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ERIC Number: EJ759710
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 21
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1069-0727
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Testing Vocational Interests and Personality as Predictors of Person-Vocation and Person-Job Fit
Ehrhart, Karen Holcombe; Makransky, Guido
Journal of Career Assessment, v15 n2 p206-226 2007
The fit between individuals and their work environments has received decades of theoretical and empirical attention. This study investigated two antecedents to individuals' perceptions of fit: vocational interests and personality. More specifically, the authors hypothesized that vocational interests assessed in terms of the Career Occupational Preference System Interest Inventory-Professional Level taxonomy predict perceived fit with occupations (person-vocation fit) and personality assessed in terms of the Five-Factor Model predicts perceived fit with job characteristics (person-job fit). Results indicated that vocational interests were better predictors of both perceived person-job and perceived person-vocation fit than personality. These results are discussed in terms of their implications for researchers and practitioners. (Contains 3 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
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