Success over
the Internet
Chapter 8, Exploring Interests and Values
O'Net provides a list of careers that matches
Holland's categories. This information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
includes career information, salary and outlook. This is an excellent
resource.
http://online.onetcenter.org/find/descriptor/browse/Interests/
The California Career Zone site
offers a quick 5 minute assessment of interests based on Holland's codes:
realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising and conventional areas.
It also has a 30 minute Interest Profiler that helps students explore vocations
based on their interests. The Work Importance Profiler helps students
explore their values in the workplace: achievement, independence, relationships,
support and working conditions. All of these assessments are free of
charge. There is a fun section called Reality Check that helps students
explore their preferred lifestyle and how much it would cost. It provides
salary information based on level of education and career choice. The
Reality Check section makes an interesting demonstration for classroom use and
helps students understand the cost of living and the importance of education in
achieving their preferred lifestyle.
http://www.cacareerzone.org/index.html
The Career Key has additional information
on Holland's theory of career choice.
http://www.careerkey.org/asp/your_personality/hollands_theory_of_career_choice.asp
The University of Missouri provides a
Career Interest Game to help you think about your career interests using
Holland's theory.
http://career.missouri.edu/students/explore/thecareerinterestsgame.php
Find lists of careers matching
artistic, conventional, enterprising, investigative, realistic and social interests at
this site:
http://californiacolleges.edu/career/career.asp
One of the most frequently used career tests is Holland's Self-Directed Search. You can complete the assessment online for free. An excellent
personalized report with suggested careers costs $8.95.
http://www.self-directed-search.com/
This site contains many free online psychological tests
useful for self-assessment and exploration. Tests include personality, career,
intelligence, relationships, communications, emotional health, self-esteem, anxiety,
depression, lifestyle, burnout and others.
http://www.queendom.com/tests.html
Values
The Work Importance Profiler section of
the California Career Zone helps students explore their values in the
workplace: achievement, independence, relationships, support and working
conditions.
http://www.cacareerzone.org/index.html
This short, interactive values assessment provides a better understanding of
top career values:
http://www.arp.sprnet.org/curric/careers/My%20Career%20Values.htm
The Career Values Inventory helps
students assess top career values:
http://www.ultimanet.com/mchatwin/Career_Values/
Examine your values to find career
happiness:
http://content.monstertrak.monster.com/resources/archive/jobhunt/careerhappiness/
Use this assessment to prioritize your
top five work values:
Prioritizing
Life Values
Quintessential Careers offers a comprehensive list of
career tests with links to free assessments:
http://www.quintcareers.com/online_assessment_review.html
Read about the history and symbolism of the coat of arms and how it was
used to describe a knight's values:
http://www.fleurdelis.com/coatofarms.htm