Lesson 4: Personality Types of Workers Flashcards
He developed a format for determining interests. He also believes that one way of looking at occupations is to measure them in terms of data, people, things and ideas.
Prof. John Hollad
Prof. Holland classified workers into six personality types:
- Realistic (R)
- Investigative (I)
- Artistic (A)
- Social (S)
- Enterprising (E)
- Conventional (C)
people who like working with things, in occupation such as chefs, air traffic controllers, carpenters and builders.
Realistic
people who like working with data, in occupations such as medical technician, computer programmer, engineering and science.
Investigative
people who like working with ideas, in occupations such as commercial artist, musician and interior designer.
Artistic
people who like working with people, in occupations such as teaching, counselling and caring for elderly people.
Social
people who like working with people and data, in occupations such as business leadership, marketing, entrepreneurship and politics.
Enterprising
people who like working with data, in such occupations as accounting, administrative assistance and paralegal assistance.
Conventional