The document discusses the importance of job-person fit, which is matching a person's characteristics and personality to the requirements of the job. Good job-person fit can lead to higher satisfaction, better well-being, better performance, lower turnover, and an ability to attract top talent. The document outlines six main personality types - Realistic, Investigative, Social, Conventional, Enterprising, and Artistic - and provides examples of occupations that are a good congruent fit for each personality type. Ensuring good job-person fit has benefits like decreasing costs from mistakes in hiring, reducing turnover, and improving employee retention.

1. - Bishwa Acharya

3. Concept
- Matching of personal characteristics with the requirements of the job.
Importance
- To decrease turnover and to improve retention rates.
- To make the employee happier and more productive.

4. Why is Job person fit IMPORTANT ?
Higher levels of satisfaction and
mental and physical well – being will
occur when there is a good fit
between the person and environment.
Individuals adjust better and are more
satisfied with jobs that correspond to
their own career related personality
types.
Job person fit positively
effects performance,
eliminates costly mistakes
in hiring, reduces turnover,
and can even be used to
attract talent.

5. The person will be fit with the job according to him/her personality too.
Six type of personality
i) Realistic ii)Investigative iii)Social iv)Conventional v)Enterprising
v)Artistic
Type Personality characteristic Congruent occupation
1.Realistic: prefer Shy, genuine, persistent, stable Mechanic, drill press operator,
Physical activities farmer, assembly line
worker that require
skill strength and
coordination
2.Investigative: Analytical original, independent Biologist, economist, news reporters
thinking,
organizing and
understanding
3.Social: helping Sociable, understanding friendly, Social worker, teacher, counselor,
and developing And cooperative Clinical psychologist
others

6. 5.Enterprising: influence others Self confident, ambitious, Lawyer, real estate,
and attain power energetic, Domineering small business manager,
Agent public relation
specialist,
6.Artistic: creative expression Imaginative, Painter, musician,
idealistic, emotional, writer, interior decorator.
impractical.