The degree to which a person's skill, knowledge, abilities, and other
characteristics match the job demands.
Manuel is one of the top salespeople at Bloomingdale's menswear department.
Although Manuel doesn't like the fact that some of the clothes in
Bloomingdales come from overseas, he is good at his job, and is also very
motivated by the opportunity to sell high quality merchandise. Right Ans -
person-job fit
the match between an individual and his or her work group, including the
supervisor
Amara is very happy with her work team. Everyone supports each other and
is responsible about meeting both individual and team goals, making Rachel
want to work hard to live up to their expectations of her. Right Ans -
person-group fit
reflects the extent to which your personality and values match the climate and
culture in an organization
3M has a strong culture of innovation, which Pam really likes. Pam previously
feels that she is happier in a less bureaucratic, more innovative environment
like the one at 3M that supports autonomy and smart risk taking. Right Ans
- person-organization fit
the fit between a person's interests, abilities, values, and personality and a
profession
Peter has always been a social person and enjoys working with people. He
recently got an Associate's degree in computer programming and spends his
work day alone in a small cubicle. Peter is regretting his decision to go into
programming as a career because he has very little social contact. Right
Ans - person-vocation fit
openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism
Right Ans - The big 5 personality traits
, ability to get along with others (correlation with work performance is .17 and
team work .34) Right Ans - aggreableness
efers to an individual being dependable and organized (correlation with work
performance is .23 and teaming .27)
Aidan is often late with projects and seems disorganized. He is likely low in
this personality trait. Right Ans - Conscientiousness
characterized by a person's tendency to experience unpleasant emotions such
as anger, anxiety, depression, and feelings of vulnerability (correlation with
work performance is -.10 and team work -.22)
Eduardo tends to be insecure and often has mood swings at work that make
his coworkers uncomfortable. Eduardo is likely to be high in this personality
trait. Right Ans - Neuroticism
the capacity to entertain new ideas and to change as a result of new
information (correlation with training performance is .33)
Ted is willing to listen to new ideas and to change his beliefs and attitudes in
response to new information. Ted is likely high in this personality trait.
Right Ans - Openness
the quality of being comfortable with relationships (correlation with work
performance is .13 and management .21)
Betty is sociable, talkative, and one of the first employees to welcome a new
hire and offer to show him or her around. Betty is likely high in this
personality trait. Right Ans - Extraversion
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is an introspective self-report questionnaire
indicating differing psychological preferences in how people perceive the
world and make decisions.
Extraversion vs. Introversion
Sensing vs. Intuition
Thinking vs. Feeling
Judging vs. Perceiving Right Ans - Myers-Briggs Assessment
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