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John L. Holland

John L. Holland's theory of vocational choice proposes that career interests are an expression of personality. The theory identifies six personality types - Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional - and suggests people seek environments that allow them to exercise their skills and express their values. When people of the same type work together, they create an environment that fits their personality type and leads to greater success and satisfaction.

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John L. Holland

John L. Holland's theory of vocational choice proposes that career interests are an expression of personality. The theory identifies six personality types - Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional - and suggests people seek environments that allow them to exercise their skills and express their values. When people of the same type work together, they create an environment that fits their personality type and leads to greater success and satisfaction.

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JOHN L.

HOLLAND
Theory of Vocational Choice
Christopher Lau Pick Zhao
Jeremy Hon Chin Ee
Hana Melinda
Nor Hafizan
Nur Ain Nawwar
John L. Holland said …
“In the career choice and development process,
people search for environments that allow them
to exercise their skills and abilities and to
express their attitudes and values.”

“Career interests are an expression of the


individual’s personality.”
Background
• Consists of 4 basic concepts.
• Identifies 6 personality types.
– People can be described as a combination of two
or more of six types.
– Holland’s Hexagon / Holland Codes (RIASEC)
4 basic concepts
People can be a
combination of 2 Environments can
or more be a combination
personality types

Satisfaction /
People seek out
productivity in the
similar types of
environments
environments
improved
Environments
• People of the same personality type working
together create a work environment that fits
their type.
• People who choose to work in an environment
similar to their personality type are more
likely to be successful and satisfied.
• For example:
• When ARTISTIC persons are together on a job,
they create a work environment that rewards
creative thinking and behaviour.
• an ARTISTIC ENVIRONMENT
Holland’s Hexagon / Holland Codes (RIASEC)
Description of behavior
Realistic Manufacturing, industrial , practicality, tool oriented, physically
driven
Investigative Analyse, work independently, intellectual, scientific, explorative

Artistic Conceptualizing, expressing , creative, original, independent,


chaotic/random
Social Encouraging, relationship based, cooperative, nurturing, helpful,
healing
Enterprising Task driven, profit driven, persuading, influencing, competitive,
assertive, leading

Conventional Making graphs, charts, detail oriented, organised, clerical


Realistic
• Likes to work with animals, tools or machine.
• Has good skills in working with tools,
mechanical or electrical drawing, machine or
plants and animals.
• Values practical things that you can see, touch
and use.
• Sees self as practical, mechanical and realistic.
• Career: Mechanic, restaurant server,
mechanical engineer, farmer.
Investigative
• Likes to study and solve math or science
problems.
• Is good at understanding and solving science
and math problem.
• Values science.
• Sees self as precise, scientific and intellectual.
• Career: Physicist, surgeon, economist.
Artistic
• Likes to do creative activities like art, drama, craft,
dance, music or creative writing.
• Has good artistic abilities—in creative writing,
drama, craft, music or art.
• Values the creative art—like drama, music, art or
the works of creative writers.
• Sees self as expressive, original and independent.
• Career: architect, voice coach, interior designer
Social
• Likes to do things to help people—like teaching,
nursing or giving first aid, providing information.
• Is good at teaching, counseling, nursing or giving
information.
• Values helping people and solving social
problems.
• Sees self as helpful, friendly and trustworthy.
• Career: teacher, counselor, social worker, doctor
Enterprising
• Likes to lead and persuade people, and to sell
things and ideas.
• Is good at leading people and selling things or
ideas.
• Values success in politic, leadership or business.
• Sees self as energetic, ambitious and sociable.
• Career: lawyer, real-estate agent, human resource
manager, sales person, marketing professional
Conventional
• Likes to work with numbers, records, or
machine in a set, orderly way.
• Is good at working with written records and
numbers in a systematic, orderly way.
• Values success in business.
• Sees self as orderly and good at following a set
plan.
• Career: accountant, clerk, editor.

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