Sunday, October 10, 2021

iStart Strong - Excellent, Comprehensive Career Test!

 

Online Strong Interest Inventory

iStartStrong

The iStartStrong will empower you, your students or clients to identify and pursue a career path that aligns with their interests and personality.

The report is based on results from the Strong Interest Inventory® assessment. It presents results as General Themes (based on GOTs) and Specific Interests (based on BISs) using engaging four-color graphics and provides hyperlinks to related O*NET occupations.

Designed to be used by individuals without an interpretation session, the Strong Interest Inventory report puts self-discovery into the hands of anyone seeking career direction.

This personalized report paints a clear picture of how one’s interests and themes link to various jobs, work settings, and career fields. Use it to help your clients or students expand their career options and chart a plan of action toward finding a fulfilling career.


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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

My Rainbow Career Finder - Professional Version

 

My Rainbow Career Finder
Professional Version!



Professional Version 

For teachers, counselors, coaches, parents and child advocates

The My Rainbow Career Finder program is an alternative to the paper and pencil RIASEC kid career test.

The program is an automated poster scoring system that automatically produces the three letter Holland Code based on the selection that the children provide. Upon completion of the report, we will send you a PDF report.

With the My Rainbow Career Finder, children sort posters according to likes and dislikes.

There is no more counting, tallying, or figuring.

Kids, children, and students will enjoy making their selections and with just the click of a button.

The poster analyzer clarifies thoughts, integrates new knowledge, and promotes critical thinking. New concepts are more thoroughly and easily understood.

The My rainbow career finder organizes and analyzes information. Children -

  • See how Holland Codes are connected to careers
  • Realize how careers can be grouped and organized

The kid career test software also improves –

  • Attention Span and Concentration: holds audience's attention and helps people absorb information
  • Memory Skills and Understanding: improves ability to absorb information
  • Speed of Learning: reduces the time it takes to complete career tests

Use the rainbow career analyzer at -

  • Schools
  • Boys and Girls Clubs
  • YMCA/ YWCA Programs
  • Afterschool Programs
  • Kids Go To Work Days
  • Career Days
  • Summer School Programs

The kid career tests are excellent career tests 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
  • Who are developmentally delayed
  • Who are learning disabled
  • Who have special needs
  • Who have limited access to education
  • Who are chronically unemployed

Finder redesigned -

  • New and improved!
  • New colorful Graphics!
  • Instructions simplified!
  • Free supplemental career exploration resources!
  • Translation in different languages - Surveys in Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Spanish/   Results (Reports) are in English!
  • Supplemental resources included - Training manual, Marketing kit, Powerpoints, downloads, videos, games, and scoring/ summary sheets
Read more about the finder

Sunday, June 13, 2021

My Rainbow Career Finder - New Product Release!

 

My Rainbow Career Finder - New Product Release!

Updated 6/11/21

My Rainbow Career Finder

Hollandcodes.com features the following kid's career awareness, cutting-edge media technology products. The My Rainbow Career Finder program is an alternative to the paper and pencil RIASEC kid career test.

The program is an automated poster scoring system that automatically produces the three letter Holland Code based on the selection that the children provide. Upon completion of the report, we will send you a PDF report.

With the My Rainbow Career Finder, children sort posters according to likes and dislikes.

There is no more counting, tallying, or figuring.

Kids, children, and students will enjoy making their selections and with just the click of a button.

The poster analyzer clarifies thoughts, integrates new knowledge, and promotes critical thinking. New concepts are more thoroughly and easily understood.
The My rainbow career finder organizes and analyzes information. Children -
  • See how Holland Codes are connected to careers
  • Realize how careers can be grouped and organized
The kid career test software also improves –
  • Attention Span and Concentration: holds audience's attention and helps people absorb information
  • Memory Skills and Understanding: improves ability to absorb information
  • Speed of Learning: reduces the time it takes to complete career tests.
Supplemental web-based resources include -
  • Holland Codes
  • Career videos
  • Career web sites

    New My Rainbow Career Finder - Release!

    My Rainbow Career Finder Reimagined

    • New and improved!
    • Graphics redesigned!
    • Instructions simplified!
    • Easy way to learn about yourself and the world of work!
    • Free supplemental career exploration resources!
    • Translation in different languages coming soon!

    Watch the video!

    Product release date is Saturday 6/19/21.  Here is the link


Monday, February 22, 2021

Explore Careers and College Majors System On Sale!

 

Explore Careers and College Majors System is a personalized, online,  interactive, self-guided career planning and college planning system.

Click on the interactive graphic to learn about the details of the Explore Careers and College Majors System.

Dashboard

The Dashboard is the control center of the Explore Careers and College Major System

There are five sections in the Dashboard -

  • Self Assessments
  • Explore the Possibilities
  • Take Action
  • Career and Education Planning Results
  • Recommended Tools & Websites
  • Self Assessments

Self Assessment


The Self Assessment section begins with the My Academic Strengths.

The results provide an overview of the following areas -

  • Subjects "I do very well"
  • Subjects "I do alright"
  • Subjects "I don't do well"
  • "I never took this subject"

There are four assessments -

  • Work Interest Assessment
  • Personality Assessment
  • Values Assessment
  • Skills Assessment

There are detailed instructions for each assessment.

Explore the Possibilities

The Explore the Possibilities is the Career Exploration, the College Major Exploration and the College Search sections of the Explore Careers and College Major System.

Career Exploration

In the Career Exploration section,

  • You perform personalized career research.
  • You identify potential careers.
  • You begin narrowing career options.

After completing the interests, skills, personality types, and/or values tests, you can personalized occupations to your results and click on any occupation that interests you. 

Then, you filter and personalize occupations by the following criteria -

  • Alphabetically
  • Job Family
  • Green Job
  • Bright Outlook
  • Salary
  • Saved Occupations

After completing Career Exploration, you will -

  • Match Holland Codes to training programs
  • Perform personalized research to identify potential training programs
  • Use training program search web site to find potential training programs

 
Explore and Occupation


The Explore and Occupation section is designed to help you can access college majors or degree programs. 

One method is to click on the Explore any Occupation link. 

Click on any occupation that interests you.   Then, click on Education Requirements.

 Another college major tool is the Explore Any Major Area of Study That Interests You tool.

College Major Exploration

Click on the College Search tool to use excellent college search resources!.

College Search options include -

  • Type of College
  • Enrollment & Costs
  • Majors Offered
  • Test Scores and Selectivity
  • Location
  • Athletics & Activities
  • Search for colleges by name

Take Action

  

The purpose of the Take Action section is to create a personalized road map of your academic and career development activities.  Take Action serves as an online portfolio.

The areas under the Take Action section are -

  • My Education
  • My Professional Development

My Education covers -

  • My Area of Study: Past, Current and Future
  • My Study Abroad: Past, Current and Future
  • My Awards, Research, Publications, Presentations
  • My Campus Involvement: Teams/Clubs/Leadership

 
My Professional Development entails topics such as -

  • My Internships: Past, Current and Future
  • My Work Experience: Past, Current and Future
  • My Volunteer / Community Service Experience: Past, Current and Future
  • My Network of Contacts
  • My Social Networking, Professional Memberships
  • Resume / Cover Letter / Other Documents

Career and Education Planning Results

Career and Education Planning Results are a summary of your personalized assessment results and saved preferences.

 Recommended Tools & Websites

Recommended Tools & Websites include -

  • Job Boards and Internship Opportunities
  • Links to Resources - including extensive online step-by-step tutorial loaded with downloads and websites

Watch video about the Explore Careers and College Majors System.



Cost for 2 users for Explore Careers and College Major System & Online Tutorial Course

Regular Cost $300/ Special Cost $99 (Save $201!)

Cost for 1 user for Explore Careers and College Major System & Online Tutorial Course

Regular Cost $150/ Special Cost $50 (Save $100!)

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Saturday, February 20, 2021

Revised Career and Social Media Omnichannel!

 


Hollandcodes.com has revised our Career and Social Media Omnichannel.

Social media channels are modes of communication that allow us to access information, to problem solve, and make decisions.  Client engagement with social media channels has evolved through three levels –

  • Cross channel
  • Multi-Channel
  • Omni-Channel 

Cross channel is the foundational level for social media channels that you can use to complete the following tasks –

  • Go on the internet
  • Research a topic
  • Make a career decision

Multi-Channel  is next social media channel level that is useful to complete the following activities – 

  • Find the optimal channel for each student
  • Communicate with students in the best possible way
  • Engage the students the way they like to communicate with us 

You are using an Omni Channel when you -

  • Communicate on any channel that we want at any time  we want in the way we want. 
  • The experience has to be consistent across the channels.

 


Here is a link to see our interactive omni-channel model.

Omni-Channel is highest social media level that provides immediate 24/7 access to perform the following career social media tasks – 

  • Career Exploration
  • Job Search
  • Resume Writing
  • Interviewing

 

Another example of a career social media omni-channel is out Career & Social Media Resource Center.

 


Social media tools are mobile and web technologies, e.g. Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter. 

Media technology promotes social networking, using already existing contacts to meet new people as potential social or business links. 

Media Technology helps us – 

  • Create collaborative environments
  • Promote critical thinking, innovation, and creativity
  • Provide immediate feedback
  • Engage and connect with students
  • Provide 24/7 access to resources
  • Build Personal Learning Networks 

Looking for to connecting with you on our omnichannels!


Sunday, February 14, 2021

Choose Holland Codes or Personality Styles Tests

 

Which Way to Go?

 

We received an excellent question from one of our customers. 

Our children are not sure about the college majors they want to study.

We are trying to decide the best place to start. 


At Hollandcodes.com, we know that you, your family or friends are asking the same question. 

Yet, in order to answer that question, 

You have to decide what is most important to you.


Do you want to learn first about career interests or personality preferences? 

The answer to this question will guide you in picking the right inventory.

 


Holland Codes vs. Personality Styles 



Career Interests or Holland Codes

A Holland Codes Interest Inventory helps people identify their career interests. Examples of Holland Codes Interest Inventories are the RIASEC Inventory or the Strong Interest Inventory.

Personality preferences or MBTI

Extroversion or Introversion is an important factor in deciding a career. The MBTI is most widely used personality assessment in the world.


Want to know more!  

Learn about Career Interests or Personality Preferences from the Build Career Test. 


Build Career Test!









Build My Career Test helps you choose what is important to you. Career Interests or Personality Preferences! 


Build My Career Test is an online course available 24 hours a day. Build My Career Test is filled with FREE career tests!!! 

Find resources to - 

1.             Explore your interests

2.             Identify potential careers and training options

3.             Understand your likes, dislikes, and interests.

4.             Explore careers and training options

5.             Match your likes, interests to careers

6.             Find training programs that are matches to the careers that you are interested

7.             Plan for a future career

 










Order Build My Career Test

 

Regular Cost: $20/ Special email cost: $5

 

Ready to Order Career Tests!

 

RIASEC Inventory




 







The RIASEC Inventory gives you a fast and informative way to explore occupations based on your interests and explore different career options. 

The cost for the online RIASEC Inventory is $5. Please allow up to 24 hours to receive Access Code and Password!

 

Order RIASEC Inventory - Online Version

Cost: $5

 


MBTI


 


 




MBTI is most widely used personality assessment in the world. 

Results from the MBTI® produce the 16 types –

·             ISTJ

·             ISFJ

·             INFJ

·             INTJ

·             ISTP

·             ISFP

·             INFP

·             INTP

·             ESTP

·             ESFP

·             ENFP

·             ENTP

·             ESTJ

·             ESFJ

·             ENFJ

·             ENTJ 

Order Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (“MBTI®”) On Sale! 

Cost: $35!!! 

Does not include Strong Interest Inventory report.

Please allow up to 24 hours to receive report!


Strong Interest Inventory



 

 








Strong Interest Inventory® is Online Interest Inventory, the most respected and widely used career planning instrument in the world. 

The Strong Interest Inventory® helps you identify - 

·        Interests

·        Holland Codes

·        Careers 

The Strong Interest Inventory comes in the following editions - 

·        Adult

·        High School

·        College

Order Strong Interest Inventory® W/ Interpretive Report

Cost: $70

 Does not include MBTI report!

Please allow up to 24 hours to receive report!