1. By Janie S. Torain EdD NBCT
The Holland Codes
By Janie S. Torain EdD NBCT

2. Holland Code
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A system to classify jobs into job categories, interest clusters, or work personality environments.

3. The Holland Model Realistic Investigative Artistic Social Enterprising
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These categories represent work personalities.
The work personalities are:
Realistic
Investigative
Artistic
Social
Enterprising
Conventional
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4. Realistic People Usually assertive and competitive
Interested in activities requiring motor coordination, skill and strength. 
Usually prefer to work a problem through by doing
Like concrete approaches to problem solving
Tend to be interested in scientific or mechanical areas. 
They like to work with THINGS.
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5. Investigative People Like to Think and observe
Organize and understand information
Prefer individual
Work with DATA.
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6. Artistic People Are usually
Creative, open, inventive, original, perceptive, sensitive, independent and emotional.
Do not like structure and rules, like tasks involving people or physical skills
Are more likely to express their emotions than others
Like to think, organize and understand artistic and cultural areas
Like to work with IDEAS and THINGS
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7. Social People
Seem to satisfy their needs in teaching or helping situations
Are different than R and I types because they are drawn more to seek close relationships with other people
Are less apt to want to be really intellectual or physical.  They like to work with PEOPLE
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8. Enterprising People Are good talkers
Use this skill to lead or persuade others
Value reputation, power, money and status, and will usually go after it. 
Like to work with PEOPLE and DATA
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9. Conventional People
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Like rules and regulations and emphasize self-control
Like structure and order, and
Dislike unstructured or unclear work and interpersonal situations
Place value on  reputation, power, or status
Like to work with DATA.
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Assessments using Holland Personality Styles link vocational interests to job families.
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Career Clusters that you will discuss later

11. Sources
John Holland (1985) Making Vocational Choices
(2nd ed.) Odessa, FL.: Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.
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Assessments use a two or three-letter RIASEC or Holland code. Different assessments provide information on the relationship between job personalities and key characteristics, college majors, hobbies, abilities, and related careers.
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