Personality-Job Fit Theory
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The personality–job fit theory assumes that examining a person's personality will give insight into their adaptability in an organization
. Basically, how well they will fit in and work. By matching the right personality with the right company you can achieve a better synergy
and avoid pitfall
s such as high turnover
and low job satisfaction
.
Person–environment fit: Says that employees seek organisations that are good match for them (the Organizational culture
appeals to them). They also stay committed to these organisations if the fit is 'good'.
The organisational competencies are defined in order to look at the requirements of the company which an individual is applying to. The Individual is then assessed on these competencies and the competency fitment between the individual and the company is found out.
The competencies can be assessed using various tools like psychological tests, competency based interview, situational analysis
, etc.
If the Individual is found out to be good on competencies defined for the company using the various tools, we can say that the Individual would be able to adjust in the company environment and work culture and would be able to perform at his Optimum level, taking the performance to maximum level when required.
Organization
An organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. The word itself is derived from the Greek word organon, itself derived from the better-known word ergon - as we know `organ` - and it means a compartment for a particular job.There are a variety of legal types of...
. Basically, how well they will fit in and work. By matching the right personality with the right company you can achieve a better synergy
Synergy
Synergy may be defined as two or more things functioning together to produce a result not independently obtainable.The term synergy comes from the Greek word from , , meaning "working together".-Definitions and usages:...
and avoid pitfall
Pitfall
Pitfall refers to a series of video games:* Pitfall!, the 1982 original* Pitfall II: Lost Caverns, a 1984 sequel* Super Pitfall, a 1987 sequel and a quasi-remake of Pitfall II* Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, a 1994 sequel...
s such as high turnover
Turnover (employment)
In a human resources context, turnover or staff turnover or labour turnover is the rate at which an employer gains and loses employees. Simple ways to describe it are "how long employees tend to stay" or "the rate of traffic through the revolving door." Turnover is measured for individual companies...
and low job satisfaction
Job satisfaction
Job satisfaction describes how content an individual is with his /her job. The happier people are within their job, the more satisfied they are said to be. Job satisfaction is not the same as motivation or aptitude, although it is clearly linked...
.
Person–environment fit: Says that employees seek organisations that are good match for them (the Organizational culture
Organizational culture
Organizational culture is defined as “A pattern of shared basic assumptions invented, discovered, or developed by a given group as it learns to cope with its problems of external adaptation and internal integration" that have worked well enough to be considered valid and therefore, to be taught to...
appeals to them). They also stay committed to these organisations if the fit is 'good'.
The organisational competencies are defined in order to look at the requirements of the company which an individual is applying to. The Individual is then assessed on these competencies and the competency fitment between the individual and the company is found out.
The competencies can be assessed using various tools like psychological tests, competency based interview, situational analysis
Situational analysis
Situational analysis is a concept advanced by Popper in his The Poverty of Historicism. Situational analysis is a process by which a social scientist tries to reconstruct the problem situation confronting an agent in order to understand that agent's choice...
, etc.
If the Individual is found out to be good on competencies defined for the company using the various tools, we can say that the Individual would be able to adjust in the company environment and work culture and would be able to perform at his Optimum level, taking the performance to maximum level when required.