Is There a Difference in Terms of the Given Importance of Motivators That Affect Job Selection Decisions Between Different Personality Types an Empirical Research

Abstract

This study explores whether the given importance of motivators that effect potential job selection decisions of university students changed depending on their personality type. An empirical research was conducted in order to answer this research question. All participants were Bachelor students in the Faculty of Business Administration of Marmara University, Turkey. Data collection was accomplished through a three-part questionnaire. The first part of the questionnaire was the demographic variables, the second part was related with Type-A and Type-B personality types and the last part was related with the motivators that effect students' potential job selection decisions. As a result, it was found that students with Type-A Behavior Pattern tended to give more importance to some motivators which effect their potential job selection decisions.