This study examines the relations between Holland´s career typology and the Murray´s Need theory of personality. The Self-Directed Search (SDS) and the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS) were administered to 12-grade students (M=1043, F=1069).Using canonical analysis, the results indicated that the two instruments contained five pairs (M) or six pairs (F) of canonical common factors, and yielded 35.2% (M) or 36.5% (F) scales redundancy, which suggested moderate overlap of persnality preference and vocational interests. In addition, results of the stepwise regression procedures generally supported the personality definitions of the Holland´s theory predicted by the EPPS variables.