Management and Human Resources
10/28/13
Holland Code Paper
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science
The Holland Code Assessment helped me to find my key interests. My top interest was in the conventional area. Before I took the assessment, I had a strong desire to have all the areas of my life structured. I find myself to be “by the book” at times, but I do exercise flexibility when it counts. When it comes to my work as a waitress for BJ’s Restaurants, I have to multitask, which can often be challenging. What makes my job easier is when I have the tables in my station served with a game plan. Whenever I am organized at work, it really
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As a child I enjoyed drawing several objects, and I felt that I had a rare gift to express life through art. I hope to reinvest my time back into my childhood hobby upon graduation later this year. My third top interest is in the social area. I find this remarkable because as a child I was very shy and quiet. During my teenage years, I faced challenges because I felt that socially I did not fit in with the crowd. It took me a long time to realize that I needed to open up and show the world who I am with no fear. I needed to gain confidence by looking others in the eye when I spoke and to be myself. Now as an adult, I feel very comfortable in my skin. I enjoy holding conversations with others and that ability gives me confidence in who I am and in my future career. I feel that my strengths are in the ability to follow rules and utilize order and structure in the work environment and in my personal life. I feel that doing so in a work setting helps me to meet company objectives, get tasks completed in a timely manner, and continue the cycle of productivity for the company. In my personal life, I think that it enables me to be balanced and to not lose sight of who I am. When you have a structured plan for your life, you are able to pace yourself and meet those milestones you have set for yourself. While I try to base my life in order, I also accept that sometimes my goals may not go as planned,
When I was younger, I started with making collages, and as I grew older and developed a better eye for shape and detail I started drawing with graphite, colored pencil, illustration markers, and pastel. About three years ago, I became really interested in painting, which is the main medium I use. I use art as a way to express myself and illustrate my best memories the way that I see them. Using specific color schemes and symbols to represent my best memories helps bring me right back to that place when I look back at piece that I’ve finished. Art is my way of remembering the best moments in my
After taking the CHOICES Interest Inventory, my holland codes were social and investigative. Investigative individuals are frequently depicted as "thinker's" who are observing and appreciate learning and assessing new things/circumstances. Investigative individuals like the challenge of thinking of ways to figure out problems and also they prefer to work on their own. Social individuals are often dubbed as "aides" who appreciate helping individuals from multiple points of view and are constantly worried about the prosperity of others. Social individuals flourish when working in groups, and have exceptional verbal and communication skills.
Personal interests are what make me happy and want to grow as a person. Some of my interests include chemistry, physics, math, technology, and people. I enjoy chemistry because it brings material information into a form that can show what can react. It allows for creation of new materials that can be assessed for usability. Physics is another one of my interests because it shows how real-life problems can be solved and optimized using math. Math is an interest of mine because it can solve almost anything. There are many forms of math that get used in areas of science all the time. I am a technology lover because it makes tasks easier, and it also allows for so many improvements in
The first career that I chose was registered nurse. The Holland Interest Code for registered nurse was SIC. I believe that S, which stands for Social or Helpers, does fit me to some extent, as I enjoy helping others but I do not enjoy being social very much. Next is I, which stands for Investigative or Thinkers. I believe that this category fits me well, as I often am curious and look into subject that I don’t know about, and I do enjoy a good challenge or too. Last is C, which stands for Conventional or Organizers. I think this is the category that fits me the best, as I enjoy organizing things and strictly following rules. Now, onto the 5 most important skills. These skills were, as listed in order from most important to least, social perceptiveness,
Additionally, I believe being reliable and organized should also be prepared. I am also a person who always have plans, and I will accomplish my goals with plans. My goal is that no matter how many difficulties I have to face, how much I gain and how much thorns are waiting for me ahead, I will never forget or give up my target. If I can’t achieve it by this way, I will find another better method. Reliability in all relationships is an advantage as it means others trust me and they are willing to follow me. I have abilities, sense of responsibility, business moral to positively devote myself to an organization. I also have the weakness which is public speaking, and I will turn to red face, shaking and blank mind when I have a public speaking. I give myself a SMART goal to overcome this
While doing the Holland Inventory Assignment I found myself confronted with questions which varied in difficulty for me to answer. Some required me to look deeper at myself and what I truly enjoy doing and helped me explore more about my interests than I have done already. After finishing the set of questions I chose to take the optional 20 picture/painting survey as well. The optional survey was used to get a more accurate read of my personality, and also contributed to my final results. I received the code ISA at the end of the activity which is created from three groups; Investigative, Social, and Artistic. When I looked over my results I found it to be quite accurate of how I already perceived myself, and was nice to be given extra reassurance of myself from the test result. The Investigative part I found related to me because I view myself as a person who asks a lot of questions and is very interested in how things work or come to be. I enjoy going into depth with research about things that I find appealing or interesting, and gain knowledge about that subject. The social reading from the test fits me as well because I love being around people. doing so gives me more energy and makes me feel more comfortable a lot of the time. I have a passion about helping people and find it easy for people to come to me about problems or for just good company. Creating things and expressing oneself is something I find important personally and throughout society as a whole. I have
When I took the Holland Code inventory, my code was SIC. It means i’m social, investigative, and conventional. I learned that I am helpful, friendly and understanding. I learned that my code also means I like to be observant, cautious, and curious. It also said I am well-organized, polite, structured. What is interesting to me is that I like to work independently in order to think things through or sometimes with others to gather ideas from others. I feel like the code represents me overall because I get described as a person that is helpful and organized.
From as young as I can remember I have always been fascinated with bright colors and creating sculptural objects. I lived in a townhouse in North Little Rock with my parents up until second grade. My mother was a nurse and my father worked in a target warehouse. We had a decent amount of money but lived paycheck to paycheck at times. When my parents got a divorce I turned towards art to cope with my emotions but to feel free. I was very young when I started practicing art but could never put into words what it did for me until now.
My interests include history and pop culture. Learning about history has instilled in me a love of learning. I love listening to teachers or professors during lectures. I love watching videos about history and pop culture. I even
Throughout my life, I did participate in a lot of activities, but art has consistently stood out the most to me. I would regularly be doodling through school, then gradually got increasingly serious about drawing in Middle School. I was known to
I like to draw because I love creating things and I like applying my creativity into things I create.
Another strength for my purposed career is teamwork. This is important for an accountant because the accountant must be able to work with colleagues. This will therefore lighten workload. This is a benefit because it will allow the accountant to relax for a bit. Having good teamwork skills will enable colleagues to maintain strong relationships with each other. This will help me in my career because I will be able to team up with a colleague where I have gained a strong relationship with. This will also allow us to make sure work is lightened. Having
In my opinion, the general description of the interest categories suits me well. Previously, I had read the John Holland’s Career Codes and I predicted that I will have Conventional and Enterprising interests in the result. It was proven when I got the result which stated that Enterprising and Conventional are both the first and second strongest traits for me. I could predict the result beforehand because I knew that I like to work with clear rules. I also like when everything is organized and planned well. That is why I always use calendar to write every task, homework, exams, and other things. I do that to organize my day, and I have been doing that since junior high school.
Since I was little I have always been creative and was alway making thing from found objects. I loved drawing and this was my main objective in college. Until I had to take a ceramics class for my degree and when i first started working with clay I fell in love. When I am working I feel so relaxed and it's so beautiful that you're able to make anything you want.
At the top of the scale are the three many interest I have: music, photography and literature. Music plays a big role in my point of view. It also oneself to express themselves, and give opinions. From rock, rap, country to R&B, Latin and pop can show the words of a person and the beat to how a person rolls. Just life music, photography is a hobby that I wish to make a career. Within a photo much can be done, lock a memory, set a personal reference, and capture a treasured moment. Moments of your dog chasing a butterfly, your favorite bookstore as a child, or the sun setting at the beach while being surrounded by family is something I treasure. Lastly literature play the role of freedom in my life, being able to explore emotions, places and fall in love with the wording. Reading helps me see the many world in many point of views and all granted in one freedom. Chasing the traces of demigods roaming the mortal world, falling in love with a person you once misjudged, believing that humans are the only things in this world or understanding how to accept reality that is all literature may bring and does for