Interest Theme Assessment

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Interest Theme Assessment

• Based on John Holland

Materials adapted from Joy Ulrich Life Career
Coach
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• The Enterprising Person
• Think way back to pre-school. Enterprising types
  were the natural-born leaders, ready to take
  charge. You may enjoy
• competitive sports, figuring out how to turn
  everything from baseball cards to Beanie Babies
  into cold cash, or convincing
• your brothers and sisters to do your chores for
  you.
• Persuasive able to promote and sell ideas
  spend time figuring out how to beat the system
• Self confident seek advancement and areas of
  influence
• Outgoing enjoy challenge, competition and a
  fast-paced approach to life on a sport team you
  are likely the team captain
• Risk takers prefer high visibility, ambitious
  goals and ever increasing responsibility
• Things Enterprisers Do or Dream About Trying
• Belonging to clubs and organizations (preferably
  in a leadership role)
• Sporting events, as participant or spectator
• Entertaining and socializing
• Being president preferably of the country
  political activities
• Attending workshops running a business
• Debating, giving speeches, persuading others

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• The Realistic Person
• If youre a Realistic type, chances are you grew
  up wanting to be outside at every chance
  running, climbing, jumping, enjoying nature.
  You enjoy making, fixing and working with things
  and equipment.
• Physically coordinated may be athletic or
  prefer using motor skills
• Hands on take a concrete approach to solving
  problems constructing models
• You do best in school when teachers convince you
  that what you are learning is relevant.
• Things Realistics Do or Dream About Trying
• Repairing things
• Building and rebuilding
• Reading magazines and books about sports, cars,
  planes, boats
• Sports, hunting, fishing, biking, camping,
  hiking, rock climbing
• Working with or operating cars, boats, mower,
  planes, etc.
• Physically dangerous activities

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The Conventional Person You probably seldom get
into trouble - you keep your room clean, finished
your chores, and never lost t he pieces to your
games and puzzles. Methodical establish and
follow rules and procedures In school,
Conventionals like subjects which success comes
from mastering rule, such as spelling and math,
preferring topics with concrete answers to those
with heavy use of theory and creativity. You
often enjoy scouting and other organizations as
well as community-sponsored sports
leagues. Efficient use numerical skills, time
management and their eye for detail to provide
stability quite organized about earning
money Things Conventionals Do or Dream About
Trying Collecting anything and
everything Sightseeing, visiting popular historic
or amusement sites Building models Civic and
charity organizations Games with clear cut rules
(i.e. Scrabble) Maintaining a clean and organized
space

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• The Artistic Person
• If you think back to preschool, Artistic types
  probably were labeled as
• Original want to produce and be recognized for
  unique, distinctive works
• Free spirited are at their best in
  unstructured environments
• Creative have imaginative personal perspectives
  and expressions or day dreamers
• Artistic enjoy tasks that allow for use of
  aesthetic, musical or verbal skills
• In school, Artistics do best when allowed to
  color outside the lines and add a fresh touch to
  assignments. You often like to write and do your
  best when you like a subject and the teacher
  likes you.
• Things Artistics Do or Daydream About Trying
• Drawing, sketching, painting, photography
• Attending concerts, theater, museums
• Reading reporting for the school newspaper or
  radio station
• Playing a musical instrument dancing performing
• Directing videos, plays
• Writing poetry or stories

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The Investigative Person If youre an
Investigative type, you probably asked Why?
dozens of times each day growing up if you
didnt have your nose in a book or your eyes
glued to a toy telescope. Rational apply
scientific or strategic perspectives Intellectual
enjoy solving problems through an analytical,
scholarly approach may prefer science or math
classes Introspective would rather create,
working along on abstract ideas, than implement
solutions Things Investigatives Do or Dream
About Trying Doing scientific or investigative
work Complex activities requiring learned
skills Computers Reading to study on
interests Astronomy Mastering complex hobbies,
i.e. chess Going on an archaeological dig
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• The Social Person
• Growing up, Social types are friends with
  everyone - you have natural people skills.
• Helpful offer assistance willingly for tasks
  and for aiding others in solving personal
  problems
• Cooperative want to learn with others rather
  than compete with them or do things alone
• Understanding factor in their own and others
  feelings, especially when making decisions
• People oriented concerned for the ethical and
  responsible treatment of others
• Socials look forward to school because of the
  friendships you develop. You want to pass on to
  others what you have learned. You might prefer
  classes like English and social studies to more
  scientific subjects.
• Things Socials Do or Dream about trying
• Entertaining, organizing the party
• Traveling with friends
• Doing volunteer and community service work
• Working with younger children
• Developing and maintaining relationships

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Questionnaire

• Use the link below to open the Holland I Like
  To Questionnaire
• Follow the directions to complete
• Career In Site