<p>It seems that to go the business route, one needs to have a certain type of personality: sociable, extroverted, etc.</p>
<p>How important is personality, really? Have you met anyone who was able to succeed (such as attend a top school, get a good job) while not fitting the "businessman" stereotype (i.e. being introverted, quiet, etc.)?</p>
<p>I don't necassary think so, you can be introverted and quiet but talk at the right times.</p>
<p>I think communication skills and professionalism are important. That doesn't necessarily mean you have to be a crazily outgoing extrovert. There are CEOs out there who are quiet, reserved, and introverted but still have social skills and confidence. And remember that having social skills doesn't mean you love to party or whatever.</p>
<p>i agree w/ redhare317 and Dawgie... many introverts rise to the top.. look at Donald Trump.. hes an INTJ.. and hes had no problem.. in fact there may be definite pluses to being introverted as opposed to extraverted... but anyhow... redhare said it when mentioning that "communication skills and professionalism are important"..... b/c that does seem to be the case... at a company i was with earlier in the summer... the CEO, CFO, and COO were all introverts... and the company was doing rather welll.... so it can and does happen..</p>
<p>I think introversion is the best attribute for business leaders.. they appear more trustworthy and don't seem to be the type that will talk **** to everybody about you.... In the department where I work, there is a manager who is extroverted and she is actually quite embarrassing during meetings because she blurts stuff out, and it's stuff that not everybody necessarily wants others to know about. For instance, I had some belly button surgery done once, and during the meeting she blurts out, "So, let's see your belly button." Not appropriate, IMO. So, yeah, introverted, respectful leaders are preferred by me.</p>
<p>people need to realize that there are many diff types of introverted and extraverted personalities..... extraverts arent always the Nice outgoing ones and INtroverts arent always the shy freaks that everyone makes them out to be...</p>
<p>It really depends. Personally I'm an extravert. And it's this attribute plus my work experience which land me my jobs. If you know how to speak/when to speak, confident and humourous, if you go to an interview, you are 90% sure that you are going to get in.</p>
<p>Most of the times it's not what's in the resume, but rather, the first impression that you leave your interviewer.</p>
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Depends on the job.</p>