Core Self Evaluations Core self-evaluations (CSEs) represent a broad personality trait comprising four positive individual traits: (1) self-efficacy, (2) self esteem, (3) locus of control, and (4) emotional stability. When people have a positive or high core self-evaluation, they see themselves as capable and effective. This results in a number of managerial and career implications. This exercise will test your knowledge of core self-evaluations of evaluating vari Your new job with Gatesburg Insurance Brokers has been interesting. The company is in the process aspects of employee personalities in order to prepare for a succession planning project. You have taken it upon yourself to learn a little about individual differences and in particular, core self-evaluations. Step 2: For this part of the activity, rollover and read the descriptions of your coworkers behaviors and match each to the appropriate component of the core self-evaluations.