Personality and Job Satisfaction
There has been substantial research that has implied a connection between personality and job satisfaction. Job satisfaction has been shown to have an influence over many job related factors such as performance, inclination to quit, and absenteeism. Since there is some sort of connection, should this relationship play a part when hiring new employees? One personality factor that can play a part is locus of control. Locus of control is a personality trait that refers to an individual's perception of the locus of events and how they occur(NCREL). A person with an internal locus of control believes they are the master of their own fate. They believe that nothing will happen unless they alone make it happen. Intern, they have a high level of motivation and responsibility to make things happen. With an external locus of control people feel that they
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Approximate Word count = 597
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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