The slightly modified excerpt below is taken from the personality tests website Truity. Image by Theresa Knott.
Holland Code career test
“Holland codes are a way of classifying people according to their interests so that they can be matched with appropriate careers.
The system was developed by psychologist Dr. John Holland. He proposes that there are six broad interest areas into which all careers can be classified. For instance, Building careers are those that involve working with tools or machinery (e.g. carpenter, mechanic, or airline pilot). People with Building interests are typically practical types who like working with their hands and creating a tangible product.
The complete table is as follows:
| Building / Realistic | Building jobs involve the use of tools, machines, or physical skill. Builders like working with their hands and bodies, working with plants and animals, and working outdoors. |
| Thinking / Investigative | Thinking jobs involve theory, research, and intellectual inquiry. Thinkers like working with ideas and concepts, and enjoy science, technology, and academia. |
| Creating / Artistic | Creating jobs involve art, design, language, and self-expression. Creators like working in unstructured environments and producing something unique. |
| Helping / Social | Helping jobs involve assisting, teaching, coaching, and serving other people. Helpers like working in cooperative environments to improve the lives of others. |
| Persuading / Enterprising | Persuading jobs involve leading, motivating, and influencing others. Persuaders like working in positions of power to make decisions and carry out projects. |
| Organizing / Conventional | Organizing jobs involve managing data, information, and processes. Organizers like to work in structured environments to complete tasks with precision and accuracy. |
To find your interest profile and discover the careers that are right for you, take the Holland Code career test on Truity.”
Go to part 2 (Visualize your future), article 1: ‘What do you instinctively feel drawn toward?‘.