Month: May 2020

What am I good at?

• I am always positive, I don’t let negative people or situations affect me. I am a good leader, people respect my decisions and knowledge. I find it easy to work in a team, I’m very punctual and organized. I thrive when I am able to be creative and take the reigns on whatever project I’m working on.

What do I value?

• So if I was doing well in my company the thing I would value most is a pay raise. Positive recognition doesn’t do anything for me. I don’t like being the center of attention or being publicly awarded for anything. Monetary rewards/ recognition mean more to me.

How did I get here?

• I took a few detours to get to the path that I am on now. I thought I knew exactly what I wanted to do and who I wanted to be, but the first path I took just wasn’t me. The next path I took lead me to business and I have been on this path now for two years, and as I continue down it, I notice the path gets narrower. I think this is because this path is complementary to my goals.

Where am I going?

• The job I wish to pursue after graduation matches well with my values and allows me to use my strengths. Answering these questions was a nice clarification that I am still on the right path for me at this time. What I see when I look down the path is a career that will allow me to show/ use all my best qualities.

My test results:

• Openness to experience score: 29, I scored low which indicates that I like to think in plain and simple terms. Other’s often describe me as down-to-earth, practical, and conservative.

• Conscientiousness score: 31, I scored low which indicates I like to live for the moment and do what feels good now. My work tends to be careless and disorganized.

• Extraversion score: 29, I scored low which indicates that I’m introverted, reserved, and quite. I enjoy solitude and solitary activities.

• Agreeableness score: 74, I scored high, which indicates I have a strong interest in other’s needs and well-being. I’m pleasant, sympathetic, and cooperative.

• Neuroticism score: 56, I scored average which indicates that my level of emotional reactivity is typical of the general population. Stressful and frustrating situations are somewhat upsetting to me, but I’m generally able to get over these feelings and cope with the situation.

Strengths and weakness as a potential employee:

• Strengths: From my test results a potential employer will be able to see that my strengths fall under introversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. Because I scored low in extraversion, they will be able to see that I am high in introversion, and so that I prefer to work independently, am reserved, and enjoy solitude. From my agreeableness score, they will be able to see that I am very compassionate and care deeply about others. With my neuroticism score falling almost in the middle it shows that I have my emotions under control and while some situations might make me uncomfortable, I am still about to not let things get to me and work through it and cope with the situation.

• Weaknesses: From my test results a potential employer can see that my weaknesses are in conscientiousness and openness to experience. Being on the low end of conscientiousness, they will be able to see that I’m no where near a perfectionist or workaholic. But falling low in this category could be a positive for certain employers because they might like that I’m down-to-earth and am focused on the now. Testing low in openness to experience also shows potential employers that I lack creativity and imagination. This could be the difference between getting the job or not in a marketing setting. But in a job setting where there isn’t much room for creativity and is more plain and simple, they wouldn’t have to worry about me becoming bored.