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Flashcards by Sumaiya Patel, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Sumaiya Patel
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| Question | Answer |
| Hexagonal model of career choice | According to Holland, people flourish when their personality type is matched with a work environment that is congruent with their abilities, interests and self-beliefs. |
| What are personal orientations and work environments in Holland’s system | People can be classified into one of the six personality type called personal orientation. Similarly, occupations can be classified into six ideal work environments. |
| Describe Realistic personality orientation and their optimal work environment | They are good at mechanical tasks and weak in social skills.They prefer jobs with tasks that are physical or mechanical and that are clearly defined such as farming, auto mechanics and engineering. |
| Describe Investigative Personality Orientation and their optimal work environment. | They enjoy abstract thinking and logical analysis. They prefer working with ideas rather than things or people. They prefer working in research lab or libraries. |
| Describe Artistic Personality Orientation and their optimal work environment. | They are imaginative and independent, tend to be impulsive, creative & socially aloof. They have high need for emotional expression and prefer career in art, music or drama. |
| Describe Social Personality Orientation and their optimal work environment. | They are understanding and want to help others. They prefer interaction with people and have necessary social skills. They prefer helping professions like teaching, nursing and social work. |
| Describe Enterprising Personality Orientation and their optimal work environment. | They are self confident, popular and social. They like to use their social skills to lead or persuade others. They prefer sales or supervisory positions |
| Describe Conventional Personality Orientation and their optimal work environment. | They are conforming, systematic and orderly. They have great clerical and mathematical ability. They prefer structure and are suited to business world. |
| Name the test developed by Holland to measure six basic personal orientations | Self Directed Search (SDS) is a self scoring test by Holland to measure six basic personal orientations |
| Super’s Developmental Model | Developmental Model by Donald Super asserts that one’s self concept is the critical factor in career choice. Career choice reflects person’s attempts to express their changing views of themselves. |
| 5 Major stages of Super’s Developmental Model | Growth stage, Exploration stage, Establishment Stage, Maintenance stage, Establishment Stage and Decline Stage. |
| Growth Stage | Youngsters fantasize about exotic jobs they would enjoy, largely oblivious to realistic consideration such as the abilities or education required for specific job. |
| Exploration Stage | Pressure from parents, teachers and peers to develop general career direction and narrow it down to specific one. In later part of the stage, they attempt to enter the world of work on full time basis. |
| Establishment Stage | The task is now to demonstrate ability to function effectively in chosen occupation. They use previously acquired skills, learn new skills and display flexibility in adapting to organizational changes. |
| Maintenance Stage | Opportunities for further career advancement and occupational mobility decline. Primary goal is to protect the security, power, advantages and perks that one has attained. |
| Decline Stage | People redirect their energy and attention toward planning for retirement. Many look forward to it eagerly while others worry about their financial viability. |
| Women have different patterns of career development than men | Women subordinate their career goals to their husbands’, and are more likely to interrupt their careers to concentrate on child rearing or family crisis. |
| M-curve in women’s career development. | Women’s participation in work force shows sharp rise as they take their first jobs, then sharp dip as they leave to concentrate on child-rearing and finally second sharp rise when they return to work. |
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