Self Assessment

Objectives

• Expressing your interests in the form of a Holland Code
• Defining your educational goal

Why Self-Assess?

• How can you select one occupation out of hundreds?
• To determine your interests, educational goals, skill, preferences, and so on, you will need to do a self-assessment.

Interest Self-Assessment

• Dr. Holland’s Personality/Interest Categories: Dr. John Holland developed a theory concerning career choice and interests.
• Realistic or doers,
• Investigative or thinkers,
• Artistic or creators,
• Social or helpers,
• Enterprising or persuaders, and
• Conventional or organizers

Realistic

• Realistic “R”: A realistic or doer is a person who:
• Likes to work with plants, animals, tools, equipment or machines,
• Is good at working with their hands, and
• Values practical things.

Investigative

• Investigative “I”: An investigative or thinker is a person who likes to study and solve math or science problems.
• They see themselves as precise, scientific and intellectual.
• A thinker generally avoids leading, selling, or persuading people

Artistic

• Artistic “A”: An artistic or creative type is a person who likes to do creative activities like art, drama, crafts, dance, music, or creative writing.
• They see themselves as expressive, original, and independent.
• A creative person generally avoids highly ordered or repetitive activities.

Social

• Social “S”: A social or helper is a person who:
• Is good at teaching, counseling, nursing, or giving information, and
• Values helping people and solving peoples’ problems

Enterprising

• Enterprising “E”: An enterprising person or persuader is a person who:
• Is good at leading people and selling things or ideas, and
• Values success in politics, leadership, or business

Conventional

• Conventional “C”: A conventional or organizer is a person who:
• Likes to work with numbers, records, or machines in a set, orderly way, and
• Values success in business