Abstract
Traditionally, selecting a career involves matching the specific aptitudes and characteristics of an individual with a career which requires or involves such factors. This particular approach has as its foundation the fact that certain careers have need of individuals with certain skills and attitudes, that is to say the individual is a ‘fit’ for that particular career based on their knowledge, skill and disposition. Many students have problems determining their college majors and a suitable career. This paper shows how to find a career that fits one’s personality, and aims to help students analyse their personalities based on the Holland personality test. This paper will identify the most suitable career for students by using a validated Arabic version of the Holland survey, which is one of the most popular models used for career personality tests. This study implements a new set of tasks, testing 117 students from King Abdulaziz University with the Arabic version of the Holland test. The test was applied to female students from three majors, computer science, information systems, and preparatory year distance learning students. The implications of the test results will help students to understand their personality types and determine a suitable career, as the results of the test suggest suitable careers for students which match their personalities. Ultimately, the results show a difference between computer science, information systems and preparatory year distance learning students with regard to personality types and suitable careers.
Highlights
The selection of an occupation or career might have been considered as less difficult and more straightforward many years ago, before the industrial revolution
Often an individual‟s career was determined by following in their father‟s footsteps, that is to say a carpenter‟s son would become a carpenter, and a cobbler‟s son would learn to be a cobbler like his father, while the nobility and landed gentry groomed their offspring to become future leaders
Research which allows students to make informed decisions regarding their professional lives, and their future personal lives (Zaidi et al, 2012) is essential in order to ensure that students fully understand this complex process and how it might impact their lives in the future
Summary
The selection of an occupation or career might have been considered as less difficult and more straightforward many years ago, before the industrial revolution. Wider access to higher levels of education, women entering the workforce and the swing from industrialization to service-based industries in many developed economies have all had an impact on how an individual chooses their occupation or career In this postindustrialization period, where a higher level of skills is generally required due to the emergence of knowledge working and knowledge based industries, individuals might have greater choice than ever before regarding their careers, but the extensive opportunities when choosing the right career present challenges. Research which allows students to make informed decisions regarding their professional lives, and their future personal lives (Zaidi et al, 2012) is essential in order to ensure that students fully understand this complex process and how it might impact their lives in the future
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