CAREER INTEREST INVENTORY

Self-Directed Search (SDS) tool was built by John L. Holland. This measurement tool
contains 192 items that have only 'Yes' or 'No' answers in order to gauge interest in a
career or personality type. Although the SDS has 192 compared to the VPI which
have 160 items, SDS only contains 6 subscales which are Realistic (R), Investigative
(I), Artistic (A), Social (S), Enterprising (E), and Conventional (C ). This explains that
the size of the VPI is more extensive compared to the SDS.
SDS Test Administration
Although the time to take a test is not set, as a guide, this test must be completed
within 20-30 minutes. Preferably the test administered in a comfortable room,
complete with basic amenities such as chairs and tables, besides, all the instructions
provided in the question sheets need to be followed and adhered to, by the
candidates who took the test.
Scoring of SDS test
The scoring should be done with very careful and very details.

PERSONALITY
Realistic

CHARACTERISTICS

CAREER

Has an athletic or mechanical skills.

Civil engineer

Like to work with objects, machines, equipment, plants,

Train Engineer

Machine Operator

Aircraft Mechanics

Car Mechanic

Electronics

and animals.

Prefer to work outside of the building in the building

Technician

Investigative

Likes to make observations, studies, research, analyze,

Expert in Plantation

Carpenter

Weather Expert

Biologist

Botanists

Agronomist

Physicist

Meteorologist

Chemist

Expert Geologist

Researcher

Anthropologist

evaluate and solve problems through research.

Have the scientific and mathematical skills and interested

in non-scientific careers and some technical career.

Artistic

Have an artistic and innovative abilities.

Poet

Have the ability of intuition and prefer to work in situations

Orchestra Leader

Singers

Composer

Author

Commercial Painters

that are less structured.

Not comfortable with the work routine or repetitive work

and always use their imagination and creativity.

Social

Portrait Painters

Journalists

Cartoonists

Home Decorator

Likes to work and interact with humans.

Teachers

Interested in informing, assisting, training, developing,

Sociologist

School principals

Public

curing and take care of the welfare of others.

Have the skills in choosing words to speak and ability to

communicate with others.

Relations

Officer

Director

of

Youth

Camp

Employment Agency
Director

Enterprising

Career Counselor

Likes to work and interact with humans.

Speculators

Have an interest in influencing, directing, leading, and

Actuaries

Executive Advertising

Business Executive

Company Executives

Directors

managing other people.

Clever and skilled in manipulating others.

The ultimate goal is to achieve profits and economic

benefits.

of

company

Conventional

Publicity Director

Lawyers

Politicians

Hotel Manager

Like to work with data and numbers.

Accounts Storage

Have skills in clerical and have the ability and skills in the

Master of Commerce

use of numbers.

Doing something in detailed, compliant, and follow the

Accountant

Bank Clerk

Tax Expert

Clerk in Salaries

Computer Operator

Property Appraiser

Insurance Salesman

Clerical Workers

instructions.