Hollands Categories
Many career books, occupation finders, and magazines may use these 6 categories (R, I, A, S, E, and C) to define career interests. After reading the descriptions of each. Prioritize three areas that you feel describe you the best. Place those three in rank order, listing the most important category first.
Your results could look like this: A S I- Artist, Social, and Investigative.
Realistic
Jobs involve concrete and practical tasks. Workers use machines, tools, or other materials.
Hobbies include outdoor activities like hiking and fishing.
Sample occupations: electrician, engineer, veterinarian
Investigative
Jobs require analysis and reasoning. Workers solve problems, trouble shoot, or create and use knowledge.
Hobbies including surfing the web and reading.
Sample occupations: computer scientist, physician, psychologist, biologist
Artistic
Jobs involve creativity and self-expression.
Hobbies in music, writing, performance, sculpture or other artistic or unstructured activities.
Sample occupations: Advertising executive, architect, artist, broadcaster, writer
Social
Jobs involve helping people of all ages. Workers frequently teach or counsel others. Enjoys work that allows them to develop a close, one-on-one relationship with others.
Hobbies include socializing, attending workshops, and volunteering.
Sample occupations: teacher, minister, social worker, nurse
Enterprising
Jobs involve supervising or persuading other people to reach some goal. Workers have good leadership, speaking abilities, and self-motivation.
Hobbies include constant networking.
Sample occupations: entrepreneur, stock broker, real estate agent, politician
Conventional
Jobs involve organizing things, data, or people. Workers perform tasks to meet the everyday, regular needs of an organization or to meet specific rules or standards. Efficient, practical, and dependable.
Hobbies include crafts and volunteer work.
Sample occupations: finance, accounting, data processing
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