Use three lenses, then test the fit
CAREER / RESEARCH FIGURE
Interests
Which activities
give you energy?
Skills
What can you
demonstrate now?
Work values
Which conditions
matter to you?
Generate career hypotheses
Compare roles; keep alternatives open.
Reality check
Talk to people doing the work; try a small task.
Check local opportunities and your constraints.
Assessment results suggest possibilities; they do not decide fit.
Conceptual guide. Examples are illustrative.