Career Key Discovery (CKD) is based on the science of Career Well-Being. Studies show that “doing what you like to do each day” is vital to happiness and successful achievement. It affects students’ grades, workers’ job satisfaction and achievement, as well as, our health and longevity.
This section describes how CKD helps people make good career and education choices.
Don’t forget to download this CK Discovery Interpretation Quick Reference to help you.
Takeaways
- Understand congruence
- Learn the basics of Holland’s Theory
- Learn how the Holland hexagon is related to career well-being
- Learn how three levels of congruence guide discoverers’ choices
- Become familiar with the three most common scoring patterns and advice
Congruence is the Key Factor
The match between our interests and what we do is called congruence. It is the key factor in determining the state of our happiness and career well-being.
Putting this in more concrete terms, congruence is the degree to which individuals’ Holland personality profile matches, or fits, with their “work” environment. For example, someone with a strong Investigative personality choosing to become a chemist working in a Investigative environment with co-workers who have similar Investigative interests, is a congruent match. The person is likely “doing what you like to do each day”.
The CKD was developed to help people make good choices like this. It was developed through research done at North Carolina State University by Dr. Lawrence Jones. It helps users discover a congruent “career”, one they can look forward to doing. It does this by,
- Assessing the strength of their six RIASEC Holland personality types,
- Directing their attention to work environments congruent with their interests and personality — occupations, majors, or training programs, and
- Providing accurate information and tools to make a good decision.
The CKD is based on the latest scientific research and input from professionals in the field.