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Personality and Career Choice

Personality and Career Choice. How personality affects career choice and success. Personality Types. According to a leading career-theory expert, Dr. John Holland, career choices are an expression of a person’s ability, personality, and the environment.

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Personality and Career Choice

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  1. Personality and Career Choice How personality affects career choice and success

  2. Personality Types • According to a leading career-theory expert, Dr. John Holland, career choices are an expression of a person’s ability, personality, and the environment. • By understanding your personality type, you can explore careers, work environments, and majors that are best suited to you.

  3. Personality Types • Most people are one of six personality types: realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, or conventional • There are also six basic types of work environments: realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional • People who choose to work in an environment similar to their personality type are more likely to be successful and satisfied with their jobs R I A S E C

  4. Holland’s Code • Who am I? • Interests • Skills & Abilities • Values • Six Career Personality Types

  5. Realistic: “The Doers” • Prefer to deal with things rather than ideas or people • Enjoy risk, excitement, outdoors, using tools, machinery • Physical Coordination, strength, logic • Described as practical, persistent, adventurous, self-reliant

  6. Investigative: “The Thinkers” • Ideas person • Enjoys challenge, variety, abstract problems • Solves problems by thinking • Need to understand the physical world • Independent, curious, intellectual, reserved, rational, non-conforming

  7. Artistic: “The Creators” • Creative, sensitive, independent, expressive • Enjoys beauty, unstructured activities, variety, sounds, textures, unusual sight • Solves problems by creating • Enjoy writing, creating art, appreciating art

  8. Social: “The helpers” • People person • Enjoys closeness, sharing, groups, being in charge • Solves problems by feeling • Uses feelings, words, and ideas to work with people • Motivated to help and empower

  9. Enterprising: “The Persuaders” • Use mind, words, feelings to deal with people • Enjoys organizing, persuading, leading, managing, excitement, variety, status, power, money, competition • Solves problems by risking

  10. Conventional: “The Organizers” • Data person • Activities requiring attention to detail, organization and accuracy • Solves problems by following the rules • Described as practical, conscientious, and systematic

  11. Can you guess your FRIENDS personality type?

  12. FRIENDS Personality Types Ross: Investigative Joey: Artistic Chandler: Enterprising Phoebe: Artistic Monica: Conventional Rachel: Social

  13. Interests: What you like to do QUESTION: What do Interests predict? Answer: Commitment

  14. Skills: What do you do well? QUESTION: What do Skills predict? Answer: Performance

  15. Values: What is important to you QUESTION: What do Values predict? Answer: Satisfaction

  16. Some Realistic Occupations • Engineer • Pilot • Veterinarian • Electrician • Law Enforcement Officer • Forester • Chef

  17. Some Investigative Occupations • Mathematician • Computer Scientist • Biologist • Physician • Engineer • Psychologist • Professor

  18. Some Artistic Careers • Writer • Urban & Regional Planner • Graphic Designer • Public Relations Director • Advertising • Architect • Attorney • Journalism

  19. Some Social Occupations • Parks & Recreation Manager • Dietitian • Counselor • School Administrator • Nurse • Social Worker • Teacher

  20. Some Enterprising Occupations • Realtor • Stock Broker • Hotel Manager • Sales Person • Politician • Sports Agent • Business Executive

  21. Some Conventional Occupations • Accountant • Paralegal • Banker • Financial Analyst • Actuary • Computer Systems Analyst • Business Education Teacher

  22. Like-Personalities • Personality codes that are on the same side of the hexagon are more alike than codes that are on opposite sides. • For example: social and enterprising personalities are more alike than social and realistic. • It is important to keep in mind that many people also possess characteristics from several personality categories and would thrive in multiple types of careers/majors

  23. The Big Picture • Determining your personality type is just one component to consider when choosing possible career choices • It is also important to consider your values, skills and interests • Look beyond the Holland Code and apply what you have learned to the larger context

  24. Group Activity • What kind of car? • What’s in the basement? • Favorite TV Show? • What magazines do you read? • Dream Vacation?

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