1. Holland Personality Types
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2. Personality Type vs Holland Code
One of six different choices
Realistic
Investigative
Artistic
Social
Enterprising
Conventional
Holland Code
A combination of two or three of these personality types to specify job choices

3. Realistic Personality Type
Described as:
Masculine
Unsociable
Emotionally stable
Avoid artistic and social tasks in addition to those that require intellectual expression

4. Realistic Personality Careers
People with this personality type prefer jobs in the following fields:
Agriculture
Technical
Skilled-trades
Engineering

5. Investigative Personality Type
Described as:
Masculine
Unsociable
Scholarly
Introverted
Avoid social situations, but do very well academically and in scientific areas.
Poor leaders

6. Investigative Personality Careers
People with this personality type prefer jobs in the following fields:
Science and theory
Mathematics
Art
Music

7. Artistic Personality Type
Described as:
Unsociable
Feminine
Introspective
Impulsive
Typically seek subjective impressions when solving problems
Dislike masculine activities

8. Artistic Personality Careers
People with this personality type prefer jobs in the following fields:
Music
Art
Theater
Any task that allows for creativity

9. Social Personality Type
Described as:
Sociable
Cheerful
Responsible
Achieving
Have extremely positive social skills and thrive on social interaction
Do well in relating to those around them

10. Social Personality Careers
People with this personality type prefer jobs in the following fields:
Education
Psychology
Government
Religion
Community Service

11. Enterprising Personality Type
Described as:
Persuasive
Extroverted
Aggressive
Self-confident
Are typically described as enthusiastic and impulsive, but also dominant
Have a need for recognition and power

12. Enterprising Personality Careers
People with this personality type prefer jobs that involve:
Sales
Leadership
Entrepreneurship
Supervising others effectively

13. Conventional Personality Type
Described as:
Neat
Sociable
Stable
Rigid
Typically place a high value on tasks involving economics and money
Are sociable people, but very conservative

14. Conventional Personality Careers
People with this personality type prefer jobs in the following fields:
Accounting
Clerical
Computational
Business

15. So which are you? Holland Self-Directed Search
Identifies personality type and Holland code
Daydreams
Activity Likes/Dislikes
Occupational Likes/Dislikes
Self-Estimates

16. Reference Research and analysis of Holland personality types from:
Brown, D. (2007) Career information, career counseling, and career development (9th ed.) New York, NY: Pearson Education, Inc.