We can assist you in determining your career goals by arranging for a career planning assessment. If you would like to schedule a time to take a career assessment please free to contact me by phone 503-349-8070 or e-mail.

John L. Holland was the first to develop standardized testing for vocational interests and planning. Below are the categories he used to define the six main occupational types.

• Realistic - practical, physical, hands-on, tool-oriented
• Investigative - analytical, intellectual, scientific, explorative
• Artistic - creative, original, independent, chaotic
• Social - cooperative, supporting, helping, healing/nurturing
• Enterprising - competitive environments, leadership, persuading
• Conventional - detail-oriented, organizing, clerical

The Strong Interest Inventory is based on the Holland codes and is a well researched and extensively validated career measure that will assist you in choosing a career that will engage and challenge you for years to come. Based on research done with populations of workers that are satisfied with their jobs, this assessment breaks down hundreds of careers into a combination of interest theme areas--and then matches your unique interest profile with the careers that are the best fit for you. You'll benefit from the career experience of workers who are similar to you, and be guided toward the careers where you're likely to succeed. Strong Interest Inventory Reports provide specific, detailed suggestions of career families and jobs that are a good match for your interests, and are an excellent way to focus your career exploration.

The concept of Personality Type owes its existence to the work of Swiss psychologist Carl Jung and two American women, Katherine Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers. There are 16 personality types, and every person fits into one of them. All personality types are equally valuable, with inherent strengths and blind spots. Type does not determine intelligence or predict success. However, it does help us discover what best motivates and energizes us. This in turn empowers us to seek these motivators in the work we choose to do.

Please contact me by telephone or email to arrange taking the Strong Interest Inventory and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).

References:
• Holland, John. L. (1997). Making Vocational Choices: A Theory of Vocational Personalities and Work Environments. Psychological Assessment Resources Inc.
• Holland, John. L. (1996). Dictionary of Holland Occupational Codes. Psychological Assessment Resources Inc.