IOP 2606 COMPULSORY ASSESSMENT 05 FOR SEMESTER 2
Assessment number: 05
Closing date: 22 October 2024
Contributing weight: Contributes 40% towards your module completion
Study material: Lessons 1 to 8
QUESTION 1
In the person-job fit theory, developed by John L Holland, it is theorised that people
could be characterised into six personality types. Name and explain those types.
According to study guide& (Foxcroft & Roodt, 2015).
1. Realistic
These people like working with their hands and doing practical things. They enjoy using
tools, building things, or fixing things, like cars or machines. They like jobs where they
can be active and solve hands-on problems.
2. Investigative
These people are curious and enjoy figuring things out. They like science, math, or
solving puzzles, and enjoy learning how things work. They prefer jobs where they can
study and research, like being a scientist or a detective.
3. Artistic
Artistic people love to be creative. They enjoy drawing, painting, writing, playing music,
or acting. They like jobs where they can use their imagination, like being an artist, writer,
or musician.
Assessment number: 05
Closing date: 22 October 2024
Contributing weight: Contributes 40% towards your module completion
Study material: Lessons 1 to 8
QUESTION 1
In the person-job fit theory, developed by John L Holland, it is theorised that people
could be characterised into six personality types. Name and explain those types.
According to study guide& (Foxcroft & Roodt, 2015).
1. Realistic
These people like working with their hands and doing practical things. They enjoy using
tools, building things, or fixing things, like cars or machines. They like jobs where they
can be active and solve hands-on problems.
2. Investigative
These people are curious and enjoy figuring things out. They like science, math, or
solving puzzles, and enjoy learning how things work. They prefer jobs where they can
study and research, like being a scientist or a detective.
3. Artistic
Artistic people love to be creative. They enjoy drawing, painting, writing, playing music,
or acting. They like jobs where they can use their imagination, like being an artist, writer,
or musician.
