What are the six personality types Holland suggests are important in career choice? Describe the types of occupations that correspond to each type
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A good answer would include the following key points:
John Holland studied the match between job seekers' personality types and career requirements. The result was six specific personality types including:
- Realistic. These people are down-to-earth, practical problem solvers who are physically strong, but their social skills are mediocre.
- Careers: farmer, laborer, truck driver
- Intellectual. Intellectual types are oriented toward the theoretical and the abstract. Not particularly good with people.
- Careers: math and science careers
- Social. The traits associated with the social personality type are related to verbal skills and interpersonal relations. Social types are good at working with people.
- Careers: salespersons, teachers, counselors.
- Conventional. Conventional individuals prefer highly structured tasks.
- Careers: clerks, secretaries, bank tellers
- Enterprising. These individuals are risk-takers, take-charge types, and good leaders.
- Careers: managers, politicians
- Artistic. Artistic types use art to express themselves, and they often prefer the world of art to interactions with people.
- Careers: art careers