Breaking down the Strong Interest Inventory for UGST 1000.

1. What is Personality?

2. Personality – who you are relates
to what you love!
• Quote: What is personality?
• In psychology, personality is a collection of emotion,
thought and behavior patterns unique to a person.

3. Strong Interest Inventory

4. John Holland’s Personality Theory
• Classification interviewer with the Army
• People seemed to be examples of common
personality types
• Six basic categories in a person-environment
typology
• People who choose careers that match their own
type are more likely to be successful and
satisfied.
• This theory of careers is the basis for most of the
career inventories used today.

6. Holland’s Codes
 Realistic
 Working with your hands, tools, machines, and things; practical,
mechanically inclined, and physical
 Investigative
 Working with theory and information, analytical, intellectual, scientific
 Artistic
 Non-conforming, original, independent, chaotic, creative
 Social
 Cooperative environments, supporting, helping, healing/nurturing
 Enterprising
 Competitive environments, leading, persuading, selling, dominating,
promoting, status
 Conventional
 Precise, perfect attention to detail, orderly, organizing, status

7. Realistic
• College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
– Cytotechnology
– Engineering Physics
– Medical Technology
– Radio, Television and Film
• College of Business Administration (COBA)
– Business Computer Information
Systems
• College of Education (COE)
– Kinesiology
– Recreation and Leisure Studies
• College of Engineering (CEN)
– Computer Engineering
– Computer Science
– Engineering Technology
– Electronics
– Manufacturing
– Mechanical

8. Artistic
• College of Arts and Sciences
– Dance
– English
– Foreign Language
– Theatre
– Philosophy
Mayborn School of Journalism
– Photojournalism
• College of Business Administration
– Marketing
• College of Visual Arts and Design (COVAD)
– All Majors
• School of Merch. & Hosp. Mgmt. (SMHM)
– Home Furnishings Merch.
– Merchandising
• College of Music (COM)
– All Majors

9. • College of Arts and Sciences
– Biochemistry
– Biology
– Chemistry
Investigative
– Economics
– Geography
– Mathematics
– Physics
– Pre-Medical/Health Professions
– Psychology
– Speech-Language Path./Audiology
• College of Public Affairs and Community
• College of Business Administration
Service (PACS)
– Business Computer Info. Systems •Anthropology
• College of Engineering •Behavior Analysis
– Computer Engineering •Criminal Justice
– Computer Science •Sociology
– Engineering Technology
Mayborn School of Journalism
•News/Broadcasting
•School of Library and Info. Sciences (SLIS)
•Information Science

10. College of Business
Administration
Organizational Behavior
Management
Social
Marketing
College Of Education
All Majors
• College of Arts and Sciences
College of Public Affairs and– Communication Studies
– Economics
Community Service – Geography (Regional Science)
Anthropology – History
Applied Gerontology – International Studies
Behavior Analysis – Philosophy
Criminal Justice – Political Science
Rehabilitation Studies – Psychology
Social Work – Social Science
Sociology
– Speech-Language Path./Audiology
Mayborn School of Journalism
Journalism – Advertising,
Electronic News, News Writing,
Public Relations

11. Enterprising
• College of Arts and Sciences
– Economics
– International Studies
Mayborn School of Journalism
– Journalism – Advertising, Electronic News,
Journalism, News Writing, Photojournalism, Public
Relations
• COBA
– All Majors
• College of Public Affairs and Community
Service
– Emergency Administration & Planning
• School of Merchandising and Hospitality
Management
– Merchandising
– Hotel Restaurant Management

12. • College of Arts and Sciences
– Economics
Conventional
– Mathematics
– Radio, Television and Film
Mayborn School of Journalism
– Journalism – News Writing
• College of Business Administration
– Accounting
– Accounting Control Systems
– Business Computer Info. Systems
– Business Economics
– Decision Sciences
– Finance
– Insurance
– Logistics
– Operations Management Science
– Real Estate
• College of Education
– Occupational Training and Development
• College of Public Affairs and Community Service
– Emergency Administration &
– Planning
• School of Library and Information Sciences
– Information Science

13. Guestimate of Your Strong
What is YOUR Strong
type? Can you guess
your letters?

14. READING YOUR:
Strong Interest Report
• Occupational Themes Pg 3(Section 1)
– Look at General Occupational Themes
– Look at your results on the Basic Interest Scales (Pg4)
• Personal Style Scale Preferences Pg 9 (Section 4)
• Profile Summary pg 10 (Section 5)
– Did your interests match up with your confidence
levels in that particular skill area?
– What is your theme code? E.g. EAC, AS Or None?
• Using Your Themes Section pg 13-14
• Does this match up to your own interests?

15. MBTI & Strong Interest Combined
• Review the combined report pg. 15-21
• Summary of the Strong & MBTI
• Preferences Combined
• Career Fields & O*NETS Codes
• Top Occupations
• Additional Occupations to Explore
• Balance between Work & Life
• Career Exploration & Change Advice

16. WP Blog Post #7
• What’s YOUR Strong Profile? List
your Letters or why you might not
have any letters.
• Does your Strong apply to you?
Why yes or no?
• Describe some of your themes and
occupations from the Strong
• 200 words & a picture representing
YOUR Strong profile