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Topic archive: Personal fit
‘Personal fit’, roughly speaking, refers to your chance of excelling in a particular job.
See our key ideas page for a summary of our current views this topic.
Subtopics in "Personal fit":
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- Job satisfaction (28)
Selected highlights
Interview: Holden Karnofsky on the importance of personal fit
Blog post by Benjamin Todd · Published October 1st, 2014
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