Theoretical Framework

Holland’s Theory of Career Choice are determined the interaction of personality and the

environment. It focusses in choosing a career and prefer jobs. They study the

environments that will use the skills, abilities, expressing the attitudes and values.

Behavior is determined as interaction between personality and environment according

to Jones L. (2019).

This study identified the Holland’s Theory that can be used in this study divided into 4

different factors- (1) Ideal Job (2) Environmental Factor (3) Opportunities (4) Personal

Factor.

Ideal Job

The process of choosing a career path regarding to the education and training for a

given job. Finding ideal job that brings satisfaction, a sense of accomplishment and

interpersonal relationships that enjoy trial and error to actual work. The key is to define

exactly the ideal career or job. A choice signifies the completion of some actions,

successful steps and attainment of a career as the final outcome of choosing a job. It

has four (4) personnel-management functions first the Career planning is important to

plan for the career that people want and capable to do. Second is Selection means

selecting or choosing among the career choice ought to be. Next is training, is important

in order to valuate and develop the chosen career. And lastly, the professional

development is the result of hardship in training according to John W. Lounsbury (2009).

Environment
Career can be defined as the choices made subsequently that influences occupation

and job. It is traditionally seen as course or progress through life and successive

situations that make a person’s work life according to Abouchedid (2007). Student’s

choice of career is start while in junior high going to senior high. Environment of the

students includes the family, peer group, school, religious organization and to a large

extent in the society which people belong. It is also pertaining to the patterns of social

relationships, educational grouping, recreational, religion, technological, cultural and

economic opportunities created by man for the use of mankind according to O Tope

(2018).

Opportunities

A situation or circumstances that makes it possible to happen. Opportunity is referring

to a favorable external factor that could give an organization a competitive advantage

according to Mitchell Grant (2019).

Personal Factor

Personality is another important factor in career choice. Choosing the major that fit in

their personality type. This factor may affect in choosing and finding their job. It includes

personality type, interest, life role, gender and influencing factor. It is also called Trait

Factor that was considering your skills and abilities and how they fit the particular

occupation come out on career development fields. This factor implies the occupational

profiles for a specific job and matching individuals to occupations by identifying the level

of competency through formal assessment according T. Rohi (2011).

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