Job Success Factors

Other Job Success Factors Besides Emotional Intelligence

There are other job success factors besides emotional intelligence that can partially determine behavior and success.

Learned skills and specific knowledge based upon experience and education. 

Mental abilities such as math computation, memory, mechanical aptitude, etc. 

Physical fitness involving general health, height, weight, muscle mass, sight, hearing, etc. 

Physical appearance - more important when working with the public. 

Interest in job or environment.   An interest in working with wood and hand tools is an asset to a home builder. 

Previous response to difficult aspects of a job or setting.  A person who has had a bad fall may have developed a fear of heights that would interfere with washing windows on a 20 story office building. 

Positive and negative environmental consequences.  If an environment rewards accomplishment, a person is more likely to work harder than they normally would.  If an environment punishes expression of opinions, a person may look less assertive than they tend to be.