Register Personality Characteristics

Explanation

Use this activity to register personality traits that can be used to describe an employee, e.g., stress resistance, leadership skills, flexibility, etc. These characteristics can be then assigned to employees (to inform if they have them and at what level) or to jobs (to inform if a job requires them and at what level).

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites.

System Effects

As a result of this activity, a set of personality traits is registered in the system and becomes available for assignment.

Window

Personality Characteristics

Related Window Descriptions

Personality Characteristics

Procedure

1. Open the Personality Characteristics window and add a new record.
2. In the Personality Characteristic field, enter a characteristic that you want to register in the system, e.g., leadership skills.
3. In the Measurement Method field, select how the characteristic can be measured:
   • Select Qualitative if characteristic has is measured by a description, such as: Below Average, Average, Above Average, Exceptional.
     Note: If this option is selected, a set of measurement levels has to be defined in the Qualitative Measurements field.
   • Select Quantitative if characteristic is measured by a number, e.g., IQ.
   • Select Yes/No if someone can either have or not have a certain characteristic, e.g., flexibility.
4. In the Personality Characteristic Description field, you can enter a short description for the characteristic.
5. Save your changes.