The "trait" in the theory of trait factors refers to a person's physical and psychological personality traits, including interests, hobbies, aptitude, personality, etc.; "factors" refer to the requirements or qualifications that a person must have for a specific job.
The premise of the trait factor theory is: 1. Everyone has a series of unique characteristics, and can be measured objectively and effectively; 2. In order to be successful, different professions need to be equipped with personnel with different characteristics; 3. Choosing a profession is a fairly easy process, and it is possible to match the roles and positions; 4. The closer the relationship between personal characteristics and job requirements, the greater the possibility of professional success. Therefore, the trait factor theory suggests that people should follow three basic steps in choosing a career: 1. Know yourself, including interests, hobbies, personality, core values, and ability characteristics; 2. Understand occupation, including working environment, nature of work, job content, work pressure, qualifications, salary, promotion space, etc.; 3. There are two basic ideas for job matching: Either factor matching, to find people based on the specific requirements of the job; or trait matching, to find jobs based on the specific characteristics of people.
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