THE HOLLAND CODE

YOUR SPECIAL CODE

Al PomerantzCommunity Based Placement

Finger Lakes Technical and Career Center

(585) 526-4658

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?

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

Pre-Test

• Record your answers on handout– What career field

• would be right for you?

– What kind of• job would you like?

The Holland Code

Divides people into 6 types

•Realistic

•Investigative

•Social

•Enterprising

•Conventional

•ArtisticClue: Note The Underlined letter of each type

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Your Special Code

• You will soon– be told to go to

www.nycareerzone.org– see this page.– click on your

types in order

Then Click on View Jobs

To get a list of Jobs you should do good

at.

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

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

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? ________________

Other Sites to Explore

• www.careercruising.org• www.careerkey.org/english/• www.careers.org/

• www.sullivan.edu/library/links/career_links.htm

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