Lead-in Hints
A person with a personality not suited to the job will perform far worse than a well-suited person. Put an introvert in a job that requires constant communication, and you might be looking at someone that performs poorly on a day-to-day basis. Other fields, such as creative and design fields, need to be occupied by people with an aptitude for inventiveness. Mismatches can produce poor job performance and ultimately lead to alternative career choices.
2. What traits should a person have to be a successful business man?
3. What is your ideal career? And what preparations have you made for it?
Lead-in Discussion
Type
Realistic Investigative
Social Conventional
Personality
Shy, Stable, Practical Analytical, Independent Sociable, Cooperative
Practical, Efficient
Occupations
Discuss with your partner what personalities or skills are needed for each of the following jobs?
• Educator • Sales people • PR • HR • Politician • Artists
Unit 10
Career Planning
1. Lead-in 2. Text A: How to Change the World 3. Text B: How Will You Measure Your Life?
Lead-in Discussion
1. How do you think is one’s personality related to his career?
Lead-in Discussion
Study the following personality models and then discuss with your partner about your personalities and the types of jobs you each may fit.
Lead-in Hints
Success isn’t always about matching a job to a personality; it can also result from the personality opening up more opportunities in the work force -- often through effective networking. Extroverts tend to have a much larger network than introverts, affecting the number of external connections they have to the work force. This will place them at a distinct advantage if it means they wind up with more occupational choices.
Mechanic, Farmer, Assembly-Line Worker
Biologist, Economist, Mathematician
Social Worker, Teacher, Counselor
Accountant, Manager Bank Teller
Enterprising
Ambitious, Energetic
The “Big-Five” Personality Model
Extroversion Agreeableness Conscientiousness Emotional Stability
Prentice Hall, 2001
Chapter 8
Openness
Holland’s Personality-Job Fit Theory
Some employment opportunities require applicants to take exams, often including personality tests. This places the personality as a key determinant of whether a person does or does not get a position. If someone is rejected for a position because of a personality mismatch, it becomes more likely that the next occupational choice will lean toward a different field.
Lawyer, Salesperson
Artistic
Imaginative, Idealistic
Painter, Writer, Musician
Prentice Hall, 2001
Chapter 8
8
Lead-in Hints
1. How does personality affect career?