1. Choosing a Career is Child’s Play

2. REALISTIC - Doers
Children who have athletic or mechanical ability, prefer to play with objects, machines, tools, plants or animals, or to be outdoors.  

3. REALISTIC - Doers Games: Sports, Television Shows:
Repair person, chef,
Cops and Robbers, Fireman.
Florist.
Construction person.
Truck operator; blocks
Television Shows:
Sports
Action shows. Cooking
Super heroes.
Survivor
Police

4. INVESTIGATIVE - Thinkers
Children who like to observe, learn, investigate, analyze, evaluate or solve problems.

5. INVESTIGATIVE - Thinkers
Games:
Board games. Monopoly, chess.
Puzzles Rubric Cube, video games.
Word games; crossword puzzles.
Chemistry set; microscope.
Television Shows:
Quiz shows
Scientific/health related – CSI .

6. ARTISTIC - Creators
Children who have artistic, innovating or intuition abilities and like to play in unstructured situations using their imagination and creativity.

7. ARTISTIC - Creators Games: Coloring books. Make decorations. Sew
Play music, sing
Television Shows:
Make over shows.
Cartoons
Prefers reading to TV.

8. SOCIAL - Helpers
Children who like to play with people to entertain, inform, help, train, or cure them, or are skilled with words.

9. SOCIAL - Helpers Games: Play school Play nurse or doctor
Play homemaker; serve tea.
Counselor; good listener and speaker.
Television Shows:
Friends, Seinfeld, Cheers
Soap Operas
Real-life drama

10. ENTERPRSING - Persuaders
Children who like to be with people, influencing, persuading, performing, leading or managing for a club’s success or to make money.

11. ENTERPRSING - Persuaders
Games:
Lemonade stand
Raise money for cause.
Usually makes decision for group in game play.
Television Shows:
Government/politics: How to win.
Documentaries
Less TV; wants to count $$ in piggy bank.

12. CONVENTIONAL - Organizers
Children who like to play with data, have clerical or numerical ability, carry out tasks in detail or follow through on others' instructions.

13. CONVENTIONAL - Organizers
Television Shows:
News
Quiz Shows
Less TV: Arranges collections in room.
Games:
Plays office.
Organizes papers, drawers, very orderly.
Collects baseball cards, statues.
Files things away.

14. Applying the Holland Code to High School Courses and Careers

15. REALISTIC - Doers High School Courses: Technology Math Science Cooking
Career Focus:
Earth/Marine Science
Horticulture
Manufacturing
Mechanical
Construction/Trades
Engineering Tech.
Printing
Computer Tech
Sports
Police Science

16. INVESTIGATIVE - Thinkers
Career Focus:
Health care
Biotech, Chemistry
Engineering
Journalism
Psychology
Lawyer
Computer Programming
Research person
Historian
High School Courses:
Science
History, Psychology
English
Foreign Languages .

17. ARTISTIC - Creators High School Courses: Art/music
English and Languages
Architecture  
Career Focus:
Artist
Musician
Author
Fashion
Web Designer
Film, Video
Advertising
Interpreter
Design

18. SOCIAL - Helpers High School Courses: Business Family Consumer Science
Marketing/Psychology
Career Focus:
Education
Hospitality
Counselor
Sales
Child Care
Law Enforcement
Fire Fighters

19. ENTERPRSING - Persuaders
High School Courses:
Business
Economics
Mathematics
Club Leaders
Career Focus:
Business Owner
Insurance Sales
Real Estate
Commission Sales
Attorney
Department Manager
Finance
Investment Banker
Economist

20. CONVENTIONAL - Organizers
High School Courses:
Business - Accounting
Business Computer Applications
Career Focus:
Accounting
Data Processing
Insurance Claims
Logistics
Warehouse Management
Office Administration
Medical Claims
Event Planner

21. Career Planning 90 days of Self Discovery!
Interest and personality assessments
Career exploration
Shadowing professionals
Guest speakers
Choosing college majors
Finding potential employers
Grades