C – The Conventional Type

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

Adjectives

conformist, conscientious, conservative, conventional, dependable, disciplined, inhibited, methodical, neat, obedient, persistent, practical, self-controlled (calm), stable, unimaginative

Preferences & Values

• activities that require explicit, methodical and systematic data manipulation
• organization of written and numerical data according to a prescribed plan,
• reproduction of material,
• highly ordered activities (both verbal and numerical) that characterize office work
• operation of office equipment in order to achieve organizational and economic goals
• the economic
• working in a well-established chain of command
• knowing precisely what is expected of them
• material possessions and status

Dislikes

• ambiguous situations
• problems requiring physical skills or intense relationships with others
• leadership positions

Aptitudes

• office work and arithmetic
• fit well into large organizations
• effective at well-defined tasks
• bookkeeping and classification

Common Vocational Choices

accountant, bank employee, bank examiner, bank teller, bookkeeper, business, computer operator, cost appraiser, financial analyst, inventory controller, investment analyst, statistician, stenographer, tax specialist, traffic manager

Negative Traits

• no artistic talent
• aversion for ambiguous, free, exploratory and non-systematic activities.