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The CentralTest (CTI) tests are -

• Career Orientation Test (Holland Code Assessment)


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Career Tests, Toolkits, and Classroom Activities for Kids

HollandCodes.com has career assessment tests, career exploration classroom activities, career planning curriculum, educational career assessments, and educational resources that are designed for students in middle school grades.

Self Directed Search Career Explorer Assessment and Finder

The Self Directed Search Career Explorer (SDS CE) is a career test for kids with a 3rd grade reading level.

The career test for kids matches interests, activities, and skills to Holland Codes and 400 careers.

Holland Codes Resource Toolkit and the Unlock Your Treasure Chest Guide to Career Exploration Downloads

The Holland Codes Resource Toolkit and the Unlock Your Treasure Chest Guide to Career Exploration Downloads are a career exploration assessment tools that use career exploration classroom activities and visual aids to introduce Holland Codes and careers.

Use the Downloads to -

• Explore careers with middle school students,children, and kids.


• View colorful illustrations.


• Discover your interests, abilities, and skills.


• Find out what makes your personality tick.


• Explore careers.


• Link careers to interests, abilities and skills.

The Holland Codes Resource Toolkit Download has the following items-

• 100 Holland Code "Bingo" Cards with Instruction Sheet


• 100 Holland Code Occupational Posters


• Eight (8) Holland Code Word Puzzles


• Holland Code Resource Manual


• Flash Cards – Children
  


• On-Line Holland Code Resources including career exploration lesson plans and computer based career exploration

Read more about the career exploration resources for children.

Career Clusters & Holland Codes

History of the Career Clusters and
Guide for Occupational Exploration (GOE) Codes

In the 1960s, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) conducted research on 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 Guide for Occupational Exploration (GOE) 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

Career Clusters and Holland Codes Resources

HollandCodes.com has the following Career Clusters resources -

• Guide for Occupational Exploration Interest Inventory (GOEII)


• Career Exploration Inventory


• Kuder Career Planning System

Career Clusters and Holland Codes Resources

According to the Guide for Occupational Exploration (GOE), there is a correlation between the Clusters, GOE Interest Areas, and the Holland Codes. Some of the Clusters and GOE Interest Areas fit in one or more Holland Codes group.

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Unlock the Treasure Chest - Do You Have the Keys? Guide to Career Planning

The Unlock the Treasure Chest - Do You Have the Keys? Guide to Career Planning is a step-by-step guide to explore careers and college majors.

Use the guidebook to pinpoint your interests, abilities, skills, talents, and values.

• Discover who you really are and KNOW your likes, dislikes, and interests.
  
• Match your likes, interests, skills, and personality styles to careers.
  
• Find training programs that are a match to the careers that they are interested.
  
• Succeed in planning a career.

Parents, you have a motivational tool to guide your teen or young adults as they explore careers and college majors.

Teachers, you have a classroom activities that is the resource for preparing career and college major exploration classes.

The Unlock the Treasure Chest- Do You Have the Keys? Guide to Career Planning is used in conjunction with the Make a Career Profile. Dr. Frank Minor, CEO of Career Dimensions has endorsed the Unlock the Treasure Chest- Do You Have the Keys? Guide to Career Planning.

The Unlock the Treasure Chest has 4 sections –

• Awareness, Assessment, and Knowledge Parent and Teacher Guide
  
• Guide to Career Exploration and Planning
  
• Internet Resources for Teachers, Counselors, Parents, Adults, and Teens
  
• Visual Aids or Screenshots from the Unlock the Treasure Chest Guidebook

Awareness, Assessment, and Knowledge Parent, Teacher, and Adult Guide outlines the process of selecting a career assessment. The selection process includes –

• Introduction to Career Planning
  
• Steps to Self Awareness
  
• Tools To Assess Self Awareness
  
• Selection of a Career Assessment or Test
  
• Career Test Checklist
  
• Features Of Career Self Assessments Tests

The Guide to Career Exploration and Planning is for teens or adults who need a manual that will guide them through the steps of career planning process. The topics included in the Guide are -

• Career Planning Map
  
• Self-Analysis, Self Awareness, or Self Assessment
  
• Self Awareness
  
• Tools to Awareness


• Interests Inventory
  
• Values Inventory
  
• Skills Inventory
  
• Personality Styles Inventory
  
• Career Match Making Using Interests, Values, Skills, and Personality Styles

• Career Exploration
  
• Research A Career Tool
  
• Career Profile
  
• Research career information

Each career profile has the following information –

• Overview
  
• Skills
  
• Values
  
• Outlook
  
• Earning
  
• Interest Profile
  
• Working Conditions
  
• Contact Info
  
• Areas of Study
  
• Search for Schools

The College Major Exploration section has -

• Database of 6000+ Schools
  
• Career Exploration Tool
  
• College Majors Exploration Tool

Each school profile lists the following information –

• Location of School
  
• Majors Areas of Study
  
• Name of School
  
• Size and Cost
  
• Region in the USA
  
• Type of School

Internet Resources for Teachers, Counselors, Parents, Adults, and Teens include additional information from the following areas –

• Holland Code Career Assessment Activities
  
• Awareness, Assessment, and Knowledge Resources
  
• Career Exploration Sites
  
• College Majors Exploration Resources

The Visual Aids or Screenshots from the Unlock the Treasure Chest Guidebook are an additional bonus for teachers and counselors. These screenshots are excellent for group presentations. The screenshots present the concepts covered in the Guidebook. With each purchase, you will receive PDF and Powerpoint versions of the Visual Aids. The Unlock the Treasure Chest- Do You Have the Keys? Guide to Career Planning is a toolkit for teachers or counselors preparing students for graduation and transition into post-secondary training programs.

Read the endorsement from Dr. Frank Minor, CEO of Career Dimensions, Inc.

Cost: $50 for 1 Make a Career Profile and Unlock the Treasure Chest- Do You Have the Keys? Guide to Career Planning Download

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Career Books and eBooks

Hollandcodes.com offers career e-Books & books covering a variety of topics –

• Career exploration
• College majors
• Training and education requirements
• Professional and Internet resources

Downloading eBooks is effortless and immediate. Totally automated. No waiting. No shipping time. No shipping costs.

Two formats are available – career books and career e-Books. The following book titles are available -

• Opportunities In ...
• What Can You Do with a Major
• Great Jobs for Majors
• The WetFeet Insider Guide to ... Careers
• Careers In …
• VGM's Careers Encyclopedia

Visit the Hollandcodes.com Career Books and eBooks web page.

College Majors & Careers

Hollandcodes.com has free career information from –

• College major search web sites
• Career information web sites
• Career exploration web sites
• Career planning web sites

Web sites provide information on –

• Holland Codes
• Careers
• College majors
• Descriptions
• Activities
• Competencies
• Transferable skills
• Career exploration

View free PDF college and career downloads and links.

Visit the Hollandcodes.com College Majors and Careers web page

Conventional Personality Types, Careers, and College Majors

Conventional is one of the Holland Personality Types. Conventional Personality Types prefer to deal with Data and Things.

• A person with a Conventional Personality tends to be Careful, Conforming, Conservative, Conscientious, Self-controlled, and Structured.
• Examples of Conventional Abilities include ordering activities paying attention to details.
• Examples of Conventional Careers include Accountant, Banker, Editor, Office Manager, Librarian, and Reporter.
• Possible Conventional College Majors are Business, Accounting, and Management.

Do you have an Conventional Personality?

Discover your Holland Code Personality Type...

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.

New Store

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.

If you are looking for a specific Holland Code Product, please contact us.

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?

Discover your Holland Code Personality Type...

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?

Discover your Holland Code Personality Type...

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?

Discover your Holland Code Personality Type...

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?

Discover your Holland Code Personality Type...

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