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Me and My Career. What is Personality and Why is it Important?. Personality is Technical: “Sets of traits that influence patterns of thought and behavior that are consistent through life.” Non-technical: How you view and interact with the world, people, yourself . Influences
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What is Personality and Why is it Important? • Personality is • Technical: “Sets of traits that influence patterns of thought and behavior that are consistent through life.” • Non-technical: How you view and interact with the world, people, yourself. • Influences • How much we want to interact with others • How well we get along with others • How often and how intensely we feel emotions
Let’s Assess Our Personalities • www.outofservice.com • Your results will look like this • http://www.outofservice.com/bigfive/results/?oR=0.475&cR=0.833&eR=0.281&aR=0.583&nR=0.344
O.C.E.A.N. • Openness to Experience • Inventive and Curious vs Consistent and Cautious
O.C.E.A.N. • Conscientiousness • Efficient and Organized vs Easy-Going and Careless
O.C.E.A.N. • Extraversion • Outgoing and Energetic vs Solitary and Reserved
O.C.E.A.N. • Agreeableness • Friendly and Compassionate vs Skeptical and Antagonistic
O.C.E.A.N. • Neuroticism/ Emotional-Stability • Sensitive and Nervous vs Secure and Confident
Team Activity • Break into 5 groups • As a Group, Match Individual Personality Profiles with Job Descriptions • What is this person’s strongest trait(s)? • What is the nature of the job? • Solitary vs. Team? • High vs. Low Stress? • Frequently Changing Tasks vs. Routine? • What did you consider when placing this person?
How Does This Relate to Careers? • Openness to experience • “Idea People” • Conscientiousness • Productivity • Extraversion • Managing • Agreeableness • Cooperation • Neuroticism • Relaxed