A Study Of Personality Traits Amongst Graduating Students For Broad Career Options

Abstract

newline The research problem for this thesis is a study of Personality Traits amongst graduating students newlinefor broad career options. newlineThe Traits Theory expounded by Gordon Allport has formed the bedrock of innumerable newlinepersonality traits related researches. Traits theorists like Raymond Cattel, Lewis Goldberg, newlineWarren Norman, Costa, McCrae and many others have built on the Traits Theory to further newlineexpand the study of personality traits. newlineAn easy reminder of these five personality traits is the abbreviation OCEAN; O represents newlineOpenness to Experience; C represents Conscientiousness; E represents Extraversion; A newlinerepresents Agreeableness and; N represents Neuroticism. newlineThe methodology used for research followed International Personality Inventory Pool newlinemethodology popularized by Lewis Goldberg and was implemented using the quotthe 50-item IPIP newlinerepresentation of the Goldberg (1992) markers for the Big-Five factor structurequot. newlineThis research provides an insight about the personality traits that should focussed on by newlinerecruiters and employers so they employ the best fitting candidates, who will add great value to newlinethe employers company or organization. For example, if the recruiters and employers are newlinelooking for candidates who are reliable, self-disciplined, have integrity, etc they should hire newlinecandidates who score highly on the personality trait of conscientiousness. newlineThis research provides a tool to understand one s own personality and then associate one s newlinepersonality with the best-aligned career whether it is being an employee or an entrepreneur. Both newlineof these broad career options are aligned with different personality traits. It has been found that newlineentrepreneurs are associated with much levels of higher openness to experience; making them newlinemore creative, more innovative, and more likely to embrace new ideas; and with newlineconscientiousness, as entrepreneurs have a higher achievement orientation. newlineIt was also found that overall attributes related to conscientiousness, agreeableness, and newlineemotional stability were