Chapter 2 Learning about Yourself
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People react in a positive way to someone with a good
personality. Your personality is important to your career in the
following two ways:
• Understanding your personality helps you choose a career you
will like. For example, a talkative person might do well in sales.
A supportive person might do well in customer service or health
occupations. Your chances for happiness and success are best
when your career is suited to your personality.
• Having a pleasant personality helps you get jobs and do them
well. Employers and coworkers react positively to pleasant
personalities. They enjoy working with such people. Employers
avoid hiring people with poor personalities. People with poor
personalities are usually a sign of future problems.
Self-Concept
What you know and feel about yourself is your self-concept.
Self-concept is recognition by an individual of both the strengths and
weaknesses he or she possesses. Your self-concept affects your personality.
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Figure 2-1. Identifying your personality traits can help you choose an
appropriate career.
Personality Traits
cooperative dependent unreliable
agreeable talkative tolerant
stubborn loyal critical
self-disciplined honest jealous
friendly dishonest capable
shy pleasant lazy
intelligent enthusiastic moody
thoughtful outgoing nervous
impulsive quiet patient
energetic confident kind
ambitious happy religious
generous sad polite
greedy funny respectful
aggressive witty sarcastic
assertive boring helpful
independent dependable selfish
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