Division of Student Success

See where your assessment results lead

Did you take the Strong Interest Inventory or PathwayU assessment? Find your Holland Code below, Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, or Conventional, and explore the UT majors and career paths that align with your interests. Haven’t taken an assessment yet? Schedule an appointment with the ACE Team to get started.

Find your Holland Code

Need to take an assessment first? Schedule with the ACE Team

Holland Codes

Both the Strong Interest Inventory and PathwayU identify your Holland Code, one to three of these six categories. Learn more below.

Realistic (“Doers”)

  • “Doers” prefer to work with their hands and tools to build, repair, or grow things, often outdoors
  • Described as practical, task-oriented, hands-on, logical
  • Motivated to produce tangible results

UT majors

College of Architecture and Design
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Haslam College of Business
Herbert College of Agriculture
Tickle College of Engineering

Careers

Agriculture/Horticulture
Biology
Construction
Engineer
Medical
Safety
Technology

See more Realistic careers at O*NET

Investigative (“Thinkers”)

  • “Thinkers” prefer to work on their own observing, learning, investigating, often in scientifically-related areas
  • Described as inquisitive, intellectual, curious, independent
  • Motivated by ideas and problem-solving

UT majors

Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
College of Nursing
Haslam College of Business
Herbert College of Agriculture
Tickle College of Engineering

Careers

See more Investigative careers at O*NET

Artistic (“Creators”)

  • “Creators” prefer to work with their minds, innovating, imagining, creating
  • Described as imaginative, original, independent, open
  • Motivated by the creation or appreciation of beauty

UT majors

College of Architecture and Design
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Communication & Information
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
College of Music
Herbert College of Agriculture

Careers

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Social (“Helpers”)

  • “Helpers” prefer to work with others, teaching, developing, curing
  • Described as empathetic, understanding, service-oriented, responsible
  • Motivated to help others know, grow, change

UT majors

Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Communication and Information
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
College of Music
College of Nursing
College of Social Work
Haslam College of Business
Herbert College of Agriculture

Careers

Athletic Trainer

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Enterprising (“Persuaders”)

  • “Persuaders” prefer to work with others, influencing, leading, or managing
  • Described as persuasive, motivated, confident
  • Motivated to lead, persuade, and mobilize people toward goals

UT majors

Baker School for Public Policy and Public Affairs
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Communication and Information
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
College of Music
Haslam College of Business
Herbert College of Agriculture

Careers

See more Enterprising careers at O*NET

Conventional (“Organizers”)

  • “Organizers” prefer to work with words and numbers
  • Described as practical, detail-oriented, accurate, careful
  • Motivated to bring order to decision-making

UT majors

Baker School for Public Policy and Public Affairs
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Communication and Information
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies
Haslam College of Business
Herbert College of Agriculture
Tickle College of Engineering

Careers

See more Conventional careers at O*NET

Beyond Holland Code

Your Holland Code is one lens for understanding your fit. Other factors, including your work values, lifestyle priorities, and skills, also shape which majors and careers may be a good fit for you.

CliftonStrengths®

The CliftonStrengths assessment helps identify your talents and develop them into strengths. Learn how your top five can support your self-assessment journey.

CliftonStrengths and career development

Explore each of your strengths

Values inventories

Your values can play a big role in the life you want to build. Work values include things like salary, work environment, schedule, benefits, pace, and the type of tasks you enjoy. Lifestyle values reflect what matters most to you outside of work, such as where you want to live, family priorities, travel, and work-life balance. For a more personalized approach, schedule an Academic and Career Exploration (ACE) Coach appointment to take a card sort.

Career One Stop Work Values Matcher

Skills inventories

Skills play a critical role in career development. Identify your skills by reflecting on your personal accomplishments, classroom performance in various subjects, previous jobs or volunteer positions held, and feedback you receive from others.

Skills Matcher (Career One Stop)

O*NET skills search

Want to talk through your assessment results?

Meet one-on-one with an Academic & Career Exploration (ACE) coach to review your assessment results and talk through majors and careers. Schedule an Unsure of Major appointment through Vol Connect, or call 865-974-5435 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Schedule an Academic & Career Exploration (ACE) appointment

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Ready to make sense of your results?

Talk through your Holland Code, Strong Interest Inventory, or PathwayU results with an ACE Team coach who can map them to UT majors and career paths.

Make an exploration appointment

Academic & Career Exploration (ACE)

Center for Career Development & Academic Exploration

201 Student Union, 1502 Cumberland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37996

865-974-5435

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