Careers and Direction Planning resources
RIASEC- Background
RIASEC is an abbreviation for Hollands Occupation Themes. It includes 6 personality types, which are:
Realistic
Investigative
Artistic
Social
Enterprising
Conventional
RIASEC is an example of a careers matching theory and can be used as a starting point to link a persons ‘personality type(s)’ to particular vocational areas.
RIASEC does not give an indication of ability, it highlights self concept i.e.) what a person thinks they are good at and how this may relate to the world of work.
RIASEC can also be used to support a person in understanding key skills associated with their personality type(s) and therefore support targeted work search/ application writing/ CV writing.