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By Janet Maltbie
THE WORLD OF WORK: The RIASEC theme codes reflect the theory of Dr. John Holland that work environments can be generally divided into 6 areas.
RIASEC THEME CODES: Codes that are opposite are least like each other. People generally fall into 2-3 work categories.
Table of Contents
Start with your Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Realistic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Investigative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Artistic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Social. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Enterprising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Conventional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Testing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Realistic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Investigative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Artistic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Social. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Enterprising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Conventional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Testing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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03-08
09-14
15-20
21-26
27-32
33-38
39-40
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03-08
09-14
15-20
21-26
27-32
33-38
39-40
41
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What Interests you?
What type of work environments are you drawn to? What type of people do you like to hang out with?
➊ Realistic people like to work with their hands. They enjoy being outdoors and are good at fixing things. Are you athletic, practical, mechanically inclined?
➋ Investigative people like to work with ideas and solve problems. Often, they are drawn to math and science and are curious, complex and logical.
➌ Artistic people are creative in many ways. They enjoy working with ideas and problems but in a creative way.
➍ Social people like to help, train, cure or instruct others. They are helpers. They are friendly, patient, kind, forgiving.
➎ Enterprising people like to lead guide and manage others for economic gain or to reach organizational goals. They are assertive, ambitious, energetic.
➏ Conventional people like to work with data and are good with numbers. They are organized and like to follow through on other people's instructions.
➋ Investigative people like to work with ideas and solve problems. Often, they are drawn to math and science and are curious, complex and logical.
➌ Artistic people are creative in many ways. They enjoy working with ideas and problems but in a creative way.
➍ Social people like to help, train, cure or instruct others. They are helpers. They are friendly, patient, kind, forgiving.
➎ Enterprising people like to lead guide and manage others for economic gain or to reach organizational goals. They are assertive, ambitious, energetic.
➏ Conventional people like to work with data and are good with numbers. They are organized and like to follow through on other people's instructions.
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