Im my last post, where I discussed a free personality self-assessment, I promised to write more about self-assessments, in particular provide information about a test that is more geared towards career development.
Here is a website that offers several free career-oriented self-assessments and a neat way to explore information about hundreds of occupations: http://www.cacareerzone.org.
The interest profiler, for example, is based on the six Occupational Themes (developed by the psychologist John L. Holland). His idea assumes that people thrive most in career environments that fit their personality, and that jobs and career environments are classifiable in that way. The model classifies jobs and career along six occupational themes or “types”, and all the different combinations of those:
- Realistic (Doers)
- Investigative (Thinkers)
- Artistic (Creators)
- Social (Helpers)
- Enterprising (Persuaders)
- Conventional (Organizers)
As an acronym of those themes, Holland’s model is sometimes also referred to as RIASEC. The interest profiler is a self-test that helps you figure out which three of those six themes are your strongest suits, and gives you suggestions for careers that require predominantly those skills and personalities.
[…] Coming up: I’ll review another free self-assessment soon – one that will be career oriented, based on Holland’s Occupational Themes. […]