1. THE HOLLAND CODE YOUR SPECIAL CODE Al Pomerantz Community Based Placement Finger Lakes Technical and Career Center (585) 526-4658

2. Think About These Questions Which do you hear more of? –Complaints about jobs? –Love of jobs? How can you make sure –you will be happy? –your career choice is right for you?

3. The Holland Code can Help This presentation will help you –examine yourself –find your code –use your code to select compatible career choices select compatible jobs

4. Pre-Test Record your answers on handout –What career field would be right for you? –What kind of job would you like?

5. The Holland Code Divides people into 6 types Realistic Investigative Social Enterprising Conventional Artistic Clue: Note The Underlined letter of each type

6. Realistic Are Physically Strong Tend to be Mechanically and athletically inclined Like to build things with tools Like the outdoors Have weak verbal and interpersonal skills

7. Investigative Are Scientific Get wrapped up in their work Think through problems Hate repetitive activities Buy telescopes, calculators, electronic equipment Strong need to understand the world

8. Social Sociable, responsible, humanistic, religious Like to work in groups Good verbal and inter personal skills Dislikes machines and highly structured situations Likes to discuss philosophy Cooperative and friendly

9. Enterprising Good verbal skills Strong leader Strong drive to reach goals High energy Buys big cars, nice clothes, country club member Loves power, status Values money and material possessions

10. Conventional Prefers well-ordered environments Conscientious, efficient, practical Do not seek outside leadership Value material possessions and status Save money, buys conservatively Orderly, persistent, calm

11. Artistic Like art, music, drama, other creative interest Prefer unstructured situations Do not like rules Expressive, original, intuitive Willing to take risk Sensitive and emotional

12. Using your note pages Identify your types –Pick three, listing your types in 1,2,3 order –Place the first letter of your 3 types on the lines _____ ______ ______ Example ___S_ __A___ __C___ When ready Proceed to Next Slide

13. Your Special Code You will soon – be told to go to www.nycareerzone.org –see this page. –click on your types in order

14. Then Click on View Jobs To get a list of Jobs you should do good at.

15. Summary Holland Code is a way of identifying your type assist in matching you with compatible jobs Career Zone is a website to search for compatible jobs more details of the careers

16. Now go to www.nycareerzone.org/graphic/assessment/index. jsp Using Slide 13 and 14 in your handout –follow the instructions until you see a list of careers click on a career that interest you –to see job description List on your handout 3 jobs you like. Return to next slide to finish assignment

17. Post Test Place answers on your handout Your Holland Code is __ __ __ What 3 Jobs did you choose –1. –2. –3. Did these choices match your pre- test choices? ________________

18. Other Sites to Explore www.careercruising.org www.careerkey.org/english/ www.careers.org/ www.sullivan.edu/library/links/career _links.htm

19. Assignment Due 3/15/05 Your assignment in your handout is to Identify employers in your area from your –3 Selected Jobs on Slide 17 »List their Name »Address »Phone Number This will be used for later assignments