S — The Social Type

This type is one of Holland’s Vocational Personality Types. The Social type can be described by the following characteristics:

Adjectives

achieving, benevolent, cheerful, clear-sighted, concerned with the welfare of others, convincing, cooperative, generous, good leaders, humanistic, idealistic, kind, obliging, popular, responsible, sensitive, sociable, understanding

Preferences & Values

• activities that involve assisting others in order to inform, train, develop, heal or teach
• occupations oriented toward human contact
• the social
• the religious
• being centre of attention
• solving problems by discussions with others
• solving problems by arranging or rearranging relationships between others

Dislikes

• explicit, structured and systematic activities involving the use of materials, tools or machines
• situations requiring physical exertion or working with machinery

Aptitudes

• social contacts
• express themselves well
• get along with others

Common Vocational Choices

clinical psychologist, guidance counsellor, teacher, marriage counsellor, religious worker, school superintendent, social worker, speech therapist, vocational counsellor

Negative Traits

little talent for mechanics or science