FITTING THE (DARK-SIDE, PROBLEMATIC) PERSON TO THE (IDEAL) JOB

We might not care to admit it, but most of us have a dark side. Although it's tempting to view that as an unreservedly bad thing, as Adrian Furnham points out, it could be that our demons are just what make us the ideal candidate for a given job.

Adrian Furnham

HUMAN RESOURCES STRATEGIC MANAGER Vocational guidance, a bit of a neglected backwater in psychology, has been described as finding the ideal fit between the person (job seeker) and the job (occupation). The idea is to make an assessment of an individual's abilities, personality, and motivation (values) and, on the basis of that profile, suggest a number of different jobs / occupations that may suit. The desired outcome is about optimal fit. There are some simple models. So, you may ask people two straightforward questions about the types of jobs they like. Do you like most to work with people (individuals / teams) or things (technology / machines)? Are you most interested in ideas (theories / concepts) or data (numbers / facts / figures)? This creates four simple quadrants: the “things-data” group…

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