About this video

• Video Title: What is RIASEC?
• Channel: MoCo CAP
• Speakers: None explicitly named, but the transcript is narrated.
• Duration: 00:02:08

Overview

This video explains the RIASEC model, a career assessment tool developed in the late 1950s. It details how the model helps individuals understand their personal interests and preferences, and how these align with the requirements of different jobs and tasks. The video is presented by MoCo CAP to support Montgomery County Public School students in exploring their strengths, interests, values, and career options.

Key takeaways

• RIASEC Model Purpose: The RIASEC model is used by MoCo CAP to help students understand their strengths, interests, and values, and to explore career options after graduation.
• R - Realistic: Individuals who enjoy working with machines, tools, plants, or in outdoor environments.
• I - Investigative: Thinkers who like observing, learning, inspecting, analyzing, evaluating, and problem-solving.
• A - Artistic: Creators who work in unstructured environments using imagination, art, and self-expression.
• S - Social: Helpers who work with others to listen, instruct, understand, empathize, inform, or heal.
• E - Enterprising: Persuaders who influence, sell, compete, or lead people in projects.
• C - Conventional: Organizers who thrive working with data and systems, are accurate and organized, and follow instructions.
• Application: The RIASEC themes help students describe their strengths, interests, and values, identify skill development, and understand future opportunities.
• Official Adoption: The model is adopted by the US Department of Labor and embedded in the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) system.