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Reardon, PhD  \nFlorida State University  \nPublished by  \nFlorida State Open Publishing  \nTallahassee, Florida  \nBullock-Yowell, E., Reardon, R.C. (2024) . Holland’s RIASEC hexagon: A paradigm for life and work decisions. Florida State Open Publishing. [https://doi.org/10.33009/fsop_bullock](https://doi.org/10.33009/fsop_bullock)yowell0524 .  \nCopyright © 2024 by Emily Bullock-Yowell and Robert C. Reardon.  \nPrint ISBN: 978-1-7365779-7-4 (paperback)  \neISBN: 978-1-7365779-8-1 (online, digital)  \nUnless otherwise noted, the material in this book is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivatives 4.0 license, allowing any reader to copy and distribute the content without permission of the authors or Florida State Open Publishing, provided that the authors of the content are given proper attribution and that the content is not modified in any way. To view a copy of the license and its full terms, visit [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/) .  \nCover design by Lisa A. Johnson and Laura Pellini, Florida State University Libraries. Color RIASEC hexagon is used with permission of, and is the property of, Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc. (PAR, Inc.), 16204 North Florida Avenue, Lutz, Florida 33549. Use without PAR’s permission is prohibited.  \nFlorida State Open Publishing, 116 Honors Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306  \nMay 2024  \n3  \nABOUT THE AUTHORS  \nPhoto credit: Kelly L. Dunn/USM Photo  \nEmily Bullock-Yowell, PhD, is currently a Professor atthe University of Southern Mississippi in the School of Psychology. She is a licensed psychologist in the state of Mississippi and a senior research associate with the Florida State University Tech Center. She teaches and supervises counseling psychology graduate students consistent with her program of research in vocational psychology and career development from an approach that addresses practice, theory, and research  \nconnections.  \nRobert Reardon, PhD, is currently Professor Emeritus with a courtesy appointment in the Florida State University (FSU) Career Center. He was Director of Instruction, Research, and Evaluation in the Career Center, Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Technology in Counseling and Career Development (Tech Center) at FSU. 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