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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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More Questions! Get the Career Planning Booklet! Here are some of the topics from 10 Top Tips Booklet: - Follow The Road Map To Career Planning, - Recognize Your Interests, Abilities, Talents and Values, - Learn Your Holland Personality Types and Codes, - Acquire Career Clusters Information, - Explore Careers, - Identify Potential College Majors, - Get The Quick Career Test Facts, - Use Career Test Rating Chart, - Get Detailed Information from the HollandCodes.com Catalog, - Put All of the Facts Together. Use Career Test Checklist. View video at http://youtu.be/eBUvtkNTlCo

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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.

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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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