The company sponsors a two-day training meeting for managers and there is a one-hour session on how personality affects employee performance. Intrigued, you do some research on personality, and find there are a lot of different types and tools used to assess them. Of all of the personality types, which one do you think is the most important predictor of job success?

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Giana Frederick

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23 June, 18:18

The company sponsors a two-day training meeting for managers and there is a one-hour session on how personality affects employee performance. Intrigued, you do some research on personality, and find there are a lot of different types and tools used to assess them. Of all of the personality types, which one do you think is the most important predictor of job success?

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Ronald Myers · Answer 1

conscientiousness

Explanation:

Personality type refers to the psychological classification of different types of individuals. Conscientiousness is one of the five personality traits of the Big Five personality theory. Conscientious people are dependable and know that succumbing to convenience kills long-term goals, and that good things take time and hard work. Cognitive ability is consistently the best predictor of job performance across all job types, levels and industries. Cognitive ability covers a wide variety of aptitudes including spatial reasoning, logical reasoning, verbal skills, computational skills, and analytical skills.