INTEREST AND PASSION

The Holland
Occupational
Themes
- theory by Psychologist John
L. Holland
- started in the 1950s
- groups people based on the
suitability of their
personalities to the six
different categories of
occupations
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The “DO-ERS”
R EALISTIC

HANDS-ON
Enjoys creating things with
hands

PRACTICAL
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REALISTIC

MECHANICAL ACTIVE
Prefers manual and physical
works better with tools and
activities and values the
objects than ideas and
outdoors
people
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The “THINKERS”
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NVESTIGATIVE ANALYTICAL &
INTELLECTUAL
enjoy using logic and is good
at understanding and solving
science and math problems
SCIENTIFIC
place a high value on science and
learning, and perceive
themselves as scholarly and
enjoys research

ABSTRACT
focuses on solving abstract,
INDEPENDENT complex problems in original
Prefers to work alone ways
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The “CREATORS”
A RTISTIC

CREATIVE,
EXPRESSIVE
seek opportunities for self-
expression through artistic
creation

ARTISTIC
IMAGINATIVE ACTIVITIES
& INTUITIVE art, drama, crafts, dance,
music, or creative writing

FLEXIBILITY
comfortable with ambiguity,
and are usually dissatisfied if
forced to follow many rules and
procedures
ORIGINAL
preferred work environment of
fosters creative competencies
and encourages originality
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The “HELPERS”
S OCIAL
SOCIABLE
Friendly and like
working in team,
participate in discussion
HELPFUL
Values helping people and solving
social problems — like, teaching,
they genuinely enjoy
nursing, or giving first aid, providing
working with people, they
information; generally avoids using
communicate a warm and
machines, tools, or animals to achieve
tactful manner
a goal; like, teaching, nursing, or
giving first aid, providing information
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The “PERSUADERS”
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NTERPRISING CONFIDENT
view themselves as assertive,
self-confident
and skilled in leadership and
public speaking
LEADER
- Dominant
Preferred work
- enjoy activities that require
environment
them to persuade others, such as
encourages them to
sales, and seek out leadership
engage in activities
roles
such as leadership, management and
sales, politics, marketing and
rewards them through the attainment
AMBITIOUS of money, power and status.
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The “ORGANIZERS”
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ORGANIZED
ONVENTIONAL
- prefer to be given firm structure
and know what is exactly
expected of them
- prefer organized, systematic
activities and have an aversion to
ambiguity
- skilled in maintaining and
manipulating data, organizing
schedules and operating office
equipment
CAREFUL,
CONSCIENTIOUS,
& RESPONSIBLE
RELIABLE
-They are thorough,
persistent and reliable.
-view themselves as orderly,
efficient and possessing
administrative, organizational and
numerical abilities.