Kepribadian dan Pemilihan Karir

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Kepribadian dan Pemilihan Karir

Oleh: Maryam Rahim

            Type kepribadian seseorang akan mempengaruhi pemilihan karir. Seseorang akan memilih karir yang sesuai dengan kepribadiannya. Hal ini telah dikemukakan John Holland dalam teorinya tentang pemilihan karir. Holland mengklasifikasi 6 (enam) tipe kepribadian, dan 6 (enam) lingkungan kerja. Menurutnya kepuasan kerja bergantung pada sejauhmana individu berhasil mencocokkan kepribadian mereka dengan suatu lingkungan pekerjaan. Setiap tipe dari enam tipe kepribadian memiliki pekerjaan yang sepadan.

        Kategori tipe kepribadian dan lingkungan pekerjaan yang diklasifikasikan oleh Holland (2006) terdiri atas: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Interprising, and Coventional (RIASEC). Holland menyatakan bahwa individu mencari pekerjaan yang sesuai dengan kepribadian masing-masing. Type kepribadian dan lingkungan pekerjaaan menurut Holland, digambarkan pada tabel berikut:

Tabel: Holland’s Typology: Themes, Personal Styles, and Occupational Environment

Theme Personal Style Occupation Environment
Realistic Aggressive; prefers concrete vesus abstract work tasks,not very sociable; poor interpersonal interactions

Skilled trade (plumber, electrician, machine operator)

Technician (airplane mechanic, photographer, draftperson, some service occupations)

Investigative Intellectual: abstract thinking; analytical; independent; sometimes racial and task oriented

Scietific (chemist, physicist, mathematician)

Technical (laboratory technician, computer programmer, electronics worker)

Artistic Imaginative; values aesthetics; prefers self-expression throught the arts; rather independent and extroverted

Artistic (sculptor, artist, designer)

Musical (music teacher, orchestra leader, musician)

Literary (editor, writer, critic)

Social Gregarious; concerned with social problems; active in church and community; interested in educational activities

Educational (teacher, school administrator, professor)

Social welfare (social worker, sociologist, rehabitation counselor, nurse)

Enterprising Extroverted; aggressive; adventurous; prefers leadership roles; dominat; persuasive; has good verbal skill

Managerial (personnel director, production supervisor, sales manager)

Sales (insurance agent, realtor, car salesperson)

Conventional Pratical; controlled; sociable; somewhat concervative; prefers structured tasks; conforming Office and clerical (file clerk, teller, accountant, keypunch,operator, secretary, bookkeeper, receptionist, credit manager)

Untuk membantu memilih karir yang tepat maka mulailah dengan mengenal type kepribadian.