PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EMPLOYEES AND THEIR EFFECTS TO WORK PERFORMANCE

The major problem of the study was to determine the effect of personal and professional characteristics of employees on their work performance. The study made use of a descriptive correlation method of research in which a validated instrument was used primarily as a data-gathering tool. The respondents of the study were the 419 personnel, which was composed of 247 faculty members, 42 academic support, and 130 non-teaching personnel. The data were presented using tables, and the results of the study were tabulated and processed using the Statistical Package for Social Services (SPSS). The findings of the study revealed that the respondents affirmatively proved that personal and professional characteristics do have a significant effect on their work performance. This was shown by the data tabulated that the following indicators showed a significant effect on the work performance Job Classification, Job Status, Educational Qualifications, and Training/Seminars Attended. It may be gleaned from the results that Job Status of the respondents registered the highest effect with work performance. Moreover, the null hypothesis, which stated that personal and professional characteristics do not have an impact on work performance, was rejected.