Objective: Objective of this research was to identify segments of individuals in relation to creativity and collaboration and their relationship with professional recognition. Design / methodology / approach: To achieve the objective, the authors opted for a quantitative approach with undergraduate students of different levels of creativity. A cluster analysis was conducted as the main method, supported by exploratory factor analysis and analysis of variance. Results: The results showed that young professionals (aged between 22 and 30 years) and with a professional experience of up to 5 years, value the interaction and sharing of knowledge and experience among peers, in order to improve their individual performance, mainly in activities that demand creativity. Originality / value: The research is justified due a small amount of scientific works that performed a comparative research between individuals who carry out activities that demand creativity and individuals who carry out tasks that require less creativity, to assess the influence of interpersonal relationships.