8.   Exploring Interests and Values
Success Over the Internet

O'Net provides a list of careers that matches Holland's categories.  This information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics includes career information, salary and outlook.  This is an excellent resource. 
http://online.onetcenter.org/find/descriptor/browse/Interests/

The Career Key has additional information on Holland's theory of career choice.
http://www.careerkey.org/asp/your_personality/hollands_theory_of_career_choice.asp

The University of Missouri provides a Career Interest Game to help you think about your career interests using Holland's theory.
http://career.missouri.edu/students/explore/thecareerinterestsgame.php

Find lists of careers matching artistic, conventional, enterprising, investigative, realistic and social interests at this site:
http://californiacolleges.edu/career/career.asp

One of the most frequently used career tests is Holland's Self-Directed Search. You can complete the assessment online for free. An excellent personalized report with suggested careers costs $8.95.
http://www.self-directed-search.com/

This site contains many free online psychological tests useful for self-assessment and exploration. Tests include personality, career, intelligence, relationships, communications, emotional health, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, lifestyle, burnout and others.
http://www.queendom.com/tests.html

Values

This short, interactive values assessment provides a better understanding of top career values:
http://www.arp.sprnet.org/curric/careers/My%20Career%20Values.htm

The Career Values Inventory helps students assess top career values:
http://www.ultimanet.com/mchatwin/Career_Values/

Examine your values to find career happiness:
http://content.monstertrak.monster.com/resources/archive/jobhunt/careerhappiness/

Use this assessment to prioritize your top five work values:
Prioritizing Life Values

Quintessential Careers offers a comprehensive list of career tests with links to free assessments:
http://www.quintcareers.com/online_assessment_review.html 

Read about the history and symbolism of the coat of arms and how it was used to describe a knight's values:
http://www.fleurdelis.com/coatofarms.htm

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