New Activity Package (PAK) CD

The Holland Codes Activity Package (PAK) CD-ROMS -

• Are excellent tools for visual learners
• Are supplements to Holland Code Assessments
• Introduce Holland Codes and occupations
• Show the relationships between Holland Codes and occupations

Holland Code Activity PAK CD-ROM has -

• 15 Holland Code Occupational Bingo Cards
• 100 Holland Code Occupational Poster Cards
• 8 Word Puzzles
• Exploring Careers and College Majors Career Planning Curriculum, and
• Self-Directed Search Form R Assessment and Occupational Finder

Details about the Holland Code Activity PAK CD-ROM are at the Activity PAK web page.

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Hollandcodes.com is excited to share with you the Grand Opening of the Hollandcodes.com Store.

The Hollandcodes.com Store specializes in Holland Code, Career, and college major resources.

The Hollandcodes.com Store sells the following Holland Codes Products:

• Self-Directed Search Forms R, E, and Career Explorer
• Career Explorers Guidance System
• Make a Career Profile Guidance System
• 50 Best Jobs for Your Personality
• Dictionary of Holland Occupational Codes
• Holland Career Materials: A Practitioner's Guide
• Making Vocational Choices
• Bingo Cards
• Word Puzzles
• Curriculum
• Flash Cards
• Posters CD-ROMS or Downloads
• Curriculum CD-ROMS or Downloads

Hollandcodes.com will be adding new resources. So, please visit often.

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Enterprising Personality Types, Careers, and College Majors

Enterprising is one of the Holland Personality Types. Enterprising Personality Types prefer to deal with Data and People.

• A person with an Enterprising Personality tends to be Characteristics: Persuasive, Energetic, Sociable, Adventurous, Ambitious, and Risk-taking.
• Examples of Enterprising Abilities include leading, managing, and organizing.
• Examples of Enterprising Careers include Manager, Producer, Lawyer, Business/ Marketing, Executive, Entrepreneur, and Principal.
• Possible Enterprising College Majors are Pre-Law, Business Management and Administration, International Business, and Political Science.

Do you have an Enterprising Personality?

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New On-Line Assessment

The Make a Career Profile is -

• Low cost
• Easy to use
• Tested, Proven, and dependable
• Source of excellent resources

The Make a Career Profile has the following resources -

• Self-Analysis (Exploration) System
• Career Exploration Resources
• Career Search Tools
• Portfolio Creator Tools and
• College Search Database

Discover your interests, values, skills, and personality...

Get information on Holland Codes, 1200+ Occupations, and 6000+ Schools.

Find out the things that are important to you.

Know the things that you are good at.

Research a career.

Learn secrets to write you cover letters and resumes.

Make a Career Profile

Social Personality Types, Careers, and College Majors

Social is one of the Holland Personality Types. Social Personality Types prefer to deal with People.

• A person with a Social Personality tends to be Helping, Informing, Teaching, Inspiring, Counseling, and Serving.
• Examples of Social Abilities include interacting with people and concerned with the welfare of people.
• Examples of Social Careers include Teacher, Clergy, Coach, Therapist, Nurse, Counselor, and Sociologist.
• Possible Social College Majors are Nursing, Christian Education, Counseling, Biblical Studies, Social Science, and Education.

Do you have an Social Personality?

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Artistic Personality Types, Careers, and College Majors

Artistic is one of the Holland Personality Types. Artistic Personality Types prefer to deal with Ideas and People.

• A person with a Artistic Personality tends to be Complicated, Original, Impulsive, Independent, Expressive, and Creative.
• Examples of Artistic Abilities include using imagination and feelings in creative expression .
• Examples of Artistic Careers include Artist, Musician, Actor/ Actress, Designer, Writer, and Photographer.
• Possible Artistic College Majors are Art, Theater, Graphic Design, Music, Journalism, and Communication.

Do you have an Artistic Personality?

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Investigative Personality Styles, Careers, and College Majors

Investigative is one of the Holland Personality Types. Investigative Personality Types prefer to deal with Things and Ideas.

• A person with a Investigative Personality tends to be analytical, intellectual, reserved, independent, and scholarly.
• Examples of Investigative Abilities include working with abstract ideas and intellectual problems.
• Examples of Investigative Careers include Biologist, Chemist, Historian, Researcher, Doctor, and Mathematician.
• Possible Investigative College Majors are Botany, Engineering, Forestry Science, Physics, and Foreign Languages.

Do you have a Investigative Personality?

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Realistic Personality Styles, Careers, and College Majors

Realistic is one of the Holland Personality Types. Realistic Personality Types prefer to deal with Things.

• A person with a Realistic Personality tends to be frank, practical, focused, mechanical, determined, or rugged.
• Examples of Realistic Abilities include manipulating tools, doing mechanical or manual tasks, or doing athletic activities.
• Examples of Realistic Careers include Craftsman, Fitness Trainer, Optician, Policemen, Fire Fighter, and Physical Education Teacher.
• Possible Realistic College Majors are Justice Studies, Fire Science, Athletic Training, Martial Arts, Corporate Fitness, and Physical Education.

Do you have a Realistic Personality?

Discover your Holland Code Personality Type...

Finding the right career assessment

Finding the right career assessment is a priority in looking for a career or college major. The right career assessment identifies your interests, abilities, and skills. Look for career assessments that are -

• Low to moderate cost
• Tested, proven, and dependable
• Excellent resources

Here are two examples of recommended career assessments.

The Self-Directed Search is -

• Easy to use - Complete the career assessment in 30 minutes
• Tested, proven, and dependable - Used by over 22 million people worldwide
• An excellent, introductory 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 Self-Directed Search Form R Occupations Finder has a list of 1,309 occupations matched to Holland Codes.

The Career Explorers Guidance System is -

• Easy to use - on-line
• Comprehensive - Contains more than five assessments that allows you to match your personality, interests, values, leisure time activities, and skills to careers
• Tested, proven, and dependable - developed by a university
• An excellent, extensive resource - Build a career portifolio, access a database of career resources, explore careers, gather information, narrow your options, and create Personal Reports

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Holland Codes Reference Books

There are four Holland Codes Reference Books that provide in depth information on Holland Codes and occupations.

50 Best Jobs for Your Personality is useful for -

• Career Exploration
• College Major Exploration
• Career Planning
• Career Transition
• Occupational Information
• Career Counseling
• Career Assessment
• Career Decision-Making
• Holland Codes

50 Best Jobs for Your Personality is the following information -

• Holland Code Personality Assessment
• Holland Codes matched to Best Job Lists with Highest Pay, Fastest Growth, and Most Openings
• Holland Codes matched to Best Jobs sorted by Education, e.g. Associates' Degree, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctoral Degree, and Job Training
• Holland Codes matched to Best Jobs with a High Percentage of Women and Men
• Holland Codes matched to Best Jobs with a High Percentage of Workers Ages 16-24 or Ages 65 and Over
• Holland Codes matched to Best Jobs with a High Percentage of Part-Time or Self-Employed Workers

Dictionary of Holland Occupational Codes is the major reference book for Holland Codes and occupations. The Dictionary of Holland Occupational Codes lists Holland Codes for 12,860 Occupations.

Holland Career Materials: A Practitioner's Guide is a book that provides practical applications for the Holland Code Career Model. The Holland Career Materials: A Practitioner's Guide discusses -

• Introduction to Holland RIASEC Model
• Relationship to other career theories, e.g. Cognitive Information Processing (CIP)
• Detailed descriptions, comparisons, and uses of the four SDS forms (R,E, CP, and CE)
• Other Holland Code career guidance materials

Making Vocational Choices presents the fundamentals of the Holland Code Career Model. Making Vocational Choices has information on -

• Explanation of vocational behavior
• Practical ideas to help people select jobs, change jobs, and attain vocational satisifaction
• Explanation of six personality types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social Enterprisiing, and Conventional
• Listing of personality type activities, skills, talents, model environments, and person-environment interactions

Holland Codes Assessments

Holland Code assessments use Holland personality styles to link vocational interests to job families. Assessments use a two or three-letter RIASEC or Holland code. Different Holland Code assessments provide information on the relationship between job personalities and key characteristics, college majors, hobbies, abilities, and related careers.

Holland Code assessments are -

• Self-Directed Search
• Career Explorers Guidance System
• Career Interest Inventory
• Career Planner

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Holland Codes CD-ROMS and Downloads

Holland Codes Activity PAKS

Holland Codes Reference Books

What are Holland Codes?

The Holland Code Career Model is a system that classifies jobs into job categories, interest clusters, or work personality environments. In the Holland Model, there are work categories or personalities. The work personalities were Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional.

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Holland Code Assessments

Steps to Explore Careers and College Majors

The Steps to Explore Careers and College Majors include -

• Assessing and identifying Holland vocational interests, abilities, skills, and values
• Exploring career options and
• Identifying college or other forms of post-secondary education (e.g. apprenticeships, colleges, trade schools, etc)

You need to know yourself. You need to discover your interests, abilities, and skills.
You need to have information about careers (working conditions, salaries, and training requirements).
You need to match your interests, abilities, and skills to the right set of occupations.

Finding a career assessment is the first step to understand your interests, abilities, and skills. Look for career assessments that are -

• Easy to use
• Tested, proven, and dependable
• Excellent resources

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Holland Codes CD-ROMS or Downloads

The Holland Codes CD-ROMS & Downloads

• Are excellent tools for visual learners
• Supplement the Holland Code Assessments
• Introduce Holland Codes and occupations
• Show the relationship between Holland Codes and occupations

The Holland Codes Curriculum CD-ROMS & Downloads go with the Self-Directed Search and the Posters.

Holland Codes Posters CD-ROMS or Downloads are visuals that present Holland Codes and careers. The Posters are useful in sorting careers according to dislikes, likes, and Holland Codes.

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Holland Code Tool Kit

The Holland Codes Activity Packages (PAKS) -

• Are excellent tools for visual learners
• Are supplements to Holland Code Assessments
• Introduce Holland Codes and occupations
• Show the relationships between Holland Codes and occupations

The Holland Codes Activity Packages (PAKS) comes in three sizes - Basic Edition, Intermediate Edition, and Advanced Edition.

Activity PAKS have Holland Code Bingo Cards, Word Puzzles, Exploring Careers and College Majors Career Planning Curriculum, and a set of Self-Directed Search Form R Assessment and Occupational Finder.

Details about the Holland Code Activity PAK are at the Activity PAK web page.

Exploring Careers and College Majors Guidebook

The Exploring Careers and College Majors Guidebook has information about career exploration and planning -

• Holland Codes,
• Careers,
• Assessments,
• Books, and
• Internet resources

Here is the table of contents from the Exploring Careers and College Majors Guidebook -

Steps in Completing the Career Planning and Exploration Process

Step One: Preliminary Assessment

• Types of Career Planning Resources
• Assessments
• Books
• Web Sites
• Manuals
• Powerpoint Presentations
• Internet Career Exploration Resources

Step Two: Educational and Occupational Exploration

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Career Development Manual
• Career Planning Process
• JobStar: California Job Search Guide
• O'Net - The Occupational Information Network

Step Three: Career Planning

• Resume Writing
• Resume Writing Web Sites
• Preparing for an Interview
• Interview Web Sites

This Guidebook reviews the Holland Code Career Model and other resources.

Career Interests Inventory

The Career Interests Inventory measures six Holland Code Personality Types -

• Realistic
• Investigative
• Artistic
• Social
• Enterprising and
• Conventional

O*NET Career Interests Inventory is a version of Dept. of Labor's O*NET Interest Profile. O*NET Career Interests Inventory is a 6-panel foldout inventory with 180 statements. The inventory takes about 30 minutes to complete. The responses are added; the results are matched to the Holland (RIASEC) Career Model and hundreds of related occupations. The occupations are divided into categories based upon education, preparation, or training requirements.

Have you taken the Career Interests Inventory?