Research shows that the most consistent predictor of job satisfaction is engaging work, which can be broken down into five factors (this is known in psychology as the ‘job characteristics theory’): Independence – To what extent do you have control over how you go about your work? Sense of Completion – To what extent does the job involve completing a whole piece of work, so that your contribution to the end product is easily visible, rather than being merely a small part of a much larger product? Variety – To what extent does the job require you to perform a range of different activities, using
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