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Free Online Burnout Test & Personalised Recommendations

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Key takeaways
  • 3-minute burnout test with instant score
  • Screens core burnout symptoms: exhaustion, detachment, reduced efficacy
  • Clear next steps for mental health support and self-help
  • Not a diagnosis; prompts action if needed
  • Retake to monitor change over time

Disclaimer

This is a screening and education tool, not medical advice or a diagnosis. If symptoms persist, worsen, or you feel unsafe, contact a qualified professional, your local emergency number, or a mental health helpline.

About This Test

This free online burnout test is for adults who feel worn down by work stress and want a quick check of burnout symptoms. In under three minutes, you’ll answer brief questions about energy, focus, motivation and attitude to your job. Your score highlights likely severity and the key signs of burnout that may affect performance, relationships and daily life.

Use your result as a practical starting point. If your score is higher, consider evidence-based mental health support, structured self-help and workload changes. If it’s lower, small steps, clear routines, recovery breaks, sleep hygiene, can still help. Because occupational burnout often shows up as emotional exhaustion, detachment from work and reduced effectiveness, your guidance explains which pattern your answers most resemble. This tool cannot diagnose a condition; only a qualified professional can. It gives you a clear snapshot of your work burnout risk so you can decide whether to seek a full burnout assessment, start self-care, or retake the burnout quiz to track progress over time.

How the test works

You rate how often work-related exhaustion, detachment/cynicism, and reduced effectiveness occur. Scores map to severity bands and suggest next steps: self-help strategies, therapy options, and when to seek a full burnout assessment. You can retake the burnout checklist to track progress.

Scientific basis

Burnout is recognised in ICD-11 as an occupational phenomenon linked to chronic workplace stress (not a medical condition). Validated screeners such as the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) shows good psychometric properties across settings.

Test Author

Prof. Christina Maslach (PhD), Prof. Susan E. Jackson (PhD), Prof. Michael P. Leiter (PhD) and Prof. Wilmar B. Schaufeli (PhD).

FAQ:

What does my score mean? Toggle answer

It reflects how often burnout symptoms occur and suggests next steps.

Is this a diagnosis? Toggle answer

No. It’s a self-assessment. Only a qualified clinician can diagnose or confirm a condition.

Does burnout differ from stress or depression? Toggle answer

Burnout relates to unmanaged work stress with exhaustion, detachment and reduced efficacy; depression includes broader mood changes beyond work. Seek a professional view if unsure.

How often should I retake it? Toggle answer

Every few weeks, especially after workload or self-care changes—to monitor progress.

What if I’m in a crisis? Toggle answer

Call your local emergency number or a mental health helpline immediately.
Last Updated: 2 February 2026

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