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John Holland Personality Types

kberman — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 01:54:00 +0000

John L. Holland is a psychologist who spent much of his career at Johns Hopkins University. He received his B.S. from the University of Omaha and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota.

Holland is the creator of the RIASEC career development model often referred to as the Holland Codes.

This information is a reprint from Wikipedia(July 25, 2007):

Holland Codes are career types created by psychologist John L. Holland.

Holland mapped these types into a hexagon which he then broke down into the RIASEC job environments:

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

Holland argues that 2-3 types dominate in each person.

For more of the Wikipedia definitions, use this link.

The best online John Holland test types assessment is at The Career Key. It costs $10.00.

BUT–I believe that you can get a broader view of your talents and abilities by taking all the following free tests.

1. Be sure to take notes about your choices either online or in a notebook.

2. Take these free assessments:

Learning4liferesources.com—Discover Careers That Fit You

123test.com—Career Test

Hollandcodes.com—Rogue Community College

soicc.state.nc.us–North Carolina Career Resource Network–Self-Assessment Exercise

The Holland Codes are used frequently in choosing careers and/or college majors because they are based on natural interest. One of the largest sites, HollandCodes, has free college search and career information. This site has extensive information and links to sites specializing in the Holland Codes.

Remember this (from www.123test.com):

“”An easy way to remember the Holland Codes is RIASEC, the first letter of each type. Dr. Holland did not say that a person is just one of these types. Then there would be only six types of people in the world. Instead, any one person can have interests associated with all of the six types. When you rank the types, starting with those you have the most interest in to those you have the least interest in, you get your specific Holland Code.

“There are some 720 different combinations possible, like ISERAC, AIRSEC, or CSERIA. Generally, however, only two or three letters are necessary to create a useful description, such as SC, IRC, or AIC. Such a description may apply to both a person and a work environment. By typifying both people and work environments with Holland Codes, we can calculate matches between them. This helps you assess a potential career or vocational choice.”

“Holland’s theory also states that any two letters in the code have a stronger link when they are next to each other in a hexagon formed by the word RIASEC. So, Realistic people and work environments are more closely linked to Investigative and Conventional people and environments than to Social people and environments. One difference between Realistic and Social is working with machines or with people. Conventional is more like Realistic and Enterprising than like Artisticand so on.”

3. Use the following for career assessment ideas:

Hollandcodes.com: SU Holland Codes, Careers, and College Majors

Salisbury University: This Salisbury site further helps you to determine which majors and/or courses will help you in your personality type. It also breaks down the courses in each Holland personality type.

Grand Canyon University: Holland Career Model

Hollandcodes.blogspot.com: A Quick and Easy Assessment

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Job Search A-Z Links Directory

kberman — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 01:23:55 +0000

Accounting and finance

All Jobs

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Disabled persons jobs–

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Employment Guide ( by city)

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Health Careers

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Best Jobs USA

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Australia’s Careers On Line

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Job dig search by state

Job Hunt

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Job search made easy: Simply Hired

Medical jobs–

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Telecommuting

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National Park Service

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Wall Street Journal Job Search

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WITI – Women in Technology International–

Women job

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Changing Jobs A-Z Links Directory

kberman — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:11:58 +0000

A
Academic info
All you can read
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Association directory

B
Basic search tips
Beaucoup! 2000+ search engines
Best places to live in America
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C
Top job network for college and recent grads
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Delphion Patent Database
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Google Directory
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Home Fair Relocation Center
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Informational interviewing tutorial
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Jobmaps-job search engine to see where jobs are located

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LibDex-worldwide library directory
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Occupational Outlook Handbook
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Wall Street Journal Real Estate

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Web Search Tutorials
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U.S. patent and trademark office
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Vocational information center

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Weather channel driving outlook
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Zillow–the best real estate database for sale or rent

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Marriage, Success, and Job Seeking Tips

kberman — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:59:22 +0000

(A) How to be an overnight success:

“The Only Way to Become Amazingly Great at Something” by Leo Babauta–

1. “First, you must learn it by reading or listening to others who know how to do it, but most especially by doing.”
2. “Then do some more. At this point, you’ll start to understand it, but you’ll suck. This stage could take months.”
3. “Do some more. After a couple of years, you’ll get good at it.”
4. “Do some more. If you learn from mistakes, and aren’t afraid to make mistakes in the first place, you’ll go from good to great.”

“It takes anywhere from 6-10 years to get great at something, depending on how often and how much you do it. Some estimate that it takes 10,000 hours to master something, but I think it varies from person to person and depends on the skill and other factors.”

(B) How to Have a Great Marriage:

“10 Habits of Happy Couples” by Dr. Mark Goulston–

1. Go to bed at the same time

2. Cultivate common interests

3. Walk hand in hand or side by side

4. Make trust and forgiveness your default mode

5. Focus more on what your partner does right than what he or she does wrong

6. Hug each other as soon as you see each other after work

7. Say “I love you” and “Have a good day” ever morning

8. Say “Good night” every night, regardless of how you feel

9. Do a “weather” check during the day

10. Be proud to be seen with your partner

C) How to change from average job seeker to better job seeker by Tim Tyrell-Smith–(His Site)

Tim offers these tips to expand yourself and your job seeking:

1. Do you have a too limited network? Expand your network.

2. Learn how to use social media.

3. Have you created your personal brand? He suggests

writing a positioning statement.

(D) A final quotation to help guide you toward excellence:

“We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.”
~Marie Curie (1867–1934)

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