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Strong Interest InventoryStrong Interest Inventory
The most widely used interest The most widely used interest assessment in North Americaassessment in North America
Started after WWI – veterans Started after WWI – veterans returning to the workforcereturning to the workforce
Warm-up ExerciseWarm-up Exercise
Guess the OccupationGuess the Occupation
Why Use the Strong?Why Use the Strong?
The Strong Interest Inventory can The Strong Interest Inventory can help you identify your interests, help you identify your interests, which can lead to greater job which can lead to greater job satisfactionsatisfaction
You can use the information to assist You can use the information to assist you in determining your career pathyou in determining your career path
The AssessmentThe Assessment
Measures your Measures your INTERESTSINTERESTS - NOT - NOT skills, aptitudes or abilities to do skills, aptitudes or abilities to do any of the occupationsany of the occupations
How the Assessment WorksHow the Assessment WorksThe Strong is organized in four ways:The Strong is organized in four ways:
1- 1- General Occupational Themes (GOT)General Occupational Themes (GOT)An overall view of your interest patternsAn overall view of your interest patterns
2- 2- Basic Interest ScalesBasic Interest ScalesSpecific interest areas based upon your GOTSpecific interest areas based upon your GOT
3- 3- Occupational ScalesOccupational ScalesSpecific interest patterns to people working Specific interest patterns to people working
in certain occupations that share your likes and in certain occupations that share your likes and dislikesdislikes
4- 4- Personal Style ScalesPersonal Style ScalesYour preferences on 5 different scalesYour preferences on 5 different scales
General Occupational General Occupational ThemesThemes
There are six broad areas that all occupations can There are six broad areas that all occupations can be classified underbe classified under
People (and occupations) usually have a People (and occupations) usually have a combination of two or three of the themescombination of two or three of the themes
What is your theme code? (middle of page 2)What is your theme code? (middle of page 2)
The Six G.O.T Theme Codes:The Six G.O.T Theme Codes:
RealisticRealisticActive, hands-onActive, hands-on
InvestigativeInvestigativeAnalyzing Analyzing
ArtisticArtisticCreative expressionCreative expression
SocialSocialPeople-orientedPeople-oriented
EnterprisingEnterprisingBusiness-orientedBusiness-oriented
ConventionalConventionalOrganizing Organizing
Realistic Realistic RR People are generally interested in mechanical, People are generally interested in mechanical,
construction and repair activitiesconstruction and repair activities Enjoy nature and outdoors, adventurous, physical Enjoy nature and outdoors, adventurous, physical
activitiesactivities Providing public safetyProviding public safety Like working with tools, machines, equipment, Like working with tools, machines, equipment,
computers and computer networkscomputers and computer networks Interested in actionInterested in action Enjoy work activities that include practical, hands-Enjoy work activities that include practical, hands-
on problems and solutionson problems and solutions
RealisticRealistic RR
Potential SkillsPotential Skills
Mechanical ingenuity and dexterityMechanical ingenuity and dexterity Physical coordinationPhysical coordination
RealisticRealistic RR
Work activities include:Work activities include:Operating equipmentOperating equipmentUsing toolsUsing toolsBuilding and repairingBuilding and repairingProviding securityProviding security
RealisticRealistic RR
What kinds of occupations do you What kinds of occupations do you think are in this theme?think are in this theme?
Investigative Investigative II Interested in activities related to Interested in activities related to
science, math, medicine and researchscience, math, medicine and research Like gathering information, uncovering Like gathering information, uncovering
new facts or theories, and analyzing new facts or theories, and analyzing and interpreting dataand interpreting data
Scientific and inquiringScientific and inquiring Enjoy abstract problemsEnjoy abstract problems
InvestigativeInvestigative II
Potential SkillsPotential Skills
Mathematical abilityMathematical ability Researching and analyzingResearching and analyzing WritingWriting
InvestigativeInvestigative II
Work activities include:Work activities include:
Performing lab workPerforming lab workSolving abstract problemsSolving abstract problemsConducting researchConducting research
Investigative Investigative II
What kinds of occupations do you What kinds of occupations do you think are in this theme?think are in this theme?
Artistic Artistic AA Generally interested in visual art, performing Generally interested in visual art, performing
arts, culinary arts and writingarts, culinary arts and writing Like observing and participating in artsLike observing and participating in arts Need to express artistic interestsNeed to express artistic interests Interested in aesthetics and self-expressionInterested in aesthetics and self-expression Interested in communication and cultureInterested in communication and culture
ArtisticArtistic AA
Potential skillsPotential skills
CreativityCreativity Musical abilityMusical ability Artistic expressionArtistic expression
ArtisticArtistic AA
Work activities include:Work activities include:
Composing musicComposing music
PerformingPerforming
WritingWriting
Creating visual artCreating visual art
ArtisticArtistic AA
What kinds of occupations do you What kinds of occupations do you think are in this theme?think are in this theme?
SocialSocial SS
Generally interested in being with other Generally interested in being with other peoplepeople
Enjoy working in groups, sharing Enjoy working in groups, sharing responsibilities, communicating with othersresponsibilities, communicating with others
Like to solve problems through discussions of Like to solve problems through discussions of feelings and through interactions with othersfeelings and through interactions with others
Interested in teamwork, helping, community Interested in teamwork, helping, community serviceservice
SocialSocial SSPotential skillsPotential skills
People skillsPeople skills Verbal abilityVerbal ability ListeningListening Showing Showing UnderstandingUnderstanding
SocialSocial SS
Work activities include:Work activities include:
TeachingTeaching Caring for othersCaring for others CounsellingCounselling Training othersTraining others
SocialSocialSS
What kinds of occupations do you What kinds of occupations do you think are in this theme?think are in this theme?
EnterprisingEnterprising EE
Generally interested in persuading and leadingGenerally interested in persuading and leading Seek positions of leadership, power and statusSeek positions of leadership, power and status Enjoy working with other people and leading them Enjoy working with other people and leading them
towards organizational goals and economic towards organizational goals and economic successsuccess
Interested in business, politics, leadership, Interested in business, politics, leadership, entrepreneurshipentrepreneurship
EnterprisingEnterprisingEE
Potential skillsPotential skills
Verbal abilityVerbal ability Ability to motivate othersAbility to motivate others Ability to direct othersAbility to direct others
EnterprisingEnterprising EE
Work activities include:Work activities include:
SellingSelling ManagingManaging PersuadingPersuading MarketingMarketing
EnterprisingEnterprisingEE
What kinds of occupations do you What kinds of occupations do you think are in this theme?think are in this theme?
ConventionalConventional CC
Generally interested in activities that require Generally interested in activities that require attention to organization, data systems, detail attention to organization, data systems, detail and accuracyand accuracy
Work well in large organizationsWork well in large organizations Like to use information to solve problems Like to use information to solve problems
efficientlyefficiently Interested in organization, data management, Interested in organization, data management,
accounting, investing, information systemsaccounting, investing, information systems
ConventionalConventionalCC
Potential skillsPotential skills
Ability to work with numbersAbility to work with numbers Data analysisData analysis FinancesFinances Attention to detailAttention to detail
ConventionalConventionalCC
Work activities include:Work activities include:
Setting up procedures and systemsSetting up procedures and systems OrganizingOrganizing Keeping recordsKeeping records Developing computer applicationsDeveloping computer applications
ConventionalConventionalCC
What kinds of occupations do you What kinds of occupations do you think are in this theme?think are in this theme?
Your AssessmentYour Assessment
Do you agree with your theme code?Do you agree with your theme code?
Page 2 summarizes your interest Page 2 summarizes your interest level on each of the six scaleslevel on each of the six scales
Basic Interest ScalesBasic Interest Scales
Each Each General Occupational General Occupational ThemeTheme is narrowed down further is narrowed down further
into more specific areasinto more specific areas
Basic Interest ScalesBasic Interest ScalesRealisticRealistic InvestigativeInvestigative
Computer Hardware & Computer Hardware & ElectronicsElectronics
MathematicsMathematics
Mechanics & Mechanics & ConstructionConstruction
ScienceScience
MilitaryMilitary ResearchResearch
Nature & AgricultureNature & Agriculture Medical ScienceMedical Science
AthleticsAthletics
Protective ServicesProtective Services
Basic Interest ScalesBasic Interest Scales
ArtisticArtistic SocialSocial
Visual Arts & DesignVisual Arts & Design Religion & SpiritualityReligion & Spirituality
Performing ArtsPerforming Arts Human Resources & Human Resources & TrainingTraining
Writing & mass Writing & mass communicationscommunications
Social SciencesSocial Sciences
Culinary ArtsCulinary Arts Teaching & EducationTeaching & Education
Healthcare ServicesHealthcare Services
Counselling & HelpingCounselling & Helping
Basic Interest ScalesBasic Interest ScalesEnterprisingEnterprising ConventionalConventional
EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship Finance & InvestingFinance & Investing
LawLaw Programming & Programming & Information SystemsInformation Systems
SalesSales Taxes & AccountingTaxes & Accounting
ManagementManagement Office ManagementOffice Management
Marketing & AdvertisingMarketing & Advertising
Politics & Public Politics & Public SpeakingSpeaking
Basic Interest ScalesBasic Interest Scales
Page 3 of your assessment summarizes your Page 3 of your assessment summarizes your top five interest themestop five interest themes
Your interest level is anywhere from very Your interest level is anywhere from very little interest (VL) to very high interest (VH)little interest (VL) to very high interest (VH)
Notice that your LEAST favorite are also Notice that your LEAST favorite are also included… why do you think this is included?included… why do you think this is included?
Basic Interest ScalesBasic Interest Scales
What do you think about your What do you think about your highest interest areas? Do you highest interest areas? Do you
agree?agree?
Basic Interest ScalesBasic Interest Scales
RealisticRealistic Do ‘erDo ‘er
InvestigatiInvestigativeve
ThinkerThinker
ArtisticArtistic CreatorCreator
SocialSocial HelperHelper
EnterprisinEnterprisingg
PersuaderPersuader
ConventionConventionalal
OrganizerOrganizer
Occupational ScalesOccupational Scales
Different from previous scales – does not Different from previous scales – does not measure your interest level in the occupation measure your interest level in the occupation itself, but measures how similar or dissimilar itself, but measures how similar or dissimilar you are to the people working in the you are to the people working in the occupationsoccupations
Page 4Page 4 summarizes your top 10 occupations, summarizes your top 10 occupations, while pages 5, 6 and 7 list all occupationswhile pages 5, 6 and 7 list all occupations
Occupational ScalesOccupational Scales
Occupations are listed in order from your Occupations are listed in order from your highest to lowest interestshighest to lowest interests
Occupations that have a result over 40 shows Occupations that have a result over 40 shows that you have similar likes and dislikes to the that you have similar likes and dislikes to the people working in that occupationpeople working in that occupation
Occupational ScalesOccupational Scales
You will notice that there are one, two or three letters You will notice that there are one, two or three letters in the Theme Code column next to each occupationin the Theme Code column next to each occupation
The theme code for The theme code for Attorney is Attorney is AA… why do you … why do you think that is?think that is?
The theme code for The theme code for Health Information Health Information SpecialistSpecialist is is CC… why do you think that is? … why do you think that is?
Occupational ScalesOccupational Scales
Ultimately you want to look at occupations Ultimately you want to look at occupations that have your theme code in it… what is an that have your theme code in it… what is an occupation with your theme code?occupation with your theme code?
Introduce the Holland Occupation BookIntroduce the Holland Occupation Book
Personal Style ScalesPersonal Style Scales
Page 8 states your preference on five Page 8 states your preference on five different scalesdifferent scales
Work StyleWork Style Learning EnvironmentLearning Environment Leadership StyleLeadership Style Risk TakingRisk Taking Team OrientationTeam Orientation
Personal Style ScalesPersonal Style ScalesYour score is in the right hand columnYour score is in the right hand column
Below 50 – your preference is the leftBelow 50 – your preference is the left
Above 50 – your preference is the rightAbove 50 – your preference is the right
Personal Style ScalesPersonal Style Scales
Work StyleWork Style
Prefer working alone vs working with peoplePrefer working alone vs working with people
Learning EnvironmentLearning Environment
Prefer practical learning environment, learn by Prefer practical learning environment, learn by doing vs an academic environment and doing vs an academic environment and learning through lectureslearning through lectures
Personal Style ScalesPersonal Style Scales
Leadership StyleLeadership StyleNot comfortable taking charge of others, prefer Not comfortable taking charge of others, prefer
doing job yourself vs comfortable taking doing job yourself vs comfortable taking charge of others and directing otherscharge of others and directing others
Risk TakingRisk TakingDislike risk taking, like quiet activities vs like risk Dislike risk taking, like quiet activities vs like risk
taking, appreciates original ideas, seek thrilling taking, appreciates original ideas, seek thrilling activitiesactivities
Personal Style ScalesPersonal Style Scales
Team OrientationTeam Orientation
Prefer accomplishing tasks independently vs Prefer accomplishing tasks independently vs prefer working on teams and collaboratingprefer working on teams and collaborating
You’re Done!You’re Done!
Congratulations! You made it!Congratulations! You made it!
Are there any clarifying questions? Keep in Are there any clarifying questions? Keep in mind, if you have a question, someone else mind, if you have a question, someone else probably does tooprobably does too
Review supplementary handoutsReview supplementary handouts As well, your individual counsellor can help As well, your individual counsellor can help
Last game…Last game…
Mix & MatchMix & Match
Split into groups or pairsSplit into groups or pairs
Match occupation definitions to Match occupation definitions to occupational titlesoccupational titles
Choose One Choose One Offbeat Offbeat OccupationOccupation
1.1. What is it?What is it?2.2. What type of education do you think it What type of education do you think it
requires?requires?3.3. Do you think there are lots of jobs? If so, Do you think there are lots of jobs? If so,
where?where?4.4. Who would hire someone in this occupation? Who would hire someone in this occupation?
(where do they work?)(where do they work?)5.5. Would you do this job????Would you do this job????