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Prepared for: Sajidah Alhumaidi

Test Date: February 25, 2020

Personal Interest Areas | Details on Interest Areas | CareerMatch™ | Methodology

Interest Area Clustering

The hexagonal chart below (sometimes called a polar, radar or spider chart) depicts your score for each of the six interest area clusters. According to Holland’s theory, the interest areas closest to each other on the hexagon, have the most characteristics in common. The interest areas that are furthest apart (i.e., opposites on the hexagon), have the least in common. John Holland believed that most people exhibit a tendency toward one or two primary areas of interest, and that career satisfaction and success is highly correlated to whether or not those interests are satisfied in one’s work. People tend to thrive in work environments that are supportive of their core personal interests and by being around others who share those same basic interests.

Definitions of All Six Interest Areas

Dr. Holland defines six interest types: realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional. The characteristics of each are described below:

Realistic

People with Realistic interests like work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They enjoy dealing with plants, animals, and real-world materials, like wood, tools, and machinery. They enjoy outside work. Often people with Realistic interests do not like occupations that mainly involve doing paperwork or working closely with others.

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Investigative

People with Investigative interests like work activities that have to do with ideas and thinking more than with physical activity. They like to search for facts and figure out problems mentally rather than to persuade or lead people.

Artistic

People with Artistic interests like work activities that deal with the artistic side of things, such as forms, designs, and patterns. They like self-expression in their work. They prefer settings where work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Social

People with Social interests like work activities that assist others and promote learning and personal development. They prefer to communicate more than to work with objects, machines, or data. They like to teach, to give advice, to help, or otherwise be of service to people.

Enterprising

People with Enterprising interests like work activities that have to do with starting up and carrying out projects, especially business ventures. They like persuading and leading people and making decisions. They like taking risks for profit. These people prefer action rather than thought.

Conventional

People with Conventional interests like work activities that follow set procedures and routines. They prefer working with data and detail more than with ideas. They prefer work in which there are precise standards rather than work in which you have to judge things by yourself. These people like working where the lines of authority are clear.

Interest Area Scores

How do your scores compare to other people? The charts below depict your score for each interest area compared with that of the general U.S. Adult Population, Male and Female.

Statistical Notes: The center line in the bar represents the national average by gender; the width of the bar represents (plus or minus) one standard deviation from the mean; roughly 68% of the population will fit within the distribution represented by each bar.

Your Score U.S. Adult Male Average U.S. Adult Female Average

Realistic U.S. Male Average U.S. Female Average Your Score (16)

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Investigative U.S. Male Average U.S. Female Average Your Score (16)

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Artistic U.S. Male Average U.S. Female Average Your Score (12)

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Social U.S. Male Average U.S. Female Average Your Score (8)

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Enterprising U.S. Male Average U.S. Female Average Your Score (11)

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Conventional U.S. Male Average U.S. Female Average Your Score (12)

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