Month: May 2020

• What am I good at?

I think that I am good at being someone that people can count on. I am very organized and always need a plan so that I can get things done efficiently and on time. I also think that I am good at bringing a positive and calm attitude into any team that I may be a part of. 

• What do I value?

I value my education and all the opportunities that I have been given, especially in the past 4 years. I value any kind of experience that will allow me to grow as an individual and a professional. I also value my friends and family and all the support they have given me over the years.  

• How did I get here?

I got to where I am now by working hard and applying myself in the OSU community. I have taken advantage of lots of leadership and work opportunities that have allowed me to build my resume and gain new skills. By putting in this effort, I have been able to get a lot out of my four years here at OSU. 

• Where am I going?

While I am still totally unsure of where my new college degree will take me, I know that it will lead me to a good career. I plan on taking time to figure out what I really want to do in the world and go from there.

For extraversion, I scored around a 20, which the site says is pretty average. I scored a 10 on agreeableness, which is considered pretty low. For conscientiousness I scored average as well with a score of 30. I also scored a 30 on neuroticism, which is also considered average. Lastly, I scored close to zero on openness to experience. I think that these results are not totally accurate because I have taken similar tests and gotten scores that seem a little more accurate than the ones I received here. But overall, I would say these scores say that I am very reliable, but not totally open to changes and new experiences. 

As a potential employer, these results might not be very convincing because they are all relatively average. I think it is clear that I am organized and like to plan, which could mean that I am pretty reliable when it comes to getting things done on time. I also think they show that I am careful and diligent in my work and like to try to get things right on the first try. While my overall agreeableness score was low, I scored higher in trust and cooperation, meaning I could be a good team worker and would probably work well in many different environments. Aside from that, it appears that I am a pretty friendly person who likes to be positive and bring joy into whatever it is that I am doing. A major weakness that could be drawn from these results is that I do not seem to be open to new experience. However, I feel that in general I am actually open to many things, but not all, so this score may not be totally accurate. But overall, I would say these scores reflect part of my personality, but not all. 

Without knowing exactly what kind of position is being filled, I think I would hire Jaime. I think someone who is consistent and reliable is going to get more work done on a day to day basis, which in the long run would benefit the company. Avery might be naturally talented, but I would want someone on the team who is consistently putting in work and not slacking off. 

A type of job where Avery would excel would be a job that is very results oriented. Off the top of my head I think of a sales job. On the day to day, I feel like there is not a lot of tasks where consistency is required. But when there are sales events or something happening where there is ample opportunity to make a sale, I would send Avery. Especially if it were a high stress situation where my company might be competing with another company to make a sale or obtain a client. I would want to send someone who I know can perform well in that high stakes environment. 

A type of job where Jaime would excel would be something like a software engineer. I think this kind of job is one where the company gives their employees a project, and they have a good amount of time to work on it. Being able to work slowly to get a piece of software just right takes consistency and someone who is willing to work at it every day. Jaime would excel in this kind of job because there is less time sensitive pressure and not as many high stress situations that he would have to face.