalizes uncertainty, relieves pressure to “get it right,” and builds confidence in their ability to adapt and make informed choices in school, work and life.

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The myths that persist

The Career Myth Buster quiz is a learning tool informed by focus groups and surveys with Grade 9-12 students, educators and guidance counsellors across Canada. These insights revealed that career myths remain deeply rooted. Many young people continue to believe that:

  • Making a “wrong” career choice could ruin their future
  • Top grades alone determine success
  • A university degree is the only path to a good career
  • They must find their passion before choosing a direction
  • Only certain careers allow them to make a difference

By challenging these myths, the quiz promotes a more realistic and empowering view of career development – one that embraces exploration, growth and multiple pathways to success.

Developed with educators and experts

The Career Myth Buster was created by CERIC, in collaboration with Vox Pop Labs and myBlueprint. The tool is hosted on DegreeHub, with plans to expand access through the myBlueprint Career Education platform, licensed by 300+ school districts and used by more than one million students across Canada annually.

The quiz can be applied in various ways to spark meaningful dialogue about career exploration:

  • In the classroom – as a reflection activity or discussion starter
  • In guidance or career advising sessions – to uncover student beliefs and open conversations
  • At home with parents or caregivers – to promote understanding of modern, evolving career pathways

Each quiz result provides a starting point to explore additional insights and resources.

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What students and educators are saying

"The results made sense. I thought I would have done better than I did, so I learned some new things. Knowing there is freedom to make mistakes, or that not knowing exactly what I want to do is okay, was very helpful."
Grade 11 student
Ontario
"It is a great start to a deeper conversation especially in a career class. It could also be the starting point in career advising meetings. Also, a great tool to send home and get students to take with parents as there is a lot of pressure they feel having to decide what to do with the rest of their lives."
High school career centre advisor
Alberta
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Developed by CERIC in collaboration with Vox Pop Labs and myBlueprint