5 domains · 30 facets · 7 profiles
Personality at Work
The WorkFive personality library. Three ways to browse it: by the five Big Five domains, by the thirty facets that sit underneath them, or by aspirational workplace profiles built from specific trait combinations.
- Big Five domains
- 5Big Five domains
- IPIP-NEO facets
- 30IPIP-NEO facets
- Workplace profiles
- 27Workplace profiles
The 5 Big Five domains
Each domain is the highest-level grouping of trait behaviour. Click through for the workplace-specific breakdown.
- Emotional StabilityComposure under pressure. The steadiness side of the Big Five.
- ExtraversionOutward engagement and social energy at work.
- OpennessCuriosity, imagination, intellectual range.
- AgreeablenessCooperation, trust, and orientation toward colleagues.
- ConscientiousnessDiscipline, organisation, follow-through.
Workplace personality profiles
Aspirational trait signatures worth optimising toward. Each profile lists the 10 careers that fit it most closely.
- The Silent ExecutorHigh Achievement-Striving, high Self-Discipline, low Gregariousness - the introvert who ships.
- The Diplomatic OperatorHigh Trust, high Cooperation, high Friendliness - the person who builds trust before they build product.
- The Crisis PilotHigh Pressure Tolerance, high Self-Discipline, moderate Assertiveness - performs in the storm.
- The CompounderHigh Self-Discipline, high Achievement-Striving, low Excitement-Seeking - the slow-burn long-game player.