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It is necessary that employees be fitted with their jobs, having the necessary ability that meets job demands and for the job supplies to successfully meet employee needs. Given the challenges most private organization in Nigeria have faced concerning employees turnover, a misfit between an employee and the job may result to non-commitment to respective private organizations and as such propel turnover intentions. The study examined person-job fit as a predictor of organizational commitment in private organisations. The study sampled 249 participants from private organisations in Jos through a convenient sampling. Person-job fit was measured at two levels; demand-abilities fit and need-supplies fit. The hypothesis in the study tested for the ability of person-job demand-abilities fit and person job need-supplies fit to predict organisational commitment. The study found person-job needs-supplies fit to significantly predict organisational commitment by 26.5%. It was concluded that an increase in needs-supplies person-job fit is important to gain high levels of organisational commitment and recommended for private organisations to regularly administer interest test and job satisfaction review for her employees in order ascertain and duly meet their contingent needs.


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