APPLICATIONS OF HOLLANDS RIASEC

THEORY

TEXT & YOUR RIASEC

ASSESSMENT

Reference:
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The Holland Personality Typology Assessment was previously submitted in

Canvas. Post your RIASEC codes (abbreviations) from that career test here.
My Holland RAISEC code is CEISRA.
Describe your two (2) top typologies.
My top two typologies are:
Conventional: “likes to work with data and numbers, carry out tasks in
detail and follow through on the instructions of others. They are quiet,
careful, responsible, well organized and task oriented. These
individuals use their mind, eyes and hands to carry out tasks.”
(123test)1
Enterprising: “like to work with people, influence, persuade, lead or
manage for organizational goals or economic gain. An enterprising
personality type is often a leader who is talented at organizing,
persuading and managing. They enjoy money, power, status and being
in charge.” (123test)2
List three typical college majors of your top two (2) codes. (Exhibit 3.3 & 3.4
in text) Are you enrolled in any of the listed majors? Which ones?

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 Three typical college majors for my top two codes are for my top two
codes, Conventional and Enterprising are
 Accounting
 Office Systems
 Management
I am currently enrolled in Administrative Office Systems-Accounting
Specialization and will be enrolling in BAS-Applied Management in Fall
2019.
Describe your dominant personality type.
My dominant personality type is Conventionally by 23%. Conventional
personality type “have a strong need to feel secure and certain, follow
a routine, get things finished and take care of every detail. A
conventional personality type is neat, orderly and practical, and enjoys
working with data (facts, figures, and numbers) in structured settings”.
(123test)3
List 3 typical occupations of your dominant type.
Three occupations of my dominant type are:
 Bookkeeper 100%
 Insurance underwriter 100%
 Accountant 100%
Describe the tasks, related professions, knowledge, and skills required for
one of the chosen occupations.
One of my chosen occupations is Professional Bookkeeper.
The tasks of Bookkeepers are to maintain complete records of
financial transactions of an undertaking and verify accuracy of
documents and records relating to such transactions. (123test)4
Some of these financial transactions are (but not limited to) recording
accounts payable and accounts receivable, reconciliations, payroll,
prepaying and filing quarterly and yearly tax forms, etc…
The knowledge and skills required for professional bookkeepers is:
 “Commercial law
The legal regulations that govern a specific commercial activity.

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  Accounting techniques
The techniques of recording and summarizing business and
financial transactions and analyzing, verifying, and reporting the
results.
 Tax legislation
Tax legislation applicable to a specific area of specialization, such
as import tax, government tax, etc.
 Financial statements
The set of financial records disclosing the financial position of a
company at the end of a set period or of the accounting year. The
financial statements consisting of five parts which are the statement
of financial position, the statement of comprehensive income, the
statement of changes in equity (SOCE), the statement of cash flows
and notes.
 Depreciation
The accounting method of dividing the value of an asset over its
useful life for the allocation of cost per fiscal year and in parallel to
decrease the value of the asset from the accounts of the company.
 Accounting entries
The financial transactions recorded in accounting systems or books
of a company together with the metadata linked to the entry such as
the date, the amount, the accounts affected, and a description of
the transaction.
 Bookkeeping regulations
The methods and regulations involved in the process of accurate
bookkeeping.
 Accounting department processes
The different processes, duties, jargon, role in an organization, and
other specificities of the accounting department within an
organization such as bookkeeping, invoices, recording, and taxing.
 Company policies
The set of rules that govern the activity of a company.” (123test)5

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The skills required for a Professional Bookkeeper are:
 “Attach accounting certificates to accounting transactions
 Collate and link documents such as invoices, contracts, and
payment certificates needed to back up the transactions made in
the accounting of the company.
 Perform balance sheet operations
 Make up a balance sheet displaying an overview of the
organization’s current financial situation. Consider income and
expenses; fixed assets such as buildings and land; intangible
assets such as trademarks and patents.
 Maintain financial records
 Keep track of and finalize all formal documents representing the
financial transactions of a business or project.
 Prepare financial statements
 Collect, entry, and prepare the set of financial records disclosing
the financial position of a company at the end of a certain period
or accounting year. The financial statements consisting of five
parts which are the statement of financial position, the statement
of comprehensive income, the statement of changes in equity
(SOCE), the statement of cash flows and notes.
 Follow the statutory obligations
 Understand, abide by, and apply the statutory obligations of the
company in the daily performance of the job.
 Use accounting systems
 Employ accounting systems for recording and managing the
accounts, obligations, and rights that the company possesses.
Utilize these systems for accounting operations, financial
analysis, and preparation of financial statements.
 Identify accounting errors
 Trace accounts, revise the accuracy of the records, and
determine the faults to solve them.
 Prepare trial accounting balances
 Ensure that all transactions are recorded in the books of the
company and totalize all the debits and the credits of the
accounts to find out balance in the accounts.
 Manage the general ledger
  Enter data and revise the adequate maintenance of general
ledgers to follow up on the financial transactions of the company,
and other non-routine transactions such as depreciation.”
(123test)6

What are common job titles?

“Common job titles are
 Full charge bookkeeper/accountant
 Part time Bookkeeper
 Accounting Clerk
 Full charge Bookkeeper w/ QuickBooks online
 Business Office Manager/Bookkeeper
 Accounting Assistant
 Bookkeeper
 Bookkeeper/Accountant
 Bookkeeper/Administrative Assistant” (123test)7

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