You are a member of the human resources department of a bank. The company needs to recruit a Chief Financial Officer. The bank has identified personality traits that they believe a good financial officer should demonstrate.

Discuss which personality profile would best fit this role. You must base this decision on Eysencks Typology of Traits Theory and justify your choice through application to this scenario. The traits the bank identified are listed below:

• Analytical: Examines information, tasks, and problems in detail to identify relevant information and cause-effect relationships
• Assertive: Must be able to influence managers and peers to achieve outcomes in the companys best interest.
• Organised: Ability to efficiently schedule own and/or others time and actions to accomplish goals.
• Persuasive: Utilises appropriate interpersonal styles and methods off communication to gain agreement or acceptance of an idea, plan or activity.
• Rapport building: Ability to meet people easily and be liked; to get along well with people and to put them at ease; and to actively and quickly build good relationship.
• Results orientated: Focussed on achieving the end results of a process, demonstrating personal accountability and commitment.
• Stress tolerance: Stability of performance under pressure and/or opposition.
• Tenacious: Staying with a position or plan of action until the desired objective is achieved or is no longer reasonable attainable.