5.2 Holland

Question 1

What does holland theory focus on

Answer 1

The match or congruence between your
vocational ( work related ) personality and the environment

Question 2

What is congruence

Answer 2

It refers to the match or compatibility between an individual’s vocational personality type and the environment of their work.

High congruence is linked to job satisfaction. NOT JOB PERFORMANCE

Question 3

RIASEC?

Answer 3

Six distinct types used to categorize individuals and work environments.

R - Realistic
I - Investigative
A - Artistic
S - Social
E - Enterprising
C - Conventional

Question 4

How the fuck does it work

Answer 4

Take a psychometric test = Self-Directed Search (SDS)

you get a 3 letter code like RCA which is the 3 highest scores from RIASEC.

RCA = R > C > A > ….

Then there’s the dictionary of Holland Occupational Codes basically linking “appropriate” jobs to codes.

Question 5

Realistic

Answer 5

Personality ( what they like ) :
Likes tools, machines, outdoors

Work Env :
Hands on , practical:

Jobs:
mechanics, engineering, agriculture

Question 6

Investigative

Answer 6

Personality ( what they like ) :
Curious, logical, likes problem-solving

Work Env :
Analytical, research-based

Jobs:
Science, tech, research

Question 7

Artistic

Answer 7

Personality ( what they like ) :
Imaginative, expressive, original

Work Env :
Creative, unstructured

Jobs:
Arts, design, writing

Question 8

Social

Answer 8

Personality ( what they like ) :
Friendly, caring, likes teaching/helping others

Work Env :
Helping, supportive

Jobs:
Teaching, counselling, healthcare

Question 9

Enterprising

Answer 9

Personality ( what they like ) :
Ambitious, outgoing, likes influencing others

Work Env :
Persuasive, leadership

Jobs:
Business, sales, politics

Question 10

Conventional

Answer 10

Personality ( what they like ) :
Detail-oriented, likes rules and order

Work Env :
Organized, structured:

Jobs:
Admin, accounting, data management

Question 11

Positives of this theory

Answer 11

GENERAL:
- practical
- widely used
- revised over time
- Led to psychometric instruments ( SDS)

SA:
- Researched in SA
- SDS adapted to SA

Question 12

Negatives of theory

Answer 12

GENERAL:
- needs more emphasises on context
- assumes similarity between same occupations across different organisations
- 6 types are limited
- seems like “an answer” not a direction taking into account of personalisation.

SA:
- needs to emphasise context like poverty, economy.
- assume freedom of choice of occupations ( work vs career kak)
- colour wheel

Question 13

COLOUR WHEEEEL

Answer 13

so this hex shit works like colour wheel. order matters.
RIASEC. so its grouped together. Like realistic kinda matches investigative and conventional.

SO this hex organisation might not apply to all contexts.

Example: A rural youth who helps on a family farm
They do hands-on work with animals and tools (Realistic)
And they might help teach younger siblings how to do tasks (Social)

but RS not “related” so its seen as conflicting interests.