| Have you ever undergone a career test? It may | | | | investigative, artistic, social, enterprising and |
| seem unnecessary to you, and you may believe | | | | conventional. |
| that you are fully capable of deciding what the | | | | For example, take a look at the artistic |
| best choice is for you career-wise. But if you're | | | | personalities: artistic people enjoy to play ideas off |
| like many other people - me included, and you | | | | each other. When they work together in the |
| can't discard taking online personality quizzes or | | | | same work place, they create an environment |
| reading horoscopes just to see what they say, it | | | | where new ideas and 'thinking outside of the box' |
| might be interesting. But what can such tests | | | | are welcome. Such artistic environments rewards |
| really tell you that you didn't already know? | | | | creative thinking. |
| The kind of career tests we are talking about | | | | What Makes Certain People Successful In Certain |
| here were originally developed by John Holland. | | | | Jobs? |
| Holland says that our work choice is an accurate | | | | Next, Holland says, that a key to a person's |
| reflection of our personalities. Furthermore, when | | | | success is to work in an environment that fits |
| a person choose a particular job or profession, he | | | | their personality. When they work among people |
| or she choose it because it suits them and they | | | | who think like they do, everyone achieve better |
| want to be around others who are like they are. | | | | results. For example, those who choose an |
| Holland's approach has been taken by many job | | | | investigative environment, like a research |
| and career counselors and coaches. | | | | institution or a police force, like to be around |
| Personality And Professional Preferences | | | | others who understand and appreciate the ability |
| Holland identifies six personality types which | | | | to carefully examine things and weigh probabilities. |
| represent clues to choosing our professions. | | | | Naturally, and investigative-type person will bloom |
| These are: | | | | in this environment, where they are rewarded for |
| - The Investigative Type, | | | | finding things and thinking critically. |
| - The Conventional Type, | | | | Holland's theory has a pretty high generic level and |
| - The Realistic Type, | | | | states that you can not underestimate the |
| - The Artistic Type, | | | | influence of a person's work environment on their |
| - The Social Type and | | | | professional or career related success. |
| - The Enterprising Type | | | | How Does This Theory Affects Me? |
| Birds of a feather swarm together, according to | | | | Now, you may ask; what does all of this mean |
| Holland. It really makes sense, doesn't it? For | | | | for you and me? What it means is that it is |
| example, those who have a flair for | | | | essential that you find an occupation that |
| entrepreneurship naturally attach themselves to | | | | harmonizes with your personality. The path you |
| other entrepreneurs, don't they? And, we all | | | | opt for, and the environment where you spend |
| know that artist types always end up hanging out | | | | your professional life, has a direct bearing on how |
| together. | | | | successful you will be. |
| When people who have analogous personalities | | | | This is a theory - no more no less - but look |
| work together, they create new personality for | | | | closely at yourself and your friends and check it |
| their work environment. Because of this, Holland | | | | out. A theory is nothing more than an idea, but |
| also identifies six kinds of job environments that | | | | take a close look and see if this one doesn't bear |
| match the six kinds of personalities: realistic, | | | | a bit of truth. |