It is important for students to continuously make decisions regarding future careers.

Understanding
oneself (interests, skills, values) also plays a major role in the decision making process and is the key
to good choices. (Medlin, 2018)

The initial step to solving a career planning is to bridge the gap between who you are and what you
want to be. Exploring your values, interests, and skills will help you find educational and career
options that match up with your goals. https://career.fsu.edu/students/plan-your-career/career-
decision-making

PERSONALITY TYPES

According to John Holland's theory, most people are one of six personality types: Realistic,
Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional.

Realistic (Likes to work with animals, tools, or machines; generally avoids social activities like
teaching, healing, and informing others; Has good skills in working with tools, mechanical or
electrical drawings, machines, or plants and animals; Values practical things you can see, touch, and
use like plants and animals, tools, equipment, or machines; and Sees self as practical, mechanical,
and realistic.

Investigative (Likes to study and solve math or science problems; generally avoids leading, selling, or
persuading people; Is good at understanding and solving science and math problems; Values science;
and Sees self as precise, scientific, and intellectual.

Artistic (Likes to do creative activities like art, drama, crafts, dance, music, or creative writing;
generally avoids highly ordered or repetitive activities; Has good artistic abilities -- in creative
writing, drama, crafts, music, or art; Values the creative arts -- like drama, music, art, or the works of
creative writers; and Sees self as expressive, original, and independent.

Social (Likes to do things to help people -- like, teaching, nursing, or giving first aid, providing
information; generally avoids using machines, tools, or animals to achieve a goal; Is good at teaching,
counseling, nursing, or giving information; Values helping people and solving social problems; and
Sees self as helpful, friendly, and trustworthy.

Enterprising (Likes to lead and persuade people, and to sell things and ideas; generally avoids
activities that require careful observation and scientific, analytical thinking; Is good at leading people
and selling things or ideas; Values success in politics, leadership, or business; and Sees self as
energetic, ambitious, and sociable.

Conventional (Likes to work with numbers, records, or machines in a set, orderly way; generally
avoids ambiguous, unstructured activities; Is good at working with written records and numbers in a
systematic, orderly way; Values success in business; and Sees self as orderly, and good at following a
set plan. (“Career Key”, 2018) https://www.careerkey.org/choose-a-career/holland-personality-
types.html#.XWJQHuszapq
The ability to plan for the future, or a planfulness aptitude, is widely regarded as integral to career
adaptability (Creed et al., 2009;Ebberwein, et al., 2004;Gunkel et al., 2010;Hirschi, 2009;Morrison
and Hall, 2002;Patton et al., 2004;Rottinghaus et al., 2005;Super and Knasel, 1981). This refers to
being able to plan, map out the future direction and anticipate change and when individuals have: 'a
sense of realism about personal and contextual factors affecting the situation, they have a head start
when the transition begins' (Ebberwein, et al., 2004, p. 304)

Career decision making is a complex process involving a range of processes, behaviours,

environment and contextual factors, together with individual preferences and beliefs. Some
researchers regard career decision making and decisiveness as an integral part of career adaptability
(Blustein, 1997)
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s_An_international_empirical_comparison_of_business_students'_career_planning