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Know Who You Are
By Tony Segal
Do you ever wonder if you have chosen the
right profession or job? Do you wonder how
can you tell? Maybe it is time to look at
John L. Holland's theory. Holland is a
psychologist who developed a career
development model, often referred to as
the Holland Codes. According to his model,
most people are one of six personality types:
Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and
Conventional. Here are the characteristics of each of these
types. Can you tell which of them is you? It may help you
choose the right profession.
Are you a Realistic type?
· Likes to work with animals, tools, or machines; generally avoids social activities like teaching, healing, and informing others.
· Is skillful in working with tools, mechanical or electrical drawings, machines, plants or animals.
· Values practical things you can see, touch, and use like plants and animals, tools, equipment, or machines.
· Sees self as practical, mechanical, and realistic.
Are you the Investigative type?
· Likes to study and solve math or science problems; generally avoids leading, selling, or persuading people.
· Is good at understanding and solving science and math problems;
· Values science
· Sees self as precise, scientific, and intellectual.
Are you the Artistic type?
· Likes to do creative activities like art, drama, crafts, dance, music, or creative writing; generally avoids highly ordered or repetitive activities;
· Has good artistic abilities in creative writing, drama, crafts, music, or art.
· Values the creative arts: drama, music, art, or the work of creative writers.
· Sees self as expressive, original, and independent.
Are you the Social type?
· Likes to do things to help people: teaching, nursing, or giving first aid, providing information; generally avoids using machines, tools, or animals to achieve a goal.
· Is good at teaching, counseling, nursing, or giving information.
· Values helping people and solving social problems.
· Sees self as helpful, friendly, and trustworthy.
Are you the enterprising type?
· Likes to lead and persuade people, and to sell things and ideas, generally avoids activities that require careful observation and scientific, analytical thinking.
· Is good at leading people and selling things or ideas.
· Values success in politics, leadership, or business.
· Sees self as energetic, ambitious, and sociable.
Are you the conventional type?
· Likes to work with numbers, records, or machines in a set, orderly fashion. Generally avoids ambiguous and unstructured activities.
· 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.
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By Tony Segal
Do you ever wonder if you have chosen the
right profession or job? Do you wonder how
can you tell? Maybe it is time to look at
John L. Holland's theory. Holland is a
psychologist who developed a career
development model, often referred to as
the Holland Codes. According to his model,
most people are one of six personality types:
Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and
Conventional. Here are the characteristics of each of these
types. Can you tell which of them is you? It may help you
choose the right profession.
Are you a Realistic type?
· Likes to work with animals, tools, or machines; generally avoids social activities like teaching, healing, and informing others.
· Is skillful in working with tools, mechanical or electrical drawings, machines, plants or animals.
· Values practical things you can see, touch, and use like plants and animals, tools, equipment, or machines.
· Sees self as practical, mechanical, and realistic.
Are you the Investigative type?
· Likes to study and solve math or science problems; generally avoids leading, selling, or persuading people.
· Is good at understanding and solving science and math problems;
· Values science
· Sees self as precise, scientific, and intellectual.
Are you the Artistic type?
· Likes to do creative activities like art, drama, crafts, dance, music, or creative writing; generally avoids highly ordered or repetitive activities;
· Has good artistic abilities in creative writing, drama, crafts, music, or art.
· Values the creative arts: drama, music, art, or the work of creative writers.
· Sees self as expressive, original, and independent.
Are you the Social type?
· Likes to do things to help people: teaching, nursing, or giving first aid, providing information; generally avoids using machines, tools, or animals to achieve a goal.
· Is good at teaching, counseling, nursing, or giving information.
· Values helping people and solving social problems.
· Sees self as helpful, friendly, and trustworthy.
Are you the enterprising type?
· Likes to lead and persuade people, and to sell things and ideas, generally avoids activities that require careful observation and scientific, analytical thinking.
· Is good at leading people and selling things or ideas.
· Values success in politics, leadership, or business.
· Sees self as energetic, ambitious, and sociable.
Are you the conventional type?
· Likes to work with numbers, records, or machines in a set, orderly fashion. Generally avoids ambiguous and unstructured activities.
· 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.
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