Personality-Job Fit Theory

but finding a job was hard due to the fact he is old and he is retired. Ben answers an ad for the opportunity to become a senior intern at an online fashion site called About the Fit. Ben is a fatherly figure for everyone in the office, he gives advice to his younger co-workers and he looks out for Julie the main character. Ben steps in…

their careers it was due to there being no more opportunities for growth. It’s very common for middle aged adults to want to continue to grow and pursue new challenges in their careers. The reasoning for this can be seen in Erikson 's theory of generativity, this theory states that generativity is the “motivation to contribute to the well-being of future generations”, with that being said when there are more opportunities present for growth it leads to more success and the betterment of their…

worked better. After looking at the results from the Big-5 Personality that each employee submitted, sorting the employees that had similar personalities are more than likely to butt heads by wanting to do the same tasks or not agreeing on everything. With having a broader group of different personalities, the employees are more than likely to talk things out and spread out task evenly to best fits each person. Not distributing personalities equally does not promote teamwork and will be more…

is derived. Consequently, there are seven theories that have been composed to explain leadership, great person, trait, behavioral, situational, contingency, transactional, transformational, and big five theories; each theory building upon the other and the ever advancing definition of leadership. To start, the great person theory’s (or great man theory’s) came about in the 1840’s. The theory says that leadership comes from innate qualities. “These theories asserted that leadership qualities were…

The most researched theories are the Homeostatic/Medical Approach, the Cognitive Appraisal Approach, the Person-Environment Fit Approach, and the Psychoanalytic Approach. • The Homeostatic/Medical Approach is when external environmental demands upset or alters a person’s natural steady state balance. Canon coined this state…

the Life Cycle Theory constructed by Hersey and Blanchard and the Contingency Model presented by Fiedler. The Life Cycle Theory suggests that good leadership depends on how well the leader can gage his group, making the leader’s behavior more important than his personality in terms of group success. This means the leader can display a democratic, authoritative, or mix leadership style depending on the situation. Whereas the Contingency Model claims it is the leader’s core personality, structure,…

According to (Deborah & Portland, 2015) career assessment is when an individual asses their skills, interests, personality and values to discover which career is best suited for them. Career assessment process can be done by assessing those four areas of an individuals. The highest score an individual gets in all those four areas is assurance that career is best suited for them. This essay seeks to explain different career assessment that an author has conducted on herself, than a brief…

Several scientific theories have been developed within criminology such as psychology, biology, and sociology theories, to explain the cause of criminal activity and establish ways to control and prevent Philosophers such as Cesare Bonesana Marchese de Beccaria, author of On Crimes and Punishment (1764), and Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) composed the creation of Classical School of Criminology, also known as classicism. This set the foundation and framework for…

These personality types are Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional. According to Holland, choosing a career that fits one’s personality is a vital step toward career well-being and success. A counselor's personality type(s) consist of social (major personality component), artistic, and Conventional characteristics. According to the model, social is an individual who…

In the current age, the job market is filled with cut-throat competition with candidates fighting for an edge over their competitors, it is through an individual holding social and emotional competencies that provide an edge over other candidates. This range of emotional developments are often known as soft skills, examples of which being personality traits, preferences and motivations (Heckman & Kautz, 2012). Through this portfolio I will comprehensively analyse and assess my competencies in…