According to recent reports, somewhere in the region of eight billion pounds a year is left unclaimed within the UK. Because of the lack of information or bureaucracy surrounding benefits for the less well-off people are not claiming their full entitlement.

I’ve even heard people grumble and say that they don’t want handouts and that they are proud of the fact that they have never claimed a penny from the Government and yet they are broke! Although they sound like extreme cases, it is surprising how many people pay their taxes and yet fail to enquire about any entitlement to refunds such as tax credits etc.

In a previous article I mentioned that your personality is an important factor in deciding which job is right for you. However, there is another part to the jigsaw that will give you a clearer insight as to whether you are going for the right jobs.

John Holland, a psychologist, put together a theory which implied that people of a similar character, interests and styles tended to favour certain job roles. He went on to describe six types of person:

Realistic

Conventional