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Archive for the ‘Strong Interest Inventory’ Category
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
The Strong Interest Inventory is based on the work of John Holland and was first developed back in 1943. The theory is based on the premise that if behaviour is a function of interests, personality and social environment then people enter an occupation because of their interests and personality. There are 6 personality types and 6 working environments – Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising and Conventional. Over time people learn that they like some experiences more than others and tend to focus on the ones that they do like. This generally means that people become better at these areas. So if you have a realistic (practical) personality, you will tend to seek out jobs that are practical and work with other people with similar interests.
Obviously success in a career and enjoying our work is based on many factors, not just how closely it aligns with our interests. We also need to consider motivation, opportunity, ability, and sometimes its down to luck. That’s why I recommend that the Strong Interest inventory is used alongside other assessments to help make an effective career choice.
The assessment consists of 291 questions that identify interests in areas of study, careers and occupations and you are compared to a database of people who are satisfied in their work.
When you take the Strong Interest Inventory you get a list of jobs, in descending order that matches, or not with your interests. Some of these you may not have much knowledge on, so you would want to explore further using web sites such as learn direct and graduate prospects. To read more on the Strong and to decide if it would be the right assessment for you, you can visit my website http://www.amazingpeople.co.uk/stronginterestinventory.htm
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
The article says that there is rising demand for young people to take these to help choose what to study at university and for a future career. Remember a test can never tell you what to do, but it does help develop self understanding so you are better paced to make the right choice for you. The university career service is always the first choice to see what help is available, and for many this will help steer them into the right place to look for the careers that interest them. They have less time though if you are unsure and need to take more time on exploration. Popular low cost tests are interest inventories such as the Strong Interest Inventory assessment or The Self Directed Search – both based on the work of John Holland which divides people and jobs into 6 categories · Realistic - practical focused jobs · Investigative – research and analytical jobs · Artistic – creative jobs in an unstructured environment · Social jobs – helping, caring for or instructing people · Enterprising jobs – involving selling, business or persuading · Conventional jobs – systematic jobs involving organising and processing data You can take the Strong Interest Inventory via a number of online websites including my personal assessments web site. You answer 291 questions and your answers are compared to people who like their job, are good at their work and have been in their job for 3 years or more. The downside of these sorts of tests are that they are based on interests and just because we have certain interests doesn’t mean that we can do these – I’m a close match with fine artist, but don’t have the talent. It’s for this reason that people will choose to take an ability assessment such as from the non profit Johnson O’Connor Foundation which provides 2 in person in-depth assessment sessions and a follow up interpretive session at their centres, or The Highlands Ability Battery which is based on the Johnson O’Connor assessment but available as an online assessment and followed by an in-depth discussion. In the article in the Wall Street Journal, the authors daughter took the Highlands Ability Battery and he derived more than 12 possible careers and also discussed career planning skills.
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
I’ve worked with a couple of people recently and as we talk the truth hits them, their life is all about their job and when I ask what else they enjoy in life there is a silence.
I’m going to generalise a bit here, but as we get into a career path we can concentrate on doing well, getting promoted, a job with more responsibility, and it does take up a lot of our time
As we are young we can work hard and play hard, but after a few years, well sometimes 10 or more people begin to realise that they don’t have anything else in their life.
Over the past few days I’ve worked with Chris. What was really helpful for him was looking at the results of the Strong Interest Inventory and whilst there is a list of jobs that match with his interests, this can also be helpful for some hobbies. Social worker and counsellor came up high on his list of jobs and this got us talking about how he had wanted to get involved with Night Line whilst at university, but never did so as it wasn’t the sort of thing he thought a member of the rugby team did.
He’s now a bit older and ready to find out more.
He also came high as a match with the culinary arts. So we talked about cooking and this was something he used to do but has got into the habit of micro waved meals after a long day at work. But he definitely thought cooking was something he could get into a couple of times in the week.
What about you? Do you have time for a social life? And if you made the time, what would you do?
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
I’ve been writing about the 6 categories of the Strong Interest Inventory: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising and Conventional. If you decided to take the Strong Interest Inventory, the assessment would measure how you match up on these 6 categories and this is useful to get you to narrow down the careers for you to search.
The assessment also helps you to identify your personal style. This is more detail about the work environment and can help you to narrow down what jobs to research.
Work style: do you prefer to work alone or to work with others? Would you rather concentrate on dealing with data, ideas and things or with helping others? Of course, its not an either or but are you pulled more one way or the other?
Team orientation: do you like working as part of a team, collaborating with others or would you really prefer to do more things independently. It’s not to say you don’t get on with people but you do like solving problems on your own.
Leadership: Do you want to be in charge, do you get a buzz out of motivating others and telling people what to do or would you prefer to get on with doing a good job, and rather lead by example than telling people what to do. Risk taking: Some career options are going to involve more of a risk. Will you be prepared to take chances and make quick decisions or do you feel better when you can play it safe?
By answering these questions you have a better understanding of the working environment that suits you so you can then look at the jobs that match with your interests and narrow down, this making job search simpler.
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Friday, November 2nd, 2007
 This category contains occupations undertaken by people who like conventional environments and enjoy systematic activities requiring attention to accuracy and detail, often associated with office work.
They enjoy working for large organisations and are comfortable with an established chain of command.
They often seek work relating to financial institutions, accounting firms, data management or clerical activities.
People who are high on Conventional are often described as conforming, conscientious, efficient, obedient, practical.
Conventional careers include computer systems analyst, banker, accountant, legal executive ad nursing home administrator.
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Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
One of the most well known assessments for identifying possible careers is The Strong Interest Inventory. This is based on the work of John Holland and his theory loosely says that you can divide both people and job into one of 6 categories: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising and Conventional.
This category contains occupations undertaken by people who like enterprising environments and enjoy influencing, leading or managing others for organisational goals or for economic success. They enjoy persuading others to their viewpoint and prefer social tasks where they can assume leadership. They often seek careers relating to business management, sales or politics. People who are high on Enterprising are often described as adventurous, ambitious, domineering, optimistic, sociable.
Enterprising careers include sales, marketing, human resource manager, operations manager and optician.
If you are interested in learning more about the Strong Interest Inventory you can find more information here:
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Monday, October 22nd, 2007
One of the most well known assessments for identifying possible careers is The Strong Interest Inventory. This is based on the work of John Holland and his theory loosely says that you can divide both people and job into one of 6 categories: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising and Conventional.
This category contains occupations undertaken by people who like social environments and prefer activities that involve working with people to inform, train, cure or develop them in some way. They enjoy working in groups, sharing responsibilities and communicating with others. They often seek careers relating to education, healthcare and counselling.
People who are high on Artistic are often described as complicated, disorderly, expressive, non conforming, original.Typical jobs in this category include: Art teacher, Medical illustrator, Interior designer, Musician, Photographer, Translator and Librarian. If you are interested in learning more about the Strong Interest Inventory you can find more information here: http://www.amazingpeople.co.uk/Strong.htm
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Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
This category contains occupations undertaken by people who like investigative environments and prefer activities that are scientific and intellectual.
They enjoy gathering information, uncovering new facts or theories and analyzing and interpreting data. People who score high on this theme, like to think through problems and enjoys challenges.
They often seek careers relating to science, maths, academic research, medical facilities or computer-related industries. Investigative careers include chemist, geologist, mathematician, psychologist, dentist and university lecturer.
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
This category contains occupations undertaken by people who like realistic work environments and prefer activities that are practical and concrete.
They enjoy working outdoors, working with tools and machines and using physical skills in general. People who score high on this theme prefer dealing with things rather than with ideas or people. They often seek careers relating to nature and the outdoors, mechanics, athletics, construction or military service.
Realistic careers include engineer, farmer, military, carpenter, paramedic, and horticulturalist.
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