There is a fairly common classification of professions of Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Klimov, professor of psychological sciences. He divides them into types according to the subject of labor. There are five of them. For example, the type "man-nature" is named so because the specialist in this profession works mainly with nature. These are zoologists, geologists, dog handlers and so on. According to the same principle, professions “person-person” are called, that is, those professional activities where one person works directly with another or other people. This may be psychology, management, educational sphere and so on.
Short description: profession "person-person"
As mentioned earlier, the subject of labor of such professions is a person or, more precisely, people. They are related to the education of children or adults, with the management of an enterprise or group of people, with the organization of adults and children groups, with trade, domestic or information, medical or information and art services. All professions related to people require constant communication with other members of the human race. For this, a person who has chosen such a profession should initially have the corresponding inclinations, skills, and abilities, which he will subsequently develop into professional knowledge and skills.
A similar characteristic of the profession "man-man" suggests that this type of activity is not suitable for everyone. For example, a sociopath is unlikely to want to work with people. Or a man who is well versed in technology, but rarely seeking mutual understanding with people, is likely to choose a profession of a different type. The same may apply to women.
The main features of the profession "man-man"
The main differences distinguishing professions of this type from others, and combining so dissimilar among themselves, are expressed in tasks. After all, the doctor, the police officer, and the seller are united by one thing - their main professional task is to interact with other people, clients or patients, visitors or victims, and so on.
Another feature and task of any person-to-person profession is the presence of almost double education: psychological and special. For example, the seller must know the psychology of the buyer, the specifics of the goods sold, if necessary, be able to work with the cashier, with a payment terminal, and so on. The surgeon, in addition to medical applied knowledge, must also know the human psychology in order to be able to communicate correctly with patients or their relatives, as well as communicate effectively with subordinates and colleagues. And so with all professions of this type.
Requirements for people choosing this type of profession
First of all, this is the desire to communicate with people, developed communication skills and a good understanding of others. The ability to control oneself at any possible communication with a person - what is now fashionable to call stress resistance - is an equally important requirement. Such human qualities as high ability for empathy, responsiveness, goodwill, tolerance and ability to resolve conflicts are welcomed.
An individual possessing these qualities can safely consider the profession "man-man."
Which includes the main communication requirement for professions related to people
The ability to communicate includes not only a simple ability to talk, but also such important skills as the ability to competently build one’s speech, hear, listen to and understand the interlocutor, to convey his thoughts to him so that he understands it precisely in the sense that they put into her you. A large role is played by the ability to understand human psychology in a short period of time, and also to find a common language with an individual of any age, social status and mental development. The ability to observe and analyze is necessary for a person working with people.
Subgroups of professions such as "man-man"
The group of professions "person-person" includes three subgroups: educational, protective and serving.
The first subgroup includes all educators, nannies and teachers, leading children's clubs, coaches in various sports, as well as tutors.
The second includes policemen, lawyers of various kinds, military personnel and inspectors.
The third subgroup can be divided into several categories. The service is divided into information and information and art, trade, domestic and medical. By the names it’s clear who serves the population with what. For example, a librarian is a profession related to information services, just like a guide. They provide people with information.
Medical care is provided by doctors, nurses and nurses, paramedics, nurses and pharmacists.
Trading services include sellers of various goods: from products to equipment or office.
Domestic services are provided by hairdressers, cosmetologists, manicurists and other specialists similar to them. Also in this category are waiters and watchmen.
Information and art services are close in their specificity to professions such as "man-artistic image." These can be guides in art galleries or consultants in art stores. Also, the head of an art circle or a choreographer can be immediately attributed to two categories - the educational subgroup and the information and art services.
What other professions belong to the type of "man-man"
These professions also include directors and managers, telephone operators and bartenders, supervisors on buses or trains, realtors and insurance agents, social workers and supervisors, tax inspectors and public relations specialists. These are psychologists, political scientists, promoters and stewardesses, etc.
Every year more and more new specialties appear. And many of them are connected with people.