4 METHODS TO DETERMINE RIASEC CODES FOR COLLEGE MAJORS AND A COMPARISON OF HIT RATES

This study compared RIASEC college major codes derived from surveying students enrolled in 28 majors, the judgments of subject matter and co unseling experts, and workers employed in jobs related to the majors, Of the four methodologies used to obtain college codes, the highest de gree of agreement was the 96% between student Career Decision-Making ( CDM) codes having reasonably close matches or better with codes in the Dictionary of Holland Occupational Codes. The article discusses that students must be aware that some common major names are not very commu nicative or descriptive of the predominant code tvpes studying the sub ject.