PM – Occupational: Personality Model

“PM – Occupational” is based on a personality model, which is comprised of 33 traits. Traits are grouped under 7 factors based on their intercorrelation.

FactorsTrait Facet +Facet –
ControlC1INFInfluencingPersuasiveReceiving
 C2CNTControllingControllingResigned
 C3OTSOutspokenExpressiveContained
ExtroversionE1OTGOutgoingLivelyReserved
 E2AFFAffiliativeGregariousIntimate
 E3CNFSocially ConfidentConfidentSelf-Conscious
AgreeablenessA1MDSModestModestProud
 A2DMCDemocraticDemocraticAuthoritarian
 A3CRNCaringCaringSelfish
 A4ACCAcceptingAcceptingEvaluative
 A5PPLPeople OrientedBehavioralNon-Behavioral
 A6CMPComposedComposedCompetitive
 A7ADPAdaptableDiplomaticGenuine
 A8CNGCongruousCongruousIndependent
ResilienceR1TRSTrustingTrustingCynical
 R2RSLResilientRelaxedAnxious
 R3CLMCalmCalmWorrying
 R4TGHTough mindedToughSensitive
 R5ECNEmotionally ControlledCoolEmotional
 R6OPTOptimisticOptimisticPessimistic
MethodicalnessM1DTRData DrivenFactualNonfactual
 M2SYSSystematicOrderlyCasual
 M3PRSPersistentPersistentFlexible
 M4RLCRule ConsciousCompliantExpedient
 M5VSNVisionaryVisionaryRealistic
DynamismD1ACTActiveActiveReflective
 D2ACHAchievingAmbitiousContented
 D3DCSDecisiveDecisiveCautious
OpennesO1LBRLiberalLiberalConventional
 O2CNCConceptualAbstractConcrete
 O3INNInnovativeImaginativePragmatic
 O4VRTVariety SeekingVariety SeekingRoutine
 O6ARTArtisticArtisticNonartistic

33 traits are interpreted under below scales:

  • Sociability
    • Inclusion: This scale describes different elements of the person’s readiness to engage others by being outgoing, affiliative, or at ease in formal social situations.
    • Dominance: This scale describes different ways a person can exert influence over others by being persuasive, controlling, confronting, expressive or independent in the face of group pressure.
  • EQ
    • Affection: This scale describes readiness of a person to relate to anothers by analyzing behaviors and feelings, being consultative, caringly supportive and socially astute.
    • Resilience: This scale describes the different efforts a person might make toward constructive coping with stressfull situations through being relaxed, worried, tough minded, optimistic, trusting and emotionally controlled.
  • Problem Solving
    • Analitical Thinking: This scale assesses components of analytic activities in which a person readily invests their analytic energies as they work with data and evaluate information.
    • Creativity and Change: This scale assesses components of a person’s readiness to employ different approaches and initiate activities that increase the likelihood of new or more diverse experience by being liberal, conceptual, innovative, variety seeking.
  • Intellectance
    • Prudence: This scale describes different approaches a person might take to increase their productivity by forward thinking, attention to detail, being conscientious or following the rules.
    • Dynamism: This scale describes readiness of a person to power up their results by being vigorous, competitive, achieving or decisive.

“Scale – Trait” relationship can be seen below:

  • Inclusion
    • OTG
    • AFF
    • CNF
  • Dominance
    • INF
    • CNT
    • OTS
    • CNG
    • MDS
  • Affection
    • DMC
    • CRN
    • PPL
    • ADP
  • Resilience
    • RSL
    • CLM
    • TGH
    • ECN
    • OPT
    • TRS
  • Analitical Thinking
    • DTR
    • ACC
  • Creativity and Change
    • LBR
    • CNC
    • INN
    • VRT
    • VSN
  • Prudence
    • SYS
    • PRS
    • RLC
    • VSN
  • Dynamism
    • ACT
    • CMP
    • ACH
    • DCS