Send the RIASEC (Holland Codes) from Ashby in 10 minutes
Inside Ashby, RIASEC works as the front-of-funnel interest screen for high-volume customer-facing roles — Ashby customers running customer-success, support, or sales pipelines with 30+ active requisitions use it to surface obvious role mismatches before investing technical-screen time. The three-letter Holland code (e.g. ESC for sales, IRC for engineering, IAS for UX research) lets Ashby admins encode the role's expected pattern at job-template level once and then auto-flag candidate-role mismatches during the application-review stage. The strongest signal is tenure prediction rather than performance prediction — mismatched candidates predictably attrit faster, so RIASEC pays off most for roles with measured retention costs (sales ramp, customer-success backfill).
Validity
RIASEC measures vocational interest rather than performance. Tranberg, Slane & Ekeberg (1993) meta-analysis of 27 studies finds person-environment congruence positively correlates with job tenure and satisfaction (r ≈ .15-.20). The signal is in tenure prediction and early-attrition screening, not in capability filtering.
Send the RIASEC (Holland Codes) from Ashby
From Ashby admin to first scored candidate.
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Add the JobCannon Ashby integration
From Ashby admin settings, add JobCannon as an Assessment Partner. Paste your Basic Auth credentials (sandbox first, production after the first test cycle). One-time setup, takes 3 minutes.
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Create a Ashby scorecard mapped to RIASEC (Holland Codes) dimensions
In your job template, create a scorecard section per RIASEC (Holland Codes) dimension. Each dimension maps 1:1 to a numeric attribute on the Ashby scorecard — no provider-specific glue needed.
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Trigger the RIASEC (Holland Codes) on the candidate's stage transition
Add "Send RIASEC (Holland Codes)" as an automatic action when candidates enter the assessment stage. The candidate receives a co-branded Ashby email and completes the 10-minute form on mobile or desktop.
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View the score envelope in the candidate profile
The full RIASEC (Holland Codes) score envelope (dimensions, bands, narrative summary) lands in the Ashby candidate profile within 30 seconds of submission. Recruiters review without leaving Ashby.
Sample score envelope
The exact JSON shape your Ashby scorecard receives back. Every JobCannon assessment uses the same dimensions[].score envelope so ranking logic stays consistent across tests.
{
"test": "riasec",
"version": "v3.1",
"candidate_id": "ashby_app_2349817",
"completed_at": "2026-05-16T10:38:42Z",
"duration_seconds": 604,
"holland_code": "IAS",
"holland_label": "Investigative-Artistic-Social",
"dimensions": [
{
"code": "R",
"label": "Realistic",
"score": 32
},
{
"code": "I",
"label": "Investigative",
"score": 82,
"primary": true
},
{
"code": "A",
"label": "Artistic",
"score": 71,
"primary": true
},
{
"code": "S",
"label": "Social",
"score": 68,
"primary": true
},
{
"code": "E",
"label": "Enterprising",
"score": 41
},
{
"code": "C",
"label": "Conventional",
"score": 35
}
],
"narrative_summary": "Investigative-Artistic-Social profile. Fits research-and-discovery roles with collaborative components — UX research, product management, teaching, consulting."
}Other assessments for Ashby hiring
Run a different cut on the same candidate by sending one of these from the same Ashby pipeline.
Big Five (OCEAN)
personality test
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DISC
behavioural style assessment
DISC maps four observable behaviour styles (dominance, influence, steadiness, conscientiousness) onto the assertiveness × cooperativeness grid. Its meta-analytic correlation with job performance is modest (~.10-.15) — far below Big Five — so it works best inside Ashby as a team-fit and communication-style input, not a primary hiring filter.
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EQ (Emotional Intelligence)
emotional intelligence assessment
Emotional intelligence adds incremental predictive validity over cognitive ability and Big Five for emotional-labour roles — corrected ρ ≈ .24 across 88 studies for customer-facing and people-management positions (Joseph & Newman 2010, Journal of Applied Psychology). Less informative for back-office, technical, or solo-IC pipelines.
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Frequently asked
When does the Ashby integration go live?+
Ashby adapter built; partner directory request filed 2026-05. Sandbox credentials provisioned to early-access customers today; production follows in 2-4 weeks per Ashby's typical timeline.
How does RIASEC integrate with Ashby's application-review stage?+
Ashby admins encode the role's expected three-letter Holland code at job-template level. JobCannon's RIASEC envelope returns the candidate's three-letter code plus six dimension scores; Ashby's application-review stage auto-flags candidates whose first two letters mismatch the role code, surfacing obvious role-fit problems before invested screen time.
Is RIASEC EEOC-defensible inside Ashby?+
RIASEC is defensible as a fit-and-tenure input rather than a capability filter. The framework does not produce documented adverse impact in published norms. EEOC risk rises if RIASEC bands disqualify candidates without documented job-relatedness — keep it as one early-stage input, never the sole disqualifier.
How do I map RIASEC codes to my Ashby role catalog?+
Map each open role to its expected three-letter code at job-template creation. Sales roles typically map to ESC (Enterprising-Social-Conventional); engineering to IRC (Investigative-Realistic-Conventional); UX research to IAS. Candidates matching the first two letters of the role code consistently show longer tenure and higher satisfaction (Tranberg/Slane/Ekeberg 1993 meta-analysis).
How long does RIASEC take inside Ashby?+
Median candidate completion is 10 minutes on JobCannon's 60-item form. Score lands on the Ashby scorecard within 30 seconds of submission.
How is RIASEC priced for Ashby customers?+
Free for sandbox + first 5 invitations per month. From $99/mo on the Business tier — same flat pricing across all 22 hire-eligible tests.
Get Ashby sandbox credentials for RIASEC (Holland Codes) this week
Email [email protected] with your Ashby tenant ID. Early-access sandbox credentials provisioned within one business day; production rollout follows directory listing.
Prefer to try the RIASEC (Holland Codes) first? Take it on JobCannon to see exactly what your candidates will see — or read the assessment API docs for the full envelope spec (Riasec).