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Transcript of Ten Top Tips
10 Top Tips for Selecting the
Right Career
Assessment or Test
By Dr. Mary Askew
Holland Codes Resource Center © 2001 – 2016
http://www.hollandcodes.com [email protected]
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Table of Contents
FOLLOW THE ROAD MAP TO CAREER PLANNING ....................................................... 3
RECOGNIZE YOUR INTERESTS, ABILITIES, TALENTS AND VALUES. ..................... 4
LEARN YOUR HOLLAND PERSONALITY TYPES AND CODES. ................................... 4
HOLLAND CAREER PERSONALITIES ................................................................................. 5
ACQUIRE CAREER CLUSTERS INFORMATION. .............................................................. 6
EXPLORE CAREERS. ................................................................................................................ 8
EXPLORE COLLEGE MAJORS............................................................................................... 9
GET THE QUICK CAREER TEST FACTS! ......................................................................... 11
USE CAREER TEST RATING CHART. ................................................................................ 12
GET DETAILED INFORMATION FROM THE CATALOG.............................................. 15
CAREER AND LIFE EXPLORER ............................................ ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
CAREER EXPLORATION INVENTORY ................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
CAREER INTERESTS INVENTORY ........................................ ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. MY CAREER PROFILE GUIDANCE SYSTEM ............................................................................... 29 MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR ............................................................................................ 15
PICS CAREER SURVEY ............................................................................................................ 18
SDS ASSESSMENT & FINDER PRINTED OR INTERNET VERSIONS ........................................... 19
STRONG INTEREST INVENTORY ................................................................................................ 21
STRONG INTEREST EXPLORER ........................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. TRANSFERABLE SKILLS SCALE ................................................................................................. 27
PUT ALL OF THE FACTS TOGETHER. .............................................................................. 35
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Follow the Road Map to Career Planning
Discover who you really are and understand your likes, dislikes, and interests. Match your likes, interests, skills, and personality styles to careers.
Use the steps to pinpoint your interests, abilities, skills, talents, and values. The three steps are -
Awareness, Knowledge, and Assessment
Educational and Occupational Exploration
Career and College Major Planning
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Recognize Your Interests, abilities, talents and values.
You become aware of, know, and identify your –
Holland Vocational interests Abilities
Skills Values
Occupations College Majors
Learn Your Holland Personality Types and Codes.
.
John Holland (1985) developed a system of personality types to classify jobs into job categories, interest clusters, or work personality environments. The system is the Holland Hexagon Model or Holland Codes. In the Holland Model, these categories represent work personalities. The personalities were Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional. Assessments using Holland typology link vocational interests to job families using a three-letter RIASEC or Holland code. Different assessments provide information on the relationship between these job personalities and key characteristics, college majors, hobbies, abilities, related careers.
Reference: John Holland (1985) Making Vocational Choices (2nd ed.) Odessa, FL.: Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.
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Holland Career Personalities
REALISTIC INVESTIGATIVE ARTISTIC SOCIAL ENTERPRISING CONVENTIONAL
Characteristics Frank, Practical,
Focused,
Mechanical,
Determined, Rugged
Analytical,
Intellectual,
Reserved,
Independent,
Scholarly,
Judgmental
Complicated,
Original, Impulsive,
Independent,
Expressive, Creative
Helping, Informing,
Teaching, Inspiring,
Counseling, Serving
Persuasive,
Energetic, Sociable,
Adventurous,
Ambitious, Risk-
taking
Careful, Conforming,
Conservative,
Conscientious, Self-
controlled,
Structured
Strengths Manipulates tools,
Possesses
mechanical, manual,
or athletic ability
Works with abstract
ideas and intellectual
problems
Uses imagination
and feelings in
creative expression
Interacts with
people, concerned
with the welfare of
people
Leads, manages, and
organizes
Orders activities
paying attention to
details
Prefers to deal
with:
Things Ideas and Things Ideas and People People Data and People Data and Things
Careers Craftsman, Fitness
Trainer, Optician,
Policemen, Fire
Fighter, Physical
Education Teacher
Biologist, Chemist,
Historian,
Researcher, Doctor,
Mathematician
Artist, Musician,
Actor/ Actress,
Designer, Writer,
Photographer
Teacher, Clergy,
Coach, Therapist,
Nurse, Counselor,
Sociologist
Manager, Producer,
Lawyer, Business/
Marketing Executive,
Entrepreneur,
Principal
Accountant, Banker,
Editor, Office
Manager, Librarian,
Reporter
Possible
College
Majors
Justice Studies, Fire
Science, Athletic
Training, Martial
Arts, Corporate
Fitness, Physical
Education
Biology, Chemistry,
Nursing, Pre-
Medicine,
Mathematics,
History
Art, Theater, Graphic
Design, Music,
Journalism,
Communication
Nursing, Christian
Education,
Counseling, Biblical
Studies, Social
Science, Education
Pre-Law, Business
Management and
Administration,
International
Business, Political
Science
Business,
Accounting,
Management
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Acquire Career Clusters information.
In the 1960s, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) conducted research on career exploration, career clusters, interest areas, career jobs, career salary, career research, career information, career education, career outlook, Clusters, interest areas and work groups. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) classified the Clusters and published the information in 1979 published in the Guide for Occupational Exploration (GOE). With the input of the Department of Education’s Office of Vocational and Adult Education and State Career Clusters Initiative, the GOE now consists of 16 Interests Areas or Clusters -
1. Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources 2. Architecture & Construction 3. Arts, A/V Technology & Communication 4. Business, Management & Administration 5. Education & Training 6. Finance 7. Government & Public Administration 8. Health Science 9. Hospitality & Tourism 10. Human Services 11. Information Technology 12. Law, Public Safety & Security 13. Manufacturing 14. Marketing, Sales & Service 15. Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics 16. Transportation, Distribution & Logistics
The Career Clusters, GOE Codes, and
the Holland Codes Cross-Reference Table
According to the Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook, there is a correlation between the Clusters, GOE Interest Areas, Holland Codes, career exploration, career jobs, career salary, career research, and career information. Some of the Clusters and GOE Interest Areas fit in one or more Holland Codes group.
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The table sorts the Clusters and GOE Interest Areas according to GOE Interest Area.
The Career Clusters, Guide for Occupational Exploration Codes (GOE), and the Holland Codes Cross-
Reference (Sorted by GEO Interest Area)
GOE
Code
Number
Original
GOE
Code
GOE Interest Areas
Holland Codes
Personality
Type (1)
Holland
Codes
Personality
Type (2)
01 03 Agriculture, Food, & Natural
Resources Realistic Investigative
02 Architecture & Construction Realistic
03 01 & 12 Arts & Communication Artistic
04 07 Business, Management &
Administration Conventional Enterprising
05 Education & Training Social Investigative
06 Finance and Insurance Conventional Enterprising
07 11 Government & Public Administration Conventional Realistic
08 Health Science Social Investigative
09 09 Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation Enterprising Realistic
10 10 Human Services Social
11 Information Technology Investigative
12 04 Law, Public Safety & Security Enterprising
13 05 & 06 Manufacturing Realistic
14 08 Marketing, Sales & Service Enterprising
15 02 Science, Technology, Engineering &
Math Investigative
16 Transportation, Distribution &
Logistics Realistic
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Explore careers.
In Step 2 Educational and Occupational Exploration, you -
Perform career research.
Identify potential careers.
Begin narrowing career options. Holland codes can be matched to careers. Tests to match Holland Codes to careers
are –
Strong Interest Inventory
Self - Directed Search
RIASEC Inventory
An excellent resource is an article entitled “Core Subjects and Your Career”. There are
three areas discussed within the article - “English and Your Career,” “Math and Your
Career,” and “Science and
Integrating Occupational Exploration into Career Planning –
Core Subjects and Your Career Article
Your Career”. Each article integrates the subject with career planning.
In the article “English and Your Career”, the definition for communication is “the ability to
understand information other people give us and to have other people understand what
we tell them”. There are three levels of communication – basic, intermediate, and
advanced.
“Basic communication requires the ability to interact with others and to follow simple
oral and written instructions…”
“Intermediate communication requires the ability to accurately give and follow instructions, to persuade people to a particular point of view, and to write in an organized and grammatically correct manner...”
“Advanced communication requires a strong ability to communicate both orally and in writing…”
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For each level, high school and/or college courses are recommended. The article
provides a list of occupations for each level of communication.
Basic communication jobs are bank tellers, bus drivers, cashiers, and correctional officers.
Intermediate jobs are adjusters, investigators, collectors, architects, clerical
supervisors and managers, as well as construction and building inspectors. Advanced jobs are actors, directors, producers, administrative services managers,
adult education teachers, and agricultural scientists.
Source: Core Subjects and Your Career (from Occupational Outlook Quarterly,
Summer 1999): http://stats.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqindex.htm
Explore College Majors.
During College Major Exploration, students –
Students perform research to identify college major
Students put what they know into action
Holland codes can be matched to careers. Two programs to match Holland Codes to
careers are –
Self - Directed Search College Major Finder
Holland Codes and College Majors
Holland codes can be matched to college majors. Here is an example of Holland codes
and college majors from a university.
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Realistic
Forestry
Investigative
Aerospace Studies Anthropology Biological Sciences Chemistry
Criminal Justice Economics Engineering and
Technology
Environmental
Studies
Geology Gerontology International
Relations
Liberal Studies
Mathematics and
Statistics
Physics and
Astronomy
Psychology Sociology
Artistic
Classics Fine Art Music Philosophy
Russian Theater Arts
Social
Arts Management Asian Studies Dental Hygiene Education
Exercise Science Humanities Latin American
Studies
Nursing
Religious Studies Social Work Southwest Studies Women’s Studies
Enterprising
Art History Business
Administration
Communication Hotel and
Restaurant
Management
History Political Science
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Get the Quick Career Test Facts!
Know the features that are included in the career test. Here are
examples of three popular career tests.
Features SDS Form R SDS Form
E
SDS Form
Career
Explorer
Strong Interest
Inventory
Immediate Access
Career Tool
Format Printed Printed Printed On-Line Printed
Reading Level Youth/ Adult 4th Grade 3rd Grade Youth/ Adult Youth/ Adult
Holland Codes X X X X X
Personality
Styles X X X X X
Interests X X X X X
Abilities X X
Skills X X
Values X X
Occupations X X X X X
Career
Database X
College
Database X
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:
Use Career Test Rating Chart.
Here is a table that summarizes the following career tests –
Career and Life Explorer Career Exploration Inventory Career Interests Inventory My Career Profile and Unlock the Treasure Chest Self Directed Search - PRINTED or INTERNET Versions Strong Interest Inventory assessment Transferable Skills Scale
The Test Rating System is
UU= somewhat useful UUU = very useful UUUU = extremely useful
Assessment Format Measures Ease of Use Audience Rating
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
measures how people think, communicate,
and interact. MBTI identifies strengths and
weakness that may influence the career
exploration process. MBTI identifies job
families or potential careers, provides
information on colleges or other forms of
training, creates strategies to evaluate a
possible career transition or job shift, and
develops a career plan.
On-Line
Assessment
Interests,
Holland code
Themes, and
preferences
Matches
Holland
Codes to
careers
Easy to use, computer
generated report
Adults, High
School
Students, and
College
Students
UUUU
Self-Directed Search Assessment &
Finders Form R
Assessment provides students with information on the relationship between job personalities, key characteristics, careers, hobbies, abilities, and related, college majors.
Printed
Assessment
and Finder
On-Line
Assessment
Interests,
Personalities,
Skills
Matches
Holland
Codes to
careers
Easy to use, Self-
scoring.
Adults, High
School
Students, and
College
Students
UUUU
Self-Directed Search Assessment &
Finders Form E
Assessment provides students with information on the relationship between job personalities, key characteristics, careers, hobbies, abilities, and related, college majors.
Printed
Assessment
and Finder
Interests,
Personalities,
Skills
Matches
Holland
Codes to
careers
Easy to use, Self-
scoring.
Adults and High
School Students
who need
“Easier to Read
Format”
UUUU
Self-Directed Search Assessment &
Finders Form Career Explorer (CE)
Assessment provides students with information on the relationship between job personalities, key characteristics, careers, hobbies, abilities, and related, college
Printed
Assessment
and Finder
Interests,
Personalities,
Skills
Matches
Holland
Easy to use, Self-
scoring. Middle School
Students UUUU
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majors. Codes to
careers
Strong Interest Inventory
Assessment provides information on the relationship between interests, work activities, skills, values, work styles, learning environments, leadership styles, and college majors.
Scores on the level of interest on each of
the six Holland Codes or General
Occupational Themes. Holland Code
Themes include – Realistic, Investigative,
Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and
Conventional.
Scores on 25 Basic Interest Scales (e.g.
art, science, and public speaking)
Scores on 211 Occupational Scales which
indicate the similarity between the
respondent's interests and those of people
working in each of the 211 occupations.
Scores on 4 Personal Style Scales
(learning, working, leadership, and risk-
taking).
Scores on 3 Administrative Scales used to
identify test errors or unusual profiles.
Strong Interest Inventory Editions –
Standard, High School, and College.
On-Line
Assessment
Interests,
Holland code
Themes,
Occupations,
Personality
Styles
Matches
Holland
Codes to
careers and
college
majors
Easy to use, computer
generated report
Adults, High
School
Students, and
College
Students
UUUU
The Transferable Skills (TS) Scale is a
researched and validated assessment.
The TS Scale is a short assessment that
identifies an individual’s strongest
transferable skills. The eight (8) TS Skills
are:
Analytical
Numerical
Interpersonal
Organizational
Physical
Informational
Communicative
Creative skills
Printed
Assessment Transferable
Skills
Easy to use.
The results match
Transferable Skills to
hundreds of related
occupations.
Supplemental sheet
matches Transferable
Skills to Holland Codes.
Adults, High
School
Students, and
College
Students
UUUU
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My Career Profile has the following
resources -
Self-Exploration Assessments
Occupational Exploration Resources
Career Search Tools
College Search Tools
Record Keeping Portfolios
Bonus Item: Unlock Your Treasure Chest
Guidebook
On-line
Holland Code
Assessment
and Career
Guidance
System
Interests,
Values,
Personality,
and Skills,
Career
Search Tool
College
Search Tool
Easy to use with multiple
tests
Career Database: More
than 700 occupations.
You will be able to learn
about the duties,
educational
requirements, skills and
abilities needed, specific
working conditions, the
training employers look
for, the job outlook, the
current and expected
earnings, the type of
activities you would
typically encounter, and
where to find additional
information.
Adults, High
School
Students, and
College
Students
UUUU
Immediate Access Career Tool has the
following resources -
Career Test
Career Resources
Career Search Tools
College Search Tools
Record Keeping Portfolios
On-line
Holland Code
Assessment
with Career
and College
Databases
Interests,
matching to
potential
interests in
Career and
College
Search Tools
Easy to use with multiple
tests
Career Database:. You
will be able to learn
about the duties,
educational
requirements, skills and
abilities needed, specific
working conditions, the
training employers look
for, the job outlook, the
current and expected
earnings, the type of
activities you would
typically encounter, and
where to find additional
information.
Adults, High
School
Students, and
College
Students
UUUU
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Get detailed information from the catalog.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) assessment is the most widely used personality
assessment in the world – more than 2 million assessments worldwide each year.
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) assessment is
Reliable, valid, versatile, and dependable - Used for more than 50 years Guide to understand individual differences Source of understanding on how people think, communicate, and interact
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a career assessment test and a personality test.
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) types are in four groups –
Extraversion / Introversion Sensing / Intuition Thinking / Feeling Judging / Perceiving
The type indicates a preference.
The Extrovert prefers to focus on other people and things. The Introvert prefers to focus on internal thoughts and ideas. The Sensing person prefers to use the five senses to receive information. The Intuitive person receives input from internal thinking processes. The Thinking persons judges using logic. The Feeling person uses affective measures to judge. The Judging aspect of the type results in sequential step-by-step mental processing. The Perceiving responds in a spontaneous and flexible way.
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The results from the MBTI produces the 16 types –
1. ISTJ 2. ISFJ 3. INFJ 4. INTJ 5. ISTP 6. ISFP 7. INFP 8. INTP 9. ESTP 10. ESFP 11. ENFP 12. ENTP 13. ESTJ 14. ESFJ 15. ENFJ 16. ENTJ
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Career Report
The MBTI Career Report is a career exploration tool that helps you –
Identify strengths and weakness that may influence the career exploration process Identify job families Choose a potential career Select a college or other form of training Provide information necessary to evaluate a possible career transition or job shift Develop a career plan
The MBTI Career Report has information on –
MBTI Results – Reported Type and Clarity of Reported Preferences MBTI Types and Career Choice – preferred work environments, and action steps MBTI Types and Career Exploration – Strengths, challenges, strategies, and action
steps
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MBTI Types and Career Development – Strengths, challenges, strategies, and action steps
MBTI Types and Job Families – Job family ranking, Most attractive job families, Moderately attractive job families, Least attractive job families, Most popular occupations, Least popular occupations, and Tips for succeeding in atypical occupation.
DELIVERY INFORMATION:
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Career Report is an ON-LINE, Holland Code career self assessment test. When you complete your transaction, you will receive two e-mails. The first e-mail confirms payment received.
The second e-mail lists the following information -
Product Title Transaction ID Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Career Report Web Site Link Username Password Our contact e-mail [email protected]
Once you are transferred to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Career Report web site, you enter your User Name and Password, and access to the web site is immediate.
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PICS Career Survey
The PICS Career Survey is a Picture Interest Test and an easy-to-do Holland Code assessment that uses 36 sets of 3 pictures as a quick way to –
Explore their career interests Find a job that fits
The PICS Career Survey is an excellent career test for ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS and for other people -
Who are In ESL/GED programs Who have limited reading ability Who have limited knowledge of English
The PICS Interest Test -
Takes less than fifteen minutes to complete and score Uses pictures of people at work Is self-administered and self-scored
To finish the Career Survey (PICS), you -
Look at 36 sets of 3 pictures. Choose which of the three portrayed occupations seems most interesting. Total the number and kind of pictures selected.
As bonuses, with each purchase, you receive the Career Locator and Career Planning Worksheet.
The Career Locator matches Holland Code interest areas to 600 careers. Careers are placed in one of the following groups – Careers that require Short Term On-the-Job-Training, Moderate Term On-the-Job-Training, Long Term On-the-Job-Training, Associate Degree, Bachelor’s Degree, Professional Degree, and Postsecondary Vocational Training.
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On the Career Planning Worksheet, you record information about education required, projected earning, job outlook, skills, and next step.
SDS Assessment & Finder Printed or Internet Versions
Self Directed Search Assessment & Finder Form R
The Self Directed Search Assessment is -
Easy to use - Complete the career assessment in 30 minutes. Tested, proven, and dependable - Used by over 22 million people worldwide. An excellent resource - Self Directed Search gives you a two or three-letter RIASEC or
Holland code that tells the relationship between job personalities, key characteristics, college majors, hobbies, abilities, and careers.
The Form R Assessment Booklet consists of several sections: Ranking Activities, Competencies, Occupations, Self-Estimates, How To Organize Your Answers, What Your Summary Code Means, Some Next Steps, and Some Useful Books.
The 198-item Assessment Booklet is written at a 9th-grade reading level.
The results from the four sections are placed on a Counting Sheet. The Holland Code scores are counted. The three highest scores are placed in the Summary Code Boxes.
The Self Directed Search Form R Occupations Finder has a list of 1,309 occupations matched to Holland Codes.
From the SDS Assessment, clients search the Occupational Finder for occupations with matching or similar codes--jobs that will be most satisfying to them.
Clients write the job that appeal to them on the What Your Summary Code Means page on the SDS Assessment
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Self Directed Search Form R INTERNET Version
The Self Directed Search INTERNET VERSION is -
Easy to use - Complete the career assessment in 30 minutes. Tested, proven, and dependable - Used by over 22 million people worldwide. An excellent resource - Self Directed Search gives you a two or three-letter
RIASEC or Holland code that tells the relationship between job personalities, key characteristics, college majors, hobbies, abilities, and careers.
Updated to include careers from Information Technology Industry
With each purchase, the user receives by e-mail an identification number and password to generate a confidential, eight-to-twelve page interpretive report including information about 1,309 occupations matched to Holland Codes. After an individual takes the test and enters the User ID number and assigned password, the customized report is sent directly to the test-taker’s computer, where it can be stored or printed for easy reference.
Self Directed Search Assessment & Finder Form E
The Self Directed Search Assessment Form E and Job Finder is for clients who
have limited reading skills. The reading level is 4th to 6th grade levels.-Self Directed
Search Assessment & Finder Form E
The Self Directed Search Assessment Form E and Job Finder is for clients who
have limited reading skills. The reading level is 4th to 6th grade levels.
Self Directed Search Assessment and Career Booklet Form Career Explorer
The Self Directed Search Career Explorer (SDS CE) Assessments and Career Booklets are for clients, students, and children who have a reading level of 3rd grade.
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Strong Interest Inventory
For nearly 80 years, the Strong Interest Inventory assessment has guided thousands of
individuals in exploring careers and college majors. The Strong Interest Inventory assessment
is the most respected and widely used career planning instrument in the world.
The Strong Inventory is a professional career interest inventory that is –
Well researched and extensively validated Used by career coaches and college counselors worldwide
The Strong Interest Inventory is an on-line Holland Code assessment that helps you identify -
Interests Holland Codes Careers
The results include –
Scores on the level of interest on each of the six Holland Codes or General Occupational Themes. Holland Code Themes include – Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional.
Scores on 25 Basic Interest Scales (e.g. art, science, and public speaking) Scores on 211 Occupational Scales which indicate the similarity between the
respondent's interests and those of people working in each of the 211 occupations.
Scores on 4 Personal Style Scales (learning, working, leadership, and risk-taking).
Scores on 3 Administrative Scales used to identify test errors or unusual profiles.
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Use the Strong’s Inventory to –
Explore and identify careers related to your interests Choose education and training options that match your interests and Holland
Codes Understand how your personality is related to your interests Determine your preferred learning environment Understand your leadership, risk-taking, and teamwork preferences Improve career direction Focus on the future Find the dream job Achieve satisfaction in your work
The Strong Interest Inventory has six (6) sections.
General Themes – Description of the interrelationship between Holland Codes and -
Interests Work activities Potential skills Personal values
Basic Interest Scales – Identification of your Highest Holland Code Themes,
Holland Theme Code, Standard Score, and Interest Levels
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Basic Interest Scales point to work activities, projects, course work, and leisure
activities that are personally motivating and rewarding.
The Interest Scale Levels are Very Little, Little, Moderate, high, and Very High.
Your Basic Interest Scales Report will give you your TOP FIVE Interest Areas and
the Areas of Least Interest.
Occupational Scales – Comparison of your likes and dislikes with those people who
are satisfied working in various occupations.
The Occupational Scales matches your interests to 122 occupations. Your score
matched the likes and dislikes of people who are working in and are satisfied that
career. The occupations are an example of a larger job cluster. The TOP TEN
Occupations are the careers that most closely match your interests. Within each
Holland Code Theme, you will find careers that you are Dissimilar, Midrange, or
Similar to your score, likes, and dislikes.
Personal Style Scales – Description of relationship between Holland Code Themes,
work styles, learning, risk taking, and team work.
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Examples of Personal Style Scales include –
Working with People Enjoying helping others Preferring practical learning environments Preferring short-term training Taking charge of others Taking risks Making quick decisions Working on teams
Profile Summary – Overview of Your Highest Themes, Theme code, Top Five
Interest Areas, Areas of Least Interest, Top Ten Strong Occupations, Occupations
of Dissimilar Interest, and Personal Style Scales Preferences
Response Summary – Summary of the Occupations, Subject Areas, Activities, Leisure Activities, People, and Characteristics Sections. You receive information about the number of responses in each section that were Strongly Like, Like, Indifferent, Dislike, or Strong Dislike.
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College Profile Report
The College Profile Report covers additional information, for example –
Using Your Themes – Listing your Primary Theme or Holland Code Considering Themes of Greatest Interest to You – Definition, Descriptions,
Preferences, and Typical College Majors Using Your Basic Interest Scales – Definition, Descriptions, Camps
Organizations/ Activities, Internships/ Job Settings, and College Courses Using Your Occupational Scales – Top Strong Occupations, Theme Code,
Educational Preparation, College Courses, and Related Careers Using Your Personal Style – The relationship of Personal Style Scale to
Preferences and Activities
Adult, High School, and College Profile Reports
The Adult, High School, and College Profile Reports have the following information –
General Occupational Themes – Listing Primary Theme, Holland Code, Educational Programs, Volunteer and Job Possibilities, and Work Environments
Basic Interest Scales – Interest level, Descriptions, Values, Careers, and Sample Work Activities
DELIVERY INFORMATION:
Strong Interest Inventory is an ON-LINE, Holland Code career self assessment test. When you complete your transaction, you will receive two e-mails. The first e-mail confirms payment received.
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The second e-mail lists the following information -
Product Title Transaction ID Strong Interest Inventory Web Site Link Username Password Our contact e-mail [email protected]
Once you are transferred to the Strong Interest Inventory web site, you enter your User Name and Password, and access to the web site is immediate.
Standard, College, or High School Interpretative Reports
The Interpretative Report has the following additional information –
General Occupational Themes – General Interests or Holland Codes Basic Interest Scales – Specific activities you might like to do at work and in
your leisure time Occupational Scales – Occupational suggested by interests Personal Style Scales – Your preferred styles of working and learning
For the six Occupational Themes or Holland Codes, there are –
Definitions Descriptions Career fields Personal descriptors Leisure activities Career Motivators Motivator Combinations Action Steps
In the Basic Interest Scales areas, the report discusses –
Top Strong Interest Areas The relationship between Basic Interest Scale, General Occupational Theme/
Holland Code, and Typical Interests and Activities Action Steps
The report outlines Similarity to Occupations. Similarity to Occupations highlights –
Top Strong Occupations The relationship between Occupations, Holland Theme Code, Typical Work
Tasks, and Selected Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Action Steps
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In Your Personal Style, the Interpretive Report uses the Personal Style Scale Preferences to provide suggestions about your Work Style, Learning Environment, Leadership Style, Risk Taking, and Team Orientation.
The Interpretive Report Summary provides an overview of the –
Highest Themes Personal and Work Environment Descriptors Specific Interests for Work, Leisure, and Learning Careers that might be Most Appealing How you like to work and learn
The Interpretive Report also lists Action Steps and Helpful Resources.
DELIVERY INFORMATION:
Strong Interest Inventory with Interpretive Report is an ON-LINE, Holland Code career self assessment test with Interpretive Report. When you complete your transaction, you will receive two e-mails.
The first e-mail confirms payment received.
The second e-mail lists the following information -
Product Title Transaction ID Strong Interest Inventory Web Site Link Username Password Our contact e-mail [email protected]
Once you are transferred to the Strong Interest Inventory web site, you enter your User Name and Password, and access to the web site is immediate.
Transferable Skills Scale
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The Transferable Skills (TS) Scale is a researched and validated assessment. The TS Scale
is a short assessment that identifies an individual’s strongest transferable skills.
The eight (8) TS Skills are:
Analytical Numerical Interpersonal Organizational Physical Informational Communicative Creative skills
The benefits of the TS Scale are –
Complete in 20-25 minutes Has color-coded design Is easy to use, self-scoring. and self-interpreting Can be used as both a career exploration guide and a job search strategy tool Includes suggested resources for career exploration as well as a worksheet for
comparing possible careers Includes job titles from the most recent O*NET database Can be given to groups or individuals
The TS Scale has 5 sections -
1. Mark Your Answers 2. Add Your Scores 3. Interpret Your Scores 4. Identify Occupations that Match Your Skills 5. Explore Occupations that Match Your Skills
Reference material for the TS Scale lists the relationship between Transferable Skills and
Holland Codes
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Holland Codes and Transferable Skills
Holland Career Model Areas
Holland Codes Holland Code Letters
Transferable Skills
Things Realistic R 5. Physical
Ideas and things Investigative I 1. Analytical
People and ideas Artistic A 8. Creative
People Social S 3. Interpersonal
7. Communicative
People and data Enterprising E 4. Organizational
Things and data Conventional C 2. Numerical
6. Informational
My Career Profile Guidance System
The My Career Profile Guidance System is an ON-LINE Holland career self assessment test that provides information on interests, values, skills, personalities, Holland Codes, 1200+ occupations, and 6000 schools.
Discover your -
Interests Values Skills Personality
Get information on -
Holland Codes 1200+ Occupations 6000+ Schools
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The My Career Profile Guidance System comes with a -
My Interests Inventory My Values Inventory My Skills Inventory My Personality Inventory
Self-Analysis System
1. My Interests Inventory
The My Interests Inventory generates a 3-letter Holland Codes and provides Interest Level Scores for the six (6) Holland Personality Types.
The Inventory provides a detailed description for each of the Holland Personality Types.
The Interests, Skills, Values, and Personality Inventories generate Occupational Lists.
You can access, review, and redo the Interests, Skills, Values, and Personality Inventories.
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Research a Career Tool
Use the Research a Career database to find information on 1200+ occupations. Each Occupational List provides information on -
Overview Job duties Skills Values Outlook Earnings Advancement Working Conditions Interest (Holland Codes) Scores Areas of Study Training or Educational Levels School Search Tools
The Research a Career Tool allows you to research careers by name or Industry Group. The Industry Groups are -
Architecture & Engineering Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Building and Ground Cleaning and Maintenance Business and Financial Operations Community and Social Services Computer, Information Technology and Mathematics Construction and Extraction Education, Training and Library Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Food Preparation and Serving Healthcare Practitioners and Technology Healthcare Support Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Legal Life, Physical, and Social Science Management Military
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Office and Administrative Support Personal Care and Service Production Protective Service Sales and Related Transportation and Materials Moving
School Tool
The Interests, Skills, Values, and Personality Inventories generate School Lists. The School Tool obtains school from a database of 6000+ post-secondary institutions. The School Tool searches for schools according to the following criteria -
Name of School Location of School Region in the USA Type of School Size and Cost Major Areas of Study
All career and school lists can be printed and saved for future reference.
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2. My Values Inventory
Find out the things that are important to you, for example -
Helping Society, e.g. Artistic, Creativity, Helping Others, Independence, Prestige, Risk
Taking, Stability, and Working Outdoors
The My Values Inventory provides a detailed description for each of the Values.
The My Values Inventory matches occupations to your Values and generates Occupational Lists.
3. My Skills Inventory
Know the things that you are good at.
Examples are -
Communication Skills People Skills Problem Solving Skills Management Skills Creative and Artistic Skills Scientific Skills
The My Skills Inventory provides a detailed description for each of the Skills.
The My Skills Inventory matches occupations to your Skills and generates Occupational Lists.
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4. My Personality Inventory
Discover your Personality. My Personality Inventory assesses your personality, matches occupations to your Personality, and generates Occupational Lists.
DELIVERY INFORMATION:
MY CAREER PROFILE is an ON-LINE, Holland Code career self assessment test. When you complete your transaction, you will receive two e-mails. The first e-mail confirms payment received. The second e-mail lists the following information -
Product Title Transaction ID MAKE A CAREER PROFILE Web Site Link Username Password Our contact e-mail [email protected]
Once you are transferred to the MY A CAREER PROFILE web site, you enter your User Name and Password, and access to the web site is immediate.
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Put All of the Facts Together. Use Career Test Checklist.
Using the facts that you have learned select the right career test.
Instructions: Use the Career Test Checklist to gather the information from career test web sites.
Format: (Place an "X" to the right of the format of the test.)
Format answers the question how do you take the career test?
Printed CD-ROM
On-line
Other (Please specify: )
Cost: What is the cost of the career test? $
Resources: What resources are available?
Tests: Want sub-tests are included in the career test?
(Place an "X" to the right of the type of the sub-test that is included.)
Personality Interests
Skills Abilities
Values
Career Information:
(Place an "X" to the right of the information that is included.)
Overview Job Duties
Skills Values
Outlook Earnings
Working Conditions
Areas of Study
Training or Educational Levels
College Information:
(Place an "X" to the right of the information that is included.)
Location:
State Region
Urbanization
Type of School:
Certificate
2 Year 4 Year
Public Private
Religious Affiliate
Do you want to go to a school with a specific belief system?
Enrollment:
Total Enrollment
Total Annual Cost
Major Areas of Study:
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