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Jan
Jan
Holland’s Hexagon Video
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Nov
Nov
Hexagon Link Love~ John Holland’s career theory
Holland’s Hexagon is a popular search on this site. Career theory is an important branch of psychology and workplace recruitment in the 21st century, as younger people have more pressure to “be career ready” and retirement age is extended. Finding work that you are passionate about is a must for personal, social and environmental health. [...]
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May
May
Critical Reflection #10~Tinsley’s (2000) Critique of Holland’s Hexagon, Part I
Holland’s Hexagon is a graphical representation of the personality used in vocational theory to help determine best fit career choices. Today, I started reading a critique of Holland’s 1997 theory by Tinsley (2000). This post presents my notes and critical reflections on his abstract. Over the following weeks I will keep posting updates as I [...]
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Nov
Nov
Get Organized! Holland’s Hexagon reveals personality strengths
Image by fo.ol via Flickr Today I wanted to write a little more about Holland’s Hexagon model for thinking about a career. His aim was to make the choice of what field or industry to focus on for an income, less overwhelming. Holland’s Hexagon divides “occupational personality” into 6 broad categories: 1. Realistic 2. Investigative [...]