Holland Codes

Holland Code The Holland Code was “...Developed by Dr. John Holland, who defined six categories of people based on personality, interests, and skills…” (page 499, The College Success Textbook). These six categories are: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional. After taking this test you will get to have a three letter code that will tell you what three categories you fit best into. My Holland code is I.S.A., which means I’m Investigative, Social and Artistic.

The Holland Code career test is a personality type based career assessment/exploration tool. The test focuses on six categories all jobs fit into, (Building, Thinking, Creating, Helping, Persuading, Organizing). Dr. John L. Holland, the creator of the system who passed away in 2008 after completing work in phycology. The Holland system, known as the Holland The Holland Code (RIASEC) Theory of Career Choice, scores on a High Moderate and Low scale. The results of the career assessment were Building

iSearch Paper I. Holland Code Results (6 sentences) 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

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

Abstract Career counseling over the lifespan has more than an occupational focus, it deals with the person’s entire being with a vision that includes one’s lifespan. Career counseling takes into consideration character development, character skills, life roles, individual life and work history, goals, and obstacles. A career counselor not only assists a client with a career plan, but also with a life plan. This paper focuses on two categories of career counseling. The first focus is the history

Sul Ross State University College and Career Development Centers are the Lobo Center, services freshman only, and the Career Services and Testing Center, which services freshman through graduates. Alpine, Texas is home to Sul Ross State University, it is a rural West Texas town nestled outside of the Big Bend area 20 miles from Mexico. Lobo, timber wolf, is the mascot for Sul Ross which has a student population of approximately 2000. Lobo Center The Lobo Center is located in the admissions

to determine what would work best for me. The Holland code was developed by John L. Holland during the 1950s. The Holland code was first published in the Journal of Counseling Psychology, and the Liao, Armstrong and Rounds

A. This lesson mainly addressed aspects related to career development. This lesson encourages students to discover their academic and personal strengths, their skillsets, and their interests. Students then take those concepts and apply them to career exploration. They are able to link their strengths, preferences, and abilities to potential future career paths. Some of the specific aspects of career development that I addressed include applying planning and career exploration in setting and obtaining

Career Development and Gender, Race, and Class Many theories of career development are derived from theories of personality (Sharf 1997). They attempt to illuminate the interrelationship of individual personality and behavior with work and careers. However, some prevailing career development theories were based solely on research on white males from middle- and upper-middle-class backgrounds, so their applicability to women, people of color, and other socioeconomic groups has been called into

According to the measure on the Holland Code Career Test the top three personal orientations I score highest in was persuading, helping, and organizing. With my top three personal orientations I have an opportunity to be in any field or work environments I dream of. For example, I could find a career in assisting, leading, managing data, coaching, teaching and the list goes on. I love making people believe in what I believe in and helping. Using your mind to change someone else mind is an advantage