The Plant Manager Needs to Fill a Newly Created Position

Multiple Choice

The plant manager needs to fill a newly created position. He tells the Director of Human Resources that he wants someone who is well organized, reliable, dependable, and punctual. The director intends to screen applicants using scores on the five-factor model of personality. High scores on which factor should mark applicants as having the desired characteristics?

A) openness
B) neuroticism
C) extraversion
D) conscientiousness