The purpose of this chapter is to describe the utility of the Career Thoughts Inventory (CTI) in concert with a widely used interest inventory associated with Hollands theory of vocational behavior. The chapter begins with an analysis of the gap in career interest assessment, followed by a brief review of the CTI and its uses in practice. A case…

Few career counseling theories have had the long-standing background of Hollands RIASEC theory. His theory, which espouses that job satisfaction increases when there is congruence between individuals interests and environments, has resulted in many practical, reliable, and valid inventories, such as the Self-Directed Search (SDS). The majority of…

This paper focuses on identifying and describing the current array of Holland-based career interventions that are available and most commonly used in educational settings. The authors' experiences suggest that busy practitioners may not be familiar with the more than 20 current instruments and resources that were developed by Holland and are…