October 2012
Beginner
240 pages
3h 38m
English
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Truth 8. Match Personalities and Jobs
Want to increase the satisfaction of new employees and decrease the likelihood that they’ll resign? There is a substantial amount of evidence that demonstrates this can be achieved by selecting job applicants whose personality matches the job you’re trying to fill.
Six personality types have been identified, and evidence strongly supports that people are happiest when they are put in jobs that align with their personality. Those six personalities are realistic, investigative, social, conventional, enterprising, and artistic.
People are happiest when they are put in jobs that align with their personality.
• Realistic people prefer physical activities that require skill, strength, and coordination. Their ...