Intrapersonal antecedents of career outcomes.

Abstract

This chapter provides an updated review and commentary on the empirical literature on individual difference antecedents of careers outcomes, before suggesting areas for future research. We focus primarily on the research conducted since Judge and Kammeyer-Mueller’s (2007) review of the Big Five, proactive personality, and core self-evaluations (CSE) predictors of career outcomes , as well as recent research developments on the following predictors that have garnered relatively intense research attention over the last decade: the dark triad traits, self-monitoring, and general mental ability (GMA). Before proceeding with that discussion, we briefly consider the nature of career success and underscore that individual differences represent a mere component of the constellation of factors that affect the career outcomes people experience