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When seeking employment in the business field, most employers conduct a personality test. This provides the employer with a better understanding of the personality and work patterns of the potential employee. Upon completing the personality scale, I discovered more about my personality traits, and myself and how the combination affects my work ethics and habitual patterns. The results from my personality test indicated that I am a moderate internal locus of control, implying that I have a tendency to believe that I control my own destiny. Internals relate the outcomes to certain situations to their own actions. Internals tend to take better care of themselves health-wise, as they consider their health to be something which they have power. In the work environment internals have the propensity to have a lower absenteeism rates due to their health conscience attitudes. Also internals have a lower individual turnover rate because they are usually more successful on the job workplace. The personality scale did a relatively good job of describing my personality in respect to the locus of control category. I find myself believing that I have control over my surroundings and my well being. When situations are unpleasant I