Holland Career Categories
According to psychologist John Holland, there are six main career categories relating to people's personalities. To find out your "Holland Code", select the three career categories that fit you the most and order the corresponding letters according to your first, second, and third choice (e.g. - ISA).
E - EnterprisingEnterprising types like to work with people to influence, perform, persuade and lead.
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C - ConventionalConventional types do well at jobs that involve working with data, clerical tasks, or numerical ability, carrying things out in detail or following instructions.
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S - SocialSocial types like to work with people to inform, help, train, and enlighten.
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R - RealisticRealistic types do well at jobs that require athletic or mechanical ability, working with objects, machines, tools, plants or animals, or being outdoors.
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A - ArtisticArtistic types like to work in unstructured environments and do well at jobs requiring artistic, innovative or intuitive abilities.
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I - InvestigativeInvestigative types like to observe, learn, investigate, analyze, evaluate and solve problems.
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