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John Holland Personality Types

kberman — Sat, 12 May 2012 01:36:00 +0000

I believe the John Holland Codes to be the most effective tool for finding what you were born to do. There are six codes–realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional. I spent 40 years working in the social area but I really belonged in the investigative field. I have almost no relationship energy (of the 4 energies; grounding, relationship, creative, and logic). Once you start down a path, it is hard to jump to a completely different path.

Please, please spend some time on the Holland Codes to determine your best career directions.

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 North Carolina State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee has a free self-assessment exercise using the Holland Codes.

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.

10 Ways to Work Productively

kberman — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:50:39 +0000

1. From Marc and Angel Hack Life–”I will do one thing today” to-do list. Choosing to one thing well and to completion gives us confidence and peace. Marc has helped us by adding a PDF file for eight small cut-outs for “I will do one thing today!”

2-8. From Zen Habits–How to get a lot done–7 tips to achieve more.

2. Find the platform that gives you the time you need

3. Plan, plan, plan

4. Work smart

5. Push yourself, but don’t overjuggle

6. Team up, delegate, outsource, don’t try to do it all yourself

7. Work smart

8. Don’t be bound by what others tell you is or isn’t possible

9. Eleven tips for broaching difficult subjects by Gretchen Rubin at The Happiness Project.

10. Using waiting time productively–10 ways to save 10 minutes daily by Marc and Angel Hack Life.

Using Self-Discovery To Find a New Career

kberman — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:52:00 +0000

The paradox of self-discovery is that the more we understand ourselves, the more we understand and accept others. The more we know, the less we fear. A Course in Miracles teaches that there are only two main emotions: love and fear.

The Changemaker Test, designed to provide personality indicators–called labels–so anyone has some tools about themselves that they can study to see why they make the decisions and choices they make. Then from this foundation of self-discovery, he/she can continue exploring and recreating themselves through her/his lifetime.

The Changemaker Test Categories are:
(1) NLP–Neurolinquistic Programming
(2) Birth Order
(3) Family Roles
(4) Our Emotional Energies
(5) MBTI– Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

The Changemaker Test is at Finding Your Passion.

During the energy you spend in re-inventing yourself, you will learn new career choices for your personality labels. The labels can be quite effective at weeding out what you love to do and what you’ve taught yourself to do against your basic nature. Find what you love to do and life will be a continual joyful experience.

Some of my links about career:

(1) John Holland Personality Types

(2) Finding the Career You Were Born to Do A-Z Links Directory

(3) Finding Your Passion A-Z Links Directory

(4) Changing Jobs A-Z Links Directory

Some longer posts you may enjoy reading are:

(5) Reinventing Yourself at Good Life Coaching has some good tips: take it at your own pace, look at where you want to go, maybe take an interim step, deal with the flak and remember that reinventing yourself means creating a new identity.

(6) Reinventing Yourself from Mike Bellah is about the fundamental quest at midlife. He quotes Ross Goldstein: “The fundamental quest at midlife is to figure out who we are and who we want to be as we get ready to embark on the second half of life.

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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

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

Chemist jobs

College Grad Job Center

Computer jobs

Computer work

Construction jobs

Construction (mechanical,electrical, and plumbing jobs

Creative jobs

Disabled persons jobs–

Executive jobs

Employment Guide ( by city)

Federal jobs

Federal Jobs Digest

USA Jobs

Groove Job: Part Time Jobs, Teen Jobs, Student Jobs, Hourly Jobs, Summer Jobs

Healthcare, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and science jobs

Health Careers

Higher Education jobs

Hispanic jobs

Hospitality jobs

Human Resource jobs

International jobs–

Best Jobs USA

Seek-Australia

Australia’s Careers On Line

Canada jobs-Workopolis

UK jobs-Jobsite

UK Jobs-Guardian jobs

Euro Jobs

Job search engine

Job board search engine

Job dig search by state

Job Hunt

Job Bank USA

Job search made easy: Simply Hired

Medical jobs–

Niche career communities

Non-profit dream jobs–Idealist

Technical Writers jobs

Technology jobs-large discussion forums section

Telecommuting

Temporary jobs

Snag a job

Cool Works: Jobs in Great Places

Volunteer jobs

National Park Service

Global Volunteer Network

World Volunteer Web

Wall Street Journal Job Search

Wall Street Journal Career Center

WITI – Women in Technology International–

Women job

Women jobs

Women Jobs List

Workforce–workers over age of 50

Work at home

Writing jobs

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Work at Home Tips From the Experts

kberman — Mon, 16 May 2011 05:50:58 +0000

Convince Your Boss to Let You Work From Home

Fire Your Boss

Online calendar–30 Boxes

Contracted Work Professional Services

Fix Your Computer: Copilot

ClickNWork: Changing How We Work

Creating your own apps: My Adesso

Daily Diversion: InkyGirl

Freelance Job Sites:

Getting to Done: The Ultimate Home Office

Google Docs

Google Voice

Home Business Magazine

Home-Based Working Moms

How to Work From Home

Mommy Making Money: Online jobs

How to Successfully Get Work Done in a Home Based Business

10 Things I Have Learned From Working at Home

Manage your tasks-Remember the Milk Meetups-groups near you FreeMind-free mind mapping software

Open Office Productivity Suite-free

Organize Your Business: Backpack

Twenty Ways to Stay Productive When Working From Home Free Productivity Forms

The Smart Guide to Procrastination-Steve Olson

Five Work-at-Home Resume Mistakes to Avoid

Self-Publish-LULU

46 Ways to Start a Business With No Money

Should You Start Your Own Work at Home Business

StartUpNation

Easy to-do lists: Ta-da Lists

Six Effective Tips to Work from Home

Getting Off the Treadmill of Life

Windows Live Writer-I use this everyday!

Work at Home Jobs:

What Can You Do at WhyDoWork?

Workaholics4Hire

eLance-thousands of businesses

ZOHO-4 million users

Work at Home Savers

WAHM.com-Work-at-home job lisings

Work from Home–pros and cons

Working from Home?

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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
Ask
Association directory

B
Basic search tips
Beaucoup! 2000+ search engines
Best places to live in America
Bureau of labor

C
Top job network for college and recent grads
Wall Street Journal Careers
Career One Stop
Career guide to industries
Cell phone coverage maps
CEO Express
Creative group for Robert Half

D
Delphion Patent Database
Dictionary of occupational titles
Dogpile

E
F

G
Google Directory
Google Labs

H
Home Fair Relocation Center
Home price records
Housing maps

I
Informational interviewing tutorial
Internet Public Library
Information research center from IPL
Invisible Web
Internet Tutorials-guide to the Internet

J
Jobmaps-job search engine to see where jobs are located

L
LibDex-worldwide library directory
Librarians’ Internet Index
Cost of living in other cities
M
N

O
Occupational Outlook Handbook
O*Net OnLine-career exploration and job analysis
Open Directory Project –Business: Employment: Careers

Pure Jobs Search
Q

R
Wall Street Journal Real Estate

S
Web Search Tutorials
Sigalert-cell phone signals map

U
U.S. patent and trademark office
U.S. Census Bureau

V
Vocational information center

W
Weather channel driving outlook
WEDDLE’s professional associations

X
Y
Yahoo Career Counseling
Yahoo professional organizations

Z
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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Group Sites to Help With Your Job Search 1

kberman — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:41:03 +0000

Ning is an amazing resource that was launched in October 2005. To date, it has raised over 100 milllion in venture capital according to Wikipedia. 40% of Ning’s social networks originate outside the United States. The Ning Developer Network reports that there are over 900,000 Ning social networks. So for awhile, I will be posting about the groups available that help you reinvent yourself. Most of the Ning groups chosen will be about jobs and/or careers.

1. Smart tech people Getting started on this site includes creating a profile, upload or creating a video introduction, networking and connecting with other members, visiting the job board on site, and creating a blog, searching the forums, and starting or joining a group. The groups to join are Oracle user group, developers, career corner, graph designers, hot jobs, Microsoft euro jobs, Canada recruiters, project managers, featured international jobs, and New York recruiters.

2. Jobertalk is a group site about networking with human resources professionals. It contains many links to help with job search as well as jobs posted. The groups available are pioneers for career change, T.A.P.C. (Texas Association of Personnel Consultants), human resource professionals, and banking.

3. Open networkers.info is a very large site that includes 110 groups. It also contains 31 pages with very diverse help including CN networking toolbar, creating your own video profile, widgets, ON specialists maps, getting started, the ON web 3.0 business lounge, high quality job seekers and open networkers code of conduct and ideals. Open Networkers are active on over 60 social networks.

4. Greenlight Community is a group site by Keith Ferrazzi geared toward helping people develop relationships. This is a large group site and has 139 groups. Some of the larger groups are beliefs: what do we need to believe in order to be successful? (125 members), personal branding (275 members,) Linked In factor a (69 members), personal fitness, (105 members), and how to be more social (127 members).

Some of the forums include peer support, success, targeting, 30-day Greenlight challenges, newbies, and obstacles.

There is a planned Greenlight inaugural meeting planned for 2009 that includes 54 members. Greenlight community presently has 4,132 members.

5. Secrets of the job hunt with 799 members offers a place for career advice pros and job seekers can connect. It has job radio.fm which is career advice streamed over jobcasts. The forum topics are job fair tips, resume stuff, job fairs, career advice books, new sites and technology, job boards, US job market, hot jobs, over 50 job seekers, and local workshops.