I = Interests

What do I like to do?

I like so many things that I can't decide which to choose...

How can I identify my Holland Code?

Interests are what most people focus on when they begin the career planning process. Psychologists say that a person's interests stabilize about the age of 25, however, broad interest patterns can often be identified early in the college student's educational program. It is these interest patterns that are useful to understand when career planning.

The most widely used strategy to identify interests is the Holland Code. All of the assessments offered at USU have some relationship to the Holland Code. See below for various formal and informal assessments.

Informal Holland Code Assessments

1. Try the Careers Interest Game to informally guess your Holland Code.
2. Go through the Career Exploration Workshop (in person or online).
3. Take the "Work Interest Assessment" on FOCUS.
4. Take the "Strong" interest inventory.