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Strong Interest Inventory

Larry Long, Ph.D. Counseling & Educational Support Services

John Holland’s theory

Happiness in your career by finding a good match

Strong Interest Inventory

 History  Sample  Description of the assessment

Guess Your (1-6): General Occupational Themes

 Social  Artistic  Enterprising  Conventional  Investigative  Realistic

Social (S)

 Interest: People, teamwork, helping, community service  Work activities: Teaching, caring for people, counseling, training employees  Potential skills: People skills, verbal ability, listening, showing, understanding  Values: Cooperation, generosity, service to others

Artistic (A)

 Interest: Self-expression, art appreciation, communication, culture  Work activities: Composing music, performing, writing, creative visual art  Potential skills: Creativity, musical ability, artistic expression  Values: Beauty, originality, independence, imagination

Enterprising (E)

 Interests: Business, politics, leadership, enterreneurship  Work activities: Selling, managing, persuading, marketing  Potential skills: Verbal ability, ability to motivate and direct others  Values: Risk taking, status, competition, influence

Conventional (C)

 Interests: Organization, data management, accounting, investing, information systems  Work activities: Setting up procedures and systems, organizing, keeping records, developing computer applications  Potential skills: Ability to work with numbers, data analysis, finances, attention to detail  Values: Accuracy, stability, efficiency

Investigative (I)

 Interests: Science, medicine, mathematics, research  Work activities: Performing lab work, solving abstract problems, conducting research  Potential skills: Mathematical ability, researching, writing, analyzing  Values: Independence, curiosity, learning

Realistic (R)

 Interests: Machines, computer networks, athletics, working outdoors  Work activities: Operating equipment, using tools, building, repairing, providing security  Potential skills: Mechanical ingenuity and dexterity, physical coordination  Values: Tradition, practicality, common sense

Combine 2 or 3 letters

Sample results

Personal Style Scores (Example)

Take-Aways

 Your career preferences and what your job requires impacts your career satisfaction  Use your career preferences and personal style to guide your decisions  Look at non-vocational opportunities (e.g., leisure/hobbies)

Follow-up options:

 Students  Post-doc  Post-doc / employees