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- Title
Ability and Personality Predictors of Salary, Perceived Job Success, and Perceived Career Success in the Initial Career Stage.
- Authors
Rode, Joseph C.; Arthaud‐Day, Marne L.; Mooney, Christine H.; Near, Janet P.; Baldwin, Timothy T.
- Abstract
Using longitudinal data from a sample of recent college graduates, we examined the effects of ability (general mental ability and emotional intelligence) and personality (Big Five and proactive personality) on extrinsic (i.e., salary) and intrinsic (i.e., perceived job and career success) indicators of career success. Results from regression analyses indicated that gender, extroversion, and agreeableness were the strongest predictors of salary. Emotional stability and proactive personality predicted perceived job success, while extroversion was significantly related to perceived career success. Neither of the ability measures significantly predicted our indicators of extrinsic or intrinsic career success. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.
- Subjects
BUSINESS success; JOB satisfaction; CAREER development; COLLEGE graduates; EXTRINSIC motivation; INTRINSIC motivation
- Publication
International Journal of Selection & Assessment, 2008, Vol 16, Issue 3, p292
- ISSN
0965-075X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1468-2389.2008.00435.x