Holland Career Test

A few days ago I discovered a free career test on a local college website, and decided to do it, because I was bored. My results were quite accurate:

There are six Holland Personality Types that are scored from 0 to 33 for each.

Your Personality: Realistic, Investigative and Artistic
You have a mix of interests and abilities.

(15) Realistic
Compatible Types: Conventional and Investigative
Likes to: Work with animals, tools and machines
Avoids: Social activities, Teaching, Nursing, Informing others
Has good skills with: Tools, Mechanical drawings, Machines, Animals
Values: Practicality, Things you can see or touch, Plants and animals you grow, Things you build or make better

(15) Investigative
Compatible Types: Artistic and Realistic
Likes to: Study and solve Math or science problems
Avoids: Leading, Selling, Persuading people
Has good skills with: Understanding, Solving science and math problems
Values: Curiosity, Scientific achievement, Independence Logic

(11) Artistic
Compatible Types: Investigative and Social
Likes to: Creative activities like acting, writing and music
Avoids: Repetitive and orderly activities
Has good skills with: Creating and expressing themselves in writing, drama, music or art
Values: Creative arts, Imagination, Courage

Social, Enterprising, Conventional all scored zero.

Has anyone done the Holland test? Was it helpful?

I've taken it. It seems to change a lot with my mood, unlike Meyers Briggs.

That is interesting. I can see how mood would influence the results. My Meyers Briggs results are usually INTJ or INFJ.

My Holland test results have been fairly consistent, since I first took it in 2006. I wish I had considered them when I went back to school in 2008.

I'm in my late 30s and only figured out what I wanted to do a few years ago. My discovery made me realize that it is very important to find work that fits. For years I tried hard to change who I was. No wonder I struggled.

Thanks , had never heard of this, the website I found did not express the results in quite the same way as yours. Mine was scored in the different career areas.

I scored low for building, thinking, persuading and organising.

High for creative, and highest for helping.

My results were Pretty accurate as I volunteer with the elderly, however I resigned from my support job because I found it too emotionally stressful. Since then I have decided to avoid social care as a sector, quite a few friends have encouraged me to try again. Truth is I'm scared of failure - that's another story.

Cool test thanks, given me something to think on.

What test did you do? I'd like to try it.

I've realized the career test has limits. This makes me wonder if there is one that would test specifically for personality traits and work environments (how one would cope) such as social services rather than a specific job.

I didn't add the link in the first post, because there was no free test on the website. I got access to the test, because it was on a local community college website.

This was the one I did https://www.truity.com/test/holland-code-career-test

Looking through it again I realise it has different titles but the areas are the same, for example my highest scoring area was helper which would be social on the test you did.

It is limited I agree but like Myers-Briggs gives an idea of the sort of areas which might fit, it's a handy tool, thanks for sharing with us.

Prefabsprout, the results were almost identical to the test I originally did.

Thanks for the link.

You're a Doer

Your primary interest area is Realistic, which means you are a doer who enjoys working with practical, hands-on problems and solutions. Doers enjoy building, fixing, and operating machinery, and often like working outdoors. Doers like working with their hands and bodies. They are often athletic.

Doers often prefer jobs where they do not have to work with other people too much of the time. They also usually like to avoid jobs that involve a lot of paperwork or abstract problem-solving.

Doers like their work best when they can see a real, physical result of their efforts. As a Doer, your primary career goal will be to discover a job where you can use your physical or mechanical skills to take practical, observable action on the world around you.

Some sample careers for Doers include firefighter, airline pilot, mechanical engineer, forester, and building contractor.

Building
Building careers are those that involve mechanics and construction, working with machines, or using physical skills. Builders are often attracted to careers in the military or law enforcement, construction, mechanics, and athletics.

Your interest level for the Building career area is high.

Thinking
Thinking careers are those that involve research, analysis, and solving abstract or theoretical problems. Thinkers are often attracted to careers in the sciences, computers and technology, mathematics, and medicine.

Your interest level for the Thinking career area is high.

Creating
Creating careers are those that involve artistic expression, imagination, and the creative use of language. Creators are often attracted to careers in performing or visual art, music, writing, and all areas of design.

Your interest level for the Creating career area is moderate.

Helping, persuading and organizing all scored low.

When I was younger I enrolled in an allied health program at a local college. I had interest in it, but it wasn't enough to succeed. I knew it wasn't a good fit within the first few weeks of classes. The work required the ability to connect with people on a deeper level, something I struggle with. I realized in the lab classes, that I wasn't made for that type of work. After the first semester was finished, I quit. I still remember telling one of the instructors, "I want out."

I'm not sure why I decided to pursue that path. I was aware that it wouldn't be a good fit. Somehow I failed to acknowledge that. Did I do it to please others? Was I looking for prestige? Was I hoping it would change me by forcing me to be more extroverted?

I did a career test two years, before I entered into that program. It told me health careers (surgeon and dentist) would be a good fit along with architecture, drafting, biology, engineering and the skilled trades.

My point: career tests can be helpful, but not on less the person is real with themselves.