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Step 1.5.1: Understanding Your Career Interests

In the previous three sections, the characteristics, values and skills sections were organized into six clusters. Please transfer your top five (the 5 items that you like the most or that are most similar to you) from each of the exercises to the chart below. Please check which cluster area they belong to and total the number below. You may find that you have dominant interest cluster(s) that emerge.

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My Top 5 Values

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My Top 5 Skills

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Total number of skills for each column

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Review the six Holland themes presented in this section, consider which ones are most similar to you based on your scores from the exercises and your thoughts from reviewing the descriptions. Complete the section below to help you create a summary listing for this section.

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Holland Theme

Potential Educational or Occupational Options of Interest to Me

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You are now ready to go to Step 1.5.2: Understanding the Career Clusters which will help you to learn how your skills, values and interests related to specific career areas.