Title: Identify individual personality traits.
Course: Education for Employment - Exploratory (Development) (22901-9) > Section: Acquiring Self-Awareness and Self-Advocacy Skills

Identification should recognize that individual personality traits are relevant to independent living as well as to obtaining, maintaining, and experiencing success in employment. Identification of personality traits may include:

- Openness or intellect (inventive and curious vs. consistent and cautious)
- Conscientiousness (efficient and organized vs. easygoing and careless)
- Extraversion (outgoing and energetic vs. shy and reserved)
- Agreeableness (friendly and compassionate vs. competitive and outspoken)
- Neuroticism or emotional stability (sensitive and nervous vs. secure and confident)

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the importance of identifying individual personality traits? What are the benefits?
- What role do personality traits play in one’s career?