This includes the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey, another of the NewWork 100 Best. The purpose of the Holland system is to give counselees the tools for becoming active career explorers. One attractive aspect of the SDS is the readiness with which counselees understand and apply the categories. There is something direct and intuitive about them that makes it possible to use the concepts even without the availability of the full package of assessment materials. On the other hand, a poor fit is associated with dissatisfaction on the job, erratic job history, and poor performance.
Many persons happen upon a good job fit by luck or good intuition.
The SDS helps to increase the odds that a person will find the right fit. A result of persons using the SDS seems to be a clearer and more coherent career identity. Persons become more aware of how their interests and skills relate to their careers, are more likely to seek out jobs that fit their aspirations. The benefit of this is that a strong career identity is associated with fewer career worries, low interpersonal abuse, and high skill development. In contrast, persons with a more diffuse career identity have more job worries, poor skill development, and they are more likely to be involved with interpersonal abuse.