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TwitterThe Big Five personality dimensions are often used by human resources professionals to help place employees. These five dimensions are thought to be the underlying traits that make up an individual’s overall personality. A brief explanation of the five dimensions:
Extroversion - Extroverts derive energy from interaction with others, while introverts derive their energy from within.
Openness [...]
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Using the Big Five Personality Traits to Choose a Career
February 15th, 2010 
Andrea Free Tests for Career Planning
May 1st, 2009 Andrea Personality
Career Inventory Test at SimilarMinds.com suggests careers based on your levels of extroversion, orderliness, inquisitiveness, emotional stability, and altruism.
What Am I Like? personality test at BBC.co.uk is a shortened version of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®, which is based on 16 different personality types.
Interests
What’s Your Dream Job? test at CareerBuilder.com suggests careers based [...]
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Tags: career planning, personality, tests 
3 Comments »Suggested Career Books for Introverts
February 14th, 2009 Andrea Introverts face special challenges not only when looking for work, but also when trying to secure promotions. Our quiet nature can come across as rudeness and we often have trouble with social conventions such as small talk. Luckily, there are several books that target introverted people who want to achieve success in their [...]
Jobs for Introverts and Extroverts in Each Field
January 11th, 2009 Andrea I’ve focused on introverts in a past article because I know that we are more limited in terms of what careers we can pursue. Since I don’t want to leave extroverts out, I’ll suggest some good jobs for introverts and extroverts within each field.
Accounting and Finance:
Extroverts are more likely to prefer management positions while [...]
Posted in career planning, extrovert, introvert, personality Tags: introvert, personality 3 Comments »Six Interest Areas and How They Can Help You Choose a Career
December 3rd, 2008 Andrea An interest area is a way of categorizing careers based on where and how you like to work. Your values and personality will influence your interest areas. Because this categorization combines important factors, it can be very useful when choosing a career.
A brief description of the interest areas:
1. Conventional
Conventional people like organization, [...]
Posted in career, career planning, interests, personality Tags: career planning, interests, personality Comments OffImportant Factors to Consider When Choosing a Career
October 24th, 2008 Andrea Picking a career is one of the most important decisions you’ll ever make. While in the past most people’s career prospects were limited by economic or social factors, today one can choose almost any career path. It is easy to become overwhelmed by the large number of career choices available and the amount of information [...]
Posted in career planning, personality Tags: career choice, career planning, interests, personality, values 4 Comments »Career Planning for Introverts
October 6th, 2008 Andrea For an introvert, social interaction requires considerable effort and can be draining. This is hard for most people to understand, since about 80% of the population is extroverted. Introversion is often seen as a negative trait and we introverts are encouraged to change. However, we will always derive our [...]