What are your career interests?
Dr John Holland, an eminent research and vocational psychologist developed the theory that people working in a particular occupation often share similar personalities and interests. He classified these interests into six categories, Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising and Conventional. It is the best known and most widely researched theory and underpins almost all career assessments. Sometimes different descriptors are used for the categories - Outdoor and Practical, Scientific, Creative, Business, Office and People Contact.
TRY THE CAREER INTERESTS GAME
This game is to get you thinking about the world of jobs and your preferences. It is the beginning point for exploration, not the end point, but it's a great start. Are you, Can you, Like to, Hobbies and Career Possibilities are explored as part of the Game!
It can be really helpful to complete it and learn your Holland code preferences, which can then be linked to your school subjects. You can then make sure you have chosen ones which provide a pathway for preferred study and career options. Also, check out What can I do if I study.
Play the Careers Interest Quiz
Senior students in Year 12 and 13 can access CareerWorks by Career Solutions, Australia.
It's a comprehensive and integrated computer-aided career guidance, goals/planning and self-marketing tool comprising these sections
- Skills & Strengths - select your skills, personal qualities, leisure interests and industry knowledge from a large database - the work interest measure can be used separately with or without career exploration
- Action plans and to-do lists
- Portfolio planner manager for interview preparation
- Self-marketing - resumes, letters, competency examples
- Job descriptions for 1000s of career options
- Job task profiles for 1000s of career options
Complete the Career Builder programme and if you need further guidance and support make an appointment to see Mrs Carey.
