HRM 360 Ch X: Vocational Interest

Situational Interests 

context-specific “emotional states,” curiosity, and momentary motivation

Dispositional Interests

trait-like, reflecting a person’s “preferences for behaviors, situations, contexts in which activities occur, and the outcomes associated with the preferred activities

BIG 6 (RIASEC)

1. Realistic 

2. Investigative 

3. Artistic 

4. Social

5. Enterprising 

6. Conventional

Realistic 

Things and technical interests
(Manipulation of machines, tools, and things) 

Investigative

scientific and inquiring interests
(exploration, understanding)

Artistic

dramatic and self-expressive interests

(literary musical or artistic activities) 

Social

helping and people-oriented interests

(helping, teaching, treating, counseling others thru personal interaction)

Enterprising

persuasive, political, selling interests

(persuading, manipulating, or directing others)

Conventional

organizational and clerical interests

(establishing or maintaining orderly routines, application of standards)