The main purpose of this research is to examined the effects of the Openness,
Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism on Employee
Engagement. This research uses self-administered questionnaire to collect the data
from employees (driver, head of division, operation staff and salesperson) who work
at PT. Rita Pasaraya. The number of questionnaires distributed were 149. Descriptive
statistics and Multiple Regression are used to analyze the data. Based on t-test
analysis, Openness and Conscientiousness have a significant and positive effects on
employee engagement. Neuroticism and Agreeableness have a significant and
negative effect on employee engagement. The results of this research can help
company to improve employee engagement by recruiting people with certain
personality.