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JANE SAMPLE
3.22.2012
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Your STRONG Results
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You recently completed the Strong Interest Inventory

assessment online, and here are your results!

This report is based on your answers to 291 questions about what you like to doyour interests.
Your interests suggest a lot about your personality in general, as well as about career fields and
educational programs you might enjoy.
Your results will give you a great deal of information to help you make informed decisions about
your future:


Careers that reflect your interests


Possible education and training programs


Satisfying work environments


Enjoyable activities for your free time
The report provides your Strong results and links to additional information. Read about your top
General Themes and Specific Interests first, then explore the other Themes and interest areas listed
to find more career fields you might like to learn about.
General Themes
describe your personality and
potentially satisfying work
environments.
Specific Interests
narrow the General Themes into
interest areas related to career
fields, occupations, education
and training, and activities you
would likely find rewarding.
Your General Themes
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The Strong uses six General Themes to describe your personality and the kinds of work environments
you might find satisfying. Many people find that a combination of two Themes describes them well.
You are likely to enjoy work environments that closely correspond to your top Themes.
Your Top Themes
You probably would like work environments where you
can help and teach others using your creativity.
SOCIAL
&
ARTISTIC
Click the links below to learn more about your top Themes.
SOCIAL people
are helpers!
You like to help, nurture, and care for others.
Learn More Learn More
ARTISTIC people
are creators!
You like to express your creativity either by
doing art yourself or by appreciating the
creativity of others.
Learn More Learn More
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Up to now youve been exploring your top two Themes. The other four Themes are listed here in
your order of interest. The farther down the list a Theme is, the less likely it is to attract you. Just as
before, each Theme links to more information. Click the links even if you are pretty sure the Themes
dont describe you to see if the additional information may be useful. Think of people you know
who seem to fit the descriptions. Knowing about a range of careers and work environments will
help you see where you do and dont fit in.
ENTERPRISING people
are persuaders!
They like to lead and influence others.
Learn More Learn More
CONVENTIONAL people
are organizers!
They like to collect and manage information.
Learn More Learn More
INVESTIGATIVE people
are thinkers!
They like to analyze and interpret data.
Learn More Learn More
REALISTIC people
are doers!
They like to use coordination and physical
strength.
Learn More Learn More
The next section of your report suggests Specific Interests that may or may not be related to your
General Themes. The Themes describe you in a very broad way, identifying personality traits and
characteristics of potentially satisfying work environments. Your Specific Interests indicate particular
things you are likely to enjoy doing.
Your Specific Interests
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In addition to the 6 General Themes, the Strong gives you information on 30 Specific Interests
and how you rated them. You can use your top interests to explore career fields, school subjects
and college majors, training programs, outside activitiesanything that reflects what you like to
do. Although liking something doesnt guarantee you will be good at it, you are more likely to be
better at things you like to do than at things you dont enjoy.
Your Top 5 Specific Interests
RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY
COUNSELING AND HELPING
TEACHING AND EDUCATION
WRITING AND MASS COMMUNICATION
POLITICS AND PUBLIC SPEAKING
Use the links below to learn more about your top five Specific Interests, and mark anything that you
would like to learn more about.
Your interest in this area suggests that you
would enjoy attending to peoples spiritual,
personal, and emotional needs, especially through
organized religious activities. The work often
involves conducting religious worship, providing
spiritual and moral guidance, and performing
spiritual functions associated with beliefs and
practices of a religious faith or denomination.
Related Occupations RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY
Areas of Study Areas of Study | Career Fields Career Fields | Activities Activities
Clergy Clergy
Community and Social Service
Specialist
Community and Social Service
Specialist
Director of Religious Education Director of Religious Education
Family Social Worker Family Social Worker
Philosophy and Religion Teacher Philosophy and Religion Teacher
Religious Worker Religious Worker
Your interest in this area suggests that
you would enjoy helping others overcome
difficulties. The work often involves counseling
individuals, groups, and families; developing
and implementing treatment plans; providing
crisis intervention; and maintaining records
and preparing reports.
Related Occupations COUNSELING AND HELPING
Areas of Study Areas of Study | Career Fields Career Fields | Activities Activities
Mental Health Counselor Mental Health Counselor
Psychiatric Technician Psychiatric Technician
Psychologist Psychologist
Residential Advisor Residential Advisor
School Counselor School Counselor
Social Worker Social Worker
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Your interest in this area suggests that you
would enjoy teaching young people with
considerable student-teacher interaction.
Typical work tasks include instructing through
lectures, discussions, and demonstrations,
preparing materials for classroom activities,
evaluating students performance, and conferring
with parents and other teachers.
Related Occupations TEACHING AND EDUCATION
Areas of Study Areas of Study | Career Fields Career Fields | Activities Activities
Child Care Worker Child Care Worker
Elementary School Teacher Elementary School Teacher or
Secondary School Teacher Secondary School Teacher
Preschool Teacher Preschool Teacher
School Principal School Principal
Special Education Teacher Special Education Teacher
Teachers Aide Teachers Aide
Your interest in this area suggests that you
would enjoy literature, reading, and language.
Typical work tasks include originating and
preparing written material, writing advertising
copy, planning public relations campaigns,
teaching courses in comparative literature and
linguistics, reporting and writing stories, and
writing technical materials.
Related Occupations WRITING AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Areas of Study Areas of Study | Career Fields Career Fields | Activities Activities
Copy Writer Copy Writer
English Teacher English Teacher
Public Relations Director Public Relations Director
Reporter Reporter
Technical Writer Technical Writer
Translator Translator
Your interest in this area suggests that you
would enjoy influencing peoples thoughts
and viewpoints. Typical work tasks range from
campaigning for office to making speeches,
drafting legislative proposals, following
government policy decisions, and forecasting
political trends.
Related Occupations POLITICS AND PUBLIC SPEAKING
Areas of Study Areas of Study | Career Fields Career Fields | Activities Activities
Announcer Announcer
Communications Teacher Communications Teacher
Historian Historian
History Teacher History Teacher
Legislator Legislator
Political Scientist Political Scientist
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Now that you have read about your top 5 Specific Interests, review the other 25 Specific Interests,
listed below in order from most to least appealing to you. Check out any that youre curious about
by clicking its name.
Culinary Arts Culinary Arts
Human Resources and Training Human Resources and Training
Office Management Office Management
Social Sciences Social Sciences
Management Management
Performing Arts Performing Arts
Nature and Agriculture Nature and Agriculture
Marketing and Advertising Marketing and Advertising
Research Research
Athletics Athletics
Mathematics Mathematics
Military Military
Finance and Investing Finance and Investing
Sales Sales
Science Science
Medical Science Medical Science
Healthcare Services Healthcare Services
Law Law
Computer Hardware and Electronics Computer Hardware and Electronics
Taxes and Accounting Taxes and Accounting
Mechanics and Construction Mechanics and Construction
Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship
Visual Arts and Design Visual Arts and Design
Protective Services Protective Services
Programming and Information Systems Programming and Information Systems
The next section provides a summary of your results and suggested next steps in your career
exploration.
Your STRONG Summary
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General personality characteristicsyour General Themesand what you like to doyour Specific
Interestsare very important in identifying potential work environments, areas of study, career
fields, and activities. Here again are your top Themes and Interests.
SOCIAL
Helping others
ARTISTIC
Expressing creativity
RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY
COUNSELING AND HELPING
TEACHING AND EDUCATION
WRITING AND MASS
COMMUNICATION
POLITICS AND PUBLIC SPEAKING
Congratulations! By completing the Strong Interest Inventory assessment you have taken a key
step in planning your future. Youve learned about work environments that are a good fit for your
personality and specific things you might like to do based on your interests. The more you know
about yourself and careers, the more useful and targeted information youll have for making
decisions. Consider speaking with a career counselor or advisor about an expanded interpretation
of your Strong results.
In addition, explore some career resources on your own. Here are a few on the Web to get you started.


Descriptions of jobs and projected openings:


Career information by school subject:


Career information linked to General Themes:
And talk to peoplepeople you know, people you know who know peopleanyone who can give
you firsthand information about jobs and career paths. You can find people through college and
university alumni offices, professional associations, online networking groups, and local and regional
career centers. Many people will let you shadow them while they do their work. This is a terrific
way to find out what a job is really like. Good luck!
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