Work Interest Assessment Holland Code: SER (Social, Enterprising, Realistic)

Social: “The Helpers”

 Prefer to work with others in a team to problem solve.
 Enjoy teaching, caring for others, mediating disputes.
 Very verbal, express themselves well.
 Describe themselves as cooperative, friendly, and understanding

Enterprising: “The Persuaders”

 Enjoy selling and promoting, having power and status, leading groups.
 Enjoy influencing others and being in a leadership position.
 Often use their skills to influence others.
 Often enjoy discussing politics and competitive activities. Self-confident and energetic.
Realistic: “The Doers”
 Prefer to work with objects and things.
 Enjoy being physically active.
 Enjoy creating things with their hands.
 May enjoy working with large machines or precision machinery.

I feel like this assessment was really accurate. It is a good description of my work preferences
and the code gave me a lot of careers that match my interests. My objective in returning to
school was to get the education to pursue a career in the social, child, and family area. The
Holland code matched me perfectly with these types of careers. I am also planning on moving to
Tennessee in the next few years and I was able to use these programs to not only research jobs
locally, but also in Tennessee.

My Personality Type
 I approach work and life with a positive concern about people.
 I like to work on projects with other people.
 I recognize and appreciate the potential in everyone.
 I’m flexible, spontaneous, and keep my options open.
 I like to some up with new ideas and ways of doing things.
 I enjoy projects that explore new concepts about human understanding.

This assessment gave the following on choosing my career:

People with my personality type are attracted to occupations where I can help people
learn new skills, improve their psychological well being and their physical health.
Example occupations are in the fields of counseling, teachings, health science,
psychology, arts and literature. (focus2career.com)

Again, I feel as though this assessment was accurate. I find great joy in helping others. More
specifically in the psychology field. I’m absolutely intrigued by the human mind and emotions
and how adaptable we are as a species. I enjoy seeing and helping people succeed in overcoming
their obstacles.

My Skills Assessment Code: HLM (Helping, Listening, Managing People)

In assessing my skills, and the other assessments, it is very apparent that I am well in line for
management and helping others. I am currently a manager and have been for several years. I feel
as though I am good at it and so the skills assessment proved to be accurate as well.

My Values Assessment Code: HII (Helping Others, Income, Independence)

This assessment gave a much broader result in the careers section. I’d have to say I wasn’t too
impressed with the results. Although the values do match, the career interests not so much. I
have absolutely no interest in becoming a athletic director or a magistrate. It was helpful in
selecting occupations that made a substantial amount of money though.

Combining My Results

There was only one occupation that held all four qualities of my assessments.
 Sport Psychologist
There were quite a few occupation options that held three qualities of my assessments. The top
picks on the associate’s degree level, that grabbed my attention were:
 Psychiatric Technician
 Sheriffs
The top picks if I were to advance to a bachelor’s degree are:
 Clinical Psychologist
 Counseling Psychologist
 

Correctional Treatment Specialists

Summary: Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists (2019)

 Median Pay: $54,290 per year / $26.10 per hour

 Education: Bachelor’s degree

 Work Experience: None

 On-the job Training: Short-term

 Number of Jobs: 91,800

 Job Outlook 2019-29: 4%

  Employment Change 2019-29: 3,400

What they do: Correctional treatment specialists provide services of rehabilitation of criminal
offenders in custody or on probation/parole.

Duties:

 Interview offenders, their families, and others to assess progress

 Evaluate offenders to determine best course of rehabilitation treatment

 Provide offenders with resources for their success in rehabilitation

 Test offenders for drugs

 Complete investigations and testify in court regarding offender

 Report writing and case management of offender files

Work environment: Correctional treatment specialists work in a variety of environments, and a

varying schedule.

Environments:

 Interact with family and friends of their clients that may be upset or difficult
individuals

 Fieldwork in high-crime areas or institutions

 Courts

 State government

 Federal government

How to become one: Many correctional treatment specialists need a bachelor’s degree, pass a
competency exam, drug screening, and background check.

 Bachelor’s in social work, criminal justice, behavioral sciences, or related field

 Complete a training program provided by their state or federal government

 Internships
  Master’s in criminal justice, social work, or psychology may be required for
advancements

 Must have great communication, critical-thinking, decision-making and

organizational skills

 Emotional stability

Pay: Although many specialists work full-time, demands of the job brings overtime.

 Median annual wage $54,290

 Local government 57,920

 State government 52,500

 Social assistance 35,730

Job Outlook: Employment for correctional treatment specialists is projected to grow 4 percent.
This is about average for all occupations.

State and Area Data: Lets compare both Utah and Tennessee

Utah

 Employed: 690

 Quotient: 0.76

 Annual mean wage: $53,170

 Projected employment: Below average

Tennessee

 Employed: 2,000

 Quotient: 1.11

 Annual mean wage: $42,110

 Projected employment: Below average

Similar Occupations: Jobs with duties similar to correctional treatment specialists

  Correctional Officers and Bailiff’s

 Police and Detectives

 Social and Human Service Assistants

 Social Workers

 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors

More information:

 Works closely with probation and parole officers

 Also known as correctional counselors and case managers

 Can work within a correction facility or out in the field

 Many specialize in certain area of treatments. Examples are; substance abuse,

violent criminals, or juveniles.

Resources

 www.onetonline.org
http://www.slcc.edu/
www.careeronestop.org
www.bls.gov
http://www.appa-net.org
www.focus2career.com