Career Exploration by Holland Interest Profile

Wouldn’t it be great to pursue a career that is interesting? Job seekers hope to find work environments that are compatible with their personality and interests. Vocational psychologist John L. Holland developed a theory that people can be described by one or more of six different “work personality” types which are: Realistic (R), Investigative (I), Artistic (A), Social (S), Enterprising (E) or Conventional (C).

Holland interest codes provide a system for matching personality types to occupations. An assessment can help people self-identify with at least two or three of the six different occupational-interest types. A person may have one dominant interest type, or two or three that are equally strong. In fact, interest types which lie in close proximity to one another on the Holland hexagon tend to be more similar and, therefore, those two-letter combinations (e.g., RC, CE) are more common.

After completing one or both of the self-assessment exercises provided below, you will learn your Holland interest profile. Then combine the first letters of your primary and secondary types, and click on the icon in the grid that corresponds to your two-letter interest combination. This will bring you to a list of occupations associated with your interest profile. Employment outlook and wages within New Hampshire for those occupations are also shown.

O*NET Interest Profiler: www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip
Personality Mosaic

		Primary Holland Type
		Realistic	Investigative	Artistic	Social	Enterprising	Conventional
S e c o n d a r y T y p e	Realistic
	Investigative
	Artistic
	Social
	Enterprising
	Conventional