Week 7
The five dimensions of personality are: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience. Rating from high to low I scored a 90 on conscientiousness, 68- extraversion, 65- agreeableness, 25- neuroticism, and 3 on openness. Scoring high on conscientiousness means that I set goals and people often look at me as reliable and hard-working. Extraversion and agreeableness was around the same range. For neuroticism and openness I had very low scores which attributes to a calm personality, that is practical and simple minded. I was a little surprised I was low on openness to experience because I love traveling and going on adventures, however, I scored high on the adventurousness section. I scored low on the imagination and artistic interest section.
A future employer may look at my results and break down certain strengths and weaknesses. For example, a strength of mine may be that I ranked high on extraversion. More specifically the assertiveness and cheerfulness sections. They may see that I typically see the positive things in life and is an easy person to get along with. Another strength an employer may see is through agreeableness. I scored highest in cooperation and trust. This means that I have good intentions and find that helping people is rewarding. However, having too much cooperation can be a weakness because I can tend to put others needs above myself. If I am in a negotiation for a client I can rush to quickly into getting a deal for fear that a relationship may be ruined. Another strength that I have is that I am achievement striving and well organized. I like structure and having discipline in my life whether that is setting goals, or having a routine.
Some weaknesses that potential employers may find is that my openness to experience as a whole is generally low. I may not be a good fit if I am working for an innovative company that requires imagination. I also scored low on sympathy. This can be a weakness to employers if it requires more emotional intelligence over facts and reasoning. I can tend to focus more on truth than sympathizing with someone.