Leaving School Exit Plan - Careers



Holland’s theory of

career choice

John Holland’s theory centres on the notion that most people fit into one of six personality types: realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising and conventional.

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|Realistic |

|Interest area: |Key skills: |Occupations with practical |Subjects to develop your skills: |

|You like working mainly with your|Using and operating tools, |components: |English, Maths, Science, |

|hands making, fixing, assembling |equipment and machinery, |Pilot, farmer, horticulturist, |Workshop, Technology, Computing, |

|or building things, using and |designing, building, repairing, |builder, engineer, armed services|Business Studies, Agriculture, |

|operating equipment, tools or |maintaining, measuring, working |personnel, mechanic, upholsterer,|Horticulture, Physical Education |

|machines. You often like to work |in detail, driving, moving, |electrician, computer | |

|outdoors. |caring for animals, working with |technologist, park ranger, | |

| |plants |sportsperson | |

|Investigative |

|Interest area: |Key skills: |Occupations with practical |Subjects to develop your skills: |

|You like to discover and research|Thinking analytically and |components: |English, Maths, Science, |

|ideas, observe, investigate and |logically, computing, |Science, research, medical and |Computing, Technology |

|experiment, ask questions and |communicating by writing and |health occupations, chemist, | |

|solve questions. |speaking, designing, formulating,|marine scientist, forestry | |

| |calculating, diagnosing, |technician, medical or | |

| |experimenting, investigating |agricultural laboratory | |

| | |technician, zoologist, dentist, | |

| | |GP | |

|Artistic |

|Interest area: |Key skills: |Occupations with practical |Subjects to develop your skills: |

|You like using words, art, music |Expressing artistically or |components: |English, Social Studies, Music, |

|or drama to express yourself, |physically, communicating by |artist, illustrator, |Drama, Art, Graphic Design, |

|communicate or perform or you |speaking, writing and singing, |photographer, signwriter , |Computing, Business Studies, |

|like to create or design things. |performing, designing, |composer, singer, instrument |Languages |

| |presenting, planning, composing, |player, dancer, actor, reporter, | |

| |playing, dancing |writer, editor, hairdresser, | |

| | |fashion designer | |

|Social |

|Interest area: |Key skills: |Occupations with practical |Subjects to develop your skills: |

|You like working with people to |Communicating by writing and |components: |English, Social Studies, Maths, |

|teach, train, inform, help, |speaking, caring and supporting, |Teacher, nurse, counsellor, |Science, Health, Physical |

|treat, heal, cure, serve and |training, meeting, greeting, |police officer, social worker, |Education, Art, Computing, |

|greet. You are concerned for |assisting, teaching, informing, |salesperson, customer service |Business Studies, Languages |

|others’ well-being and welfare. |interviewing, coaching |officer, waiter, secretary | |

|Enterprising |

|Interest area: |Key skills: |Occupations with practical |Subjects to develop your skills: |

|You like meeting people, leading,|Selling, promoting and |components: |English, Maths, Business Studies,|

|talking to and influencing |persuading, developing ideas, |Salesperson, lawyer, politician, |Accounting, Economics, Social |

|others, encouraging others, |public speaking, managing, |accountant, business owner, |Studies, Drama, Computing, |

|working in business. |organising, leading and |executive or manager, travel |Languages |

| |captaining, computing, planning |agent, music or sports promoter | |

|Conventional |

|Interest area: |Key skills: |Occupations with practical |Subjects to develop your skills: |

|You like working indoors and at |Computing and keyboarding, |components: |English, Maths, Business Studies,|

|tasks that involve organising and|recording and keeping records, |Secretary, receptionist, office |Accounting, Economics, Computing |

|being accurate, following |paying attention to detail, |worker, librarian, bank clerk, | |

|procedures, working with data or |meeting and greeting, doing |computer operator, stores and | |

|numbers, planning work and |calculations, handling money, |dispatch clerk | |

|events. |organising, arranging, working | | |

| |independently | | |

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