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There is a relationship between the RIASEC personalities and four personal styles. The personal styles are work style, learning environment, leadership style, and risk taking and adventure seeking.
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RIASEC Personalities and Four Personal Styles
By Dr. Mary Askew http://www.hollandcodes.com
There is a relationship between the RIASEC personalities and four personal styles. The
personal styles are work style, learning environment, leadership style, and risk taking and
adventure seeking.
Personal Style One: The Work Style
Work styles involved our preferences for working with ideas, data, things, or people. High
Realistic and High Investigative types looked for opportunities with ideas, data, or things.
Students who pursued work with ideas, data, or things sought careers in:
Biological sciences
Engineering
Mathematics
Computer and informational science
Physical sciences
Machine trades
The High Enterprising and High Social students enjoyed working with people. These individuals
followed jobs in business, education, journalism, and social science.
Personal Style Two: The Learning Environment
The second factor was the learning environment. The learning environment factor described
a selection of either academic learning environments or practical-oriented learning situations.
High Investigative and High Artistic men and women like to work in an (academic) learning
environment. These individuals expressed interests in cultural events, educational pursuits,
research, and verbal activities.
Students who relished academic learning environments undertook majors in:
Arts
Cultural Studies
Communication
History
Journalism
Language
Literature
Physical sciences
Research
Social sciences
The High Realistic and High Enterprising clients or students adapted better to practical, hands-on
learning. Students who picked to learn in more practical settings expressed interests in business
activities, physical activities, and technical activities. These clients or students entered careers in
Agriculture, Business, Law Enforcement, Machine trades, and Vocational Technical majors.
Personal Style Three: The Leadership Style
The third personal style was Leadership Style. The Leadership Style reflected a preference
for directing people, leading people, meeting people, and persuading people. People with
leadership qualities tended to be High Artistic, High Enterprising, and High Social. They liked
to direct, persuade, lead others, and take charge. High Enterprising individuals were social and
verbal; they appreciated working with people. High Enterprising clients or students showed a
preference for Law/ Politics, Organizational management, and Public speaking. They liked
majors such as History, Journalism, Law, and Social science.
Other clients or students made a choice to lead by example. They did not like to take
charge. They preferred to do the task themselves. As introverts, they lead by example. They
liked majors such as Agriculture, Biological sciences, Machine trades, Mathematics, and
Physical sciences.
Personal Style Four: The Risk Taking/ Adventure Seeking Style
The fourth factor was Risk Taking/ Adventure Seeking. This factor indicated a willingness
to take physical and social risks, to act spontaneously and playfully, and to seek novel sensation
and thrills. Clients or students who possessed risk taking/ adventure seeking qualities are
extroverted, independent, and social. They were prone to careers in:
Athletics
Auto mechanics
Carpenters
Electricians
Jet fighters
Paramedics
Police officers
Politics
Public speaking
Source: Bergen, Fred (1996) Linking Interest Assessment and Personality Theory In M. L.Savickas & W. B. Walsh (Editors), Handbook of Career Counseling Theory and Practice. PaloAlto, CA.: Davies-Black Publishing.