THE HOLLAND CODE YOUR SPECIAL CODE

1. THE HOLLAND CODEYOUR 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 TestPlace 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