9th Grade NAVIANCE Expected Goals and Milestones
 Explore INTERESTS and CAREERS (Under “ABOUT CAREERS”)
 Preliminary utilization and completion of the
INTEREST PROFILER
The Career Interest Profiler is a tool that can help you discover the types of
work activities and careers that match your interests. The interest profiler
has 180 questions about work activities that people do at their jobs.
 Preliminary utilization and completion of the
CAREER FINDER
o John Holland Model
The psychologist Dr. John L. Holland created the Holland code career model,
which maps job environments to six different personality types: Realistic,
Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional.
Realistic
People with this type typically enjoy working with mechanical devices,
tools or very practical activities and often enjoy a physically active
work environment. They tend to value tangible things and are often
less inclined toward social interaction. They are often described as
mechanically gifted, practical and genuine.
Investigative
People with this type typically enjoy solving analytical problems and
exploring the world through scientific inquiry and careful observation.
They often prefer to be in work environments that are not overly
commercial or materialistic and frequently shy away from leadership
roles. They are often described as curious, analytical, or intellectual.
Artistic
People with this type typically enjoy a work environment with a high
degree of creative freedom and low structure. They enjoy the act of
creation and value aesthetics. They tend to avoid conventional work
environments and are often described as creative, sensitive,
introspective or idealistic.
Social
People with this type typically enjoy working closely with other people
by helping, healing, teaching or comforting them. They value
interactive work environments that emphasize personal interaction
and tend to avoid the work environments associated with the Realistic
type. They are often described as caring, patient, a "team player", a
"good listener" or persuasive.
Enterprising
People with this type typically enjoy working toward political or
economic achievement. They are drawn to leadership positions and
tend to be highly motivated with strong leadership skills such as
public speaking, negotiation and understanding organizational
dynamics. They often avoid work environments associated with the
Investigative type. They are frequently described as outgoing,
ambitious or adventurous.
Conventional
People with this type typically enjoy conventional tasks such as
working with data, maintaining records, organizing information and
managing operational activities. They are typically good at keeping
things organized and helping things run smoothly. They tend to value
practical achievement and often avoid artistic or unstructured
environments. They are frequently described as practical, organized,
efficient or conscientious.
Dr. Holland's research suggested that for any personality type, the
career most aligned with that type is more likely to be enjoyable and
fulfilling. To use Holland's theory, you typically take a test to identify
your three top personality types. This gives your Holland profile (e.g.,
RIA). This is then matched with the Holland codes of people typically
found within particular careers.
o Clusters and Pathways Chart
Career clusters are a way of grouping careers with common features and
skills. Careers grouped into the same cluster typically require similar
education and training. Exploring clusters can be a useful way to find a good
career match, especially if you have general areas of interest but are not
sure what specific careers match those interests. Career clusters can also
help you better understand how your coursework in school can prepare you
for certain types of careers.
Agriculture, Food and Natural
Resources
Architecture and
Construction
Arts, Audio/Video Technology
and Communications
Business Management
and Administration
Education and Training
Finance
Government and Public
Administration
Health Science
Hospitality and Tourism
Human Services
Information Technology
Law, Public Safety,
Corrections and Security
Manufacturing
Marketing
Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics
Transportation,
Distribution and Logistics
 Explore PERSONALITY TYPES (Under “ABOUT ME”)
 Preliminary utilization and completion of the MY
PERSONALITY TYPE inventory (Do What You
Are)
“DO WHAT YOU ARE” is a form that takes approximately 30 minutes to
complete, and will provide the student with information about their
personality, interests, and possible careers.
 Explore LEARNING STYLES (Under “ABOUT ME”)
 Preliminary utilization and completion of MY
LEARNING STYLE module
This Learning Style Interpretive Report will help the student to
understand the Learning Style Model by Dunn, Dunn, and Price, and will
explain the different preferences in the student’s profile. The student’s
individual Report is based on responses to questions based on the kind
of environment and methods that the student prefers when learning new
or difficult material. From research, we know that people prefer to
learn differently from one another. Once the student indentifies their
individual learning preferences, they can be more productive and learn
more easily and successfully.
 Initiate RESUME BUILDING
 Preliminary utilization and completion of MY
RESUME module (updated as warranted)
The MY RESUME link will allow the student to brainstorm and identify
items that they would place on their resume. The MY RESUME link
should be used to relay what the student has done during their high
school years and to assist them in writing a complete resume. The
student is expected to continue to update this link throughout their
tenure in high school on an ongoing basis so that they do not become
overwhelmed as a senior trying to recall everything that they have done.
 Utilize CONTACT US (Under “FROM YOUR SCHOOL”) to
efficiently communicate with your Counselor directly via email
By clicking on the CONTACT US link, Naviance will generate and e-mail
message that will be sent directly to the student’s guidance counselor.