Holland's Theory of Career Choice Flashcards
Overview, Assumptions, Basic Constructs
Overview
Holland’s Theory of Career Choice
In a nutshell
- People prefer jobs where they work with likeminded people so they will search for environments that allow them to use their skills & abilities to satisfy occupational roles.
- Most people can fit into one or greater personality types.
Overview
Holland’s Six Personality Types
In a nutshell
- Realistic 🎞️
- Investigative 🕵️
- Artistic 🎭
- Social 🗣️
- Enterprising 💰
- Conventional ⚖️
Overview
Holland’s Theory of Career Choice
Nutshell
Occupations represent a way of life and not limited to mere work skills.
* Influenced by personality types and behavioral style
Overview
From where do Personal Interests manifest?
Nutshell
Manifests from personality and influences career choice.
Assumptions
What does Holland assume about categorizing individuals
Most people will fall into one of six personality types.
Assumptions
What does Holland assume about work environments?
- Six types of Work Environments
- Correlate to the personality types of it’s creator and constituents
- Should feel more inviting to people who share similar types
Assumptions
What does Holland assume about people’s work preferences in career selection?
- People will want to work and solve similar problems with people who share personality types in shared environment.
Assumptions
What does Holland assume about a person’s behavior development?
As described by Appendix B, this is an outcome, not an assumption.
An interaction between personality and their environment.
Assumptions
Readily available assessment tools
- Strong Interest Inventory
- The Self-Directed Search
- Vocational Preference Inventory
- Occupational Information Network (O*Net) Interest Profiler
Assumptions
Unique qualities of the Self-Directed Search (SDS) and Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI)
These translate a person’s interests & competencies into codes based on the RIASEC type.
Basic Constructs
Four Basic Constructs for case conceptualization
Holland
- Congruence
- Differentiation
- Consistency
- Identity
Constructs
Congruency
Holland
The relationship between personality and work environment
From Appendix B: good match between individual and work environment
It occurs when a client’s personality type matches the corresponding work environment.
Basic Constructs
Differentiation
The relationship between the importance of RIASEC Types
From Appendix B: refers to those who have poorly defined personality styles.
Basic Constructs
Consistency
The relationship of the types with each other
From Appendix B: Refers to personality, i.e., those clients who relate strongly to one or more of the categories
Basic Assumptions
What are the basic assumptions as posed by Appendix B
Three parts
Career choice extends from or expresses one’s personality into the world of work.
Individuals will search for environments that will allowselves them to…
* exercise skills & abilities
* express attitudes & values
* take on agreeable problems and roles
This theory posits that six kinds of occupational enivronments exist to match six personal orientations.
