Month: May 2020

1. What am I good at?
   1. I am good at all things social. I love talking with people and I am good at getting things done in group settings. I believe that I mainly excel in negotiations and interpersonal relationships. I say this not only because I receive feedback on this constantly from friends, family, and people I work with but because it truly makes me happy to learn things about people and then either help them excel of use that to put myself in a better position to succeed.
2. What do I value?
   1. I value loyalty and the ability to make enough money to have the freedom to do what I want when I want with the people I love and care about.
3. How did I get here?
   1. I will get there by constantly pursuing greatness in all aspects of my life. With a positive view on failure and a willingness to learn from them I believe I can achieve this greatness.
4. Where am I going?
   1. I am going to be physically in Southern California. This question rubs me the wrong way because I believe life is best lived in the moment and making distinct plans for your future is a perfect way to end up unhappy. That being sad all I do know about where I will be going is to a positive lifestyle.

My test results mostly align with how I see myself, so I believe the test is pretty accurate although some areas I believe the questions do not fully represent what they are saying about my character. The first category, extraversion, I test over 80% in all categories which is very accurate. The two highest scores being Cheerfulness (95) and Gregariousness (89), these are traits I see myself having and using in my daily life when I interact with people so seeing those results were very positive. The next section, Agreeableness, did not show score that I was expecting but I do not totally disagree with the results completely. The trust and cooperation scores are both at 50% which is fair but this where I believe the questions regarding them do not tell the entire story about me. These are two things that are very dependent on the person I am dealing with and the activity I am supposed to cooperate with which is why I answered both not accurate or inaccurate for those questions. These things are never set in stone because trust and cooperation are solely dependent on what that thing is.

            A potential employer will see that I have strengths in social categories and weaknesses in non-social ones. I will like employers to notice this because the last thing I want to do for work is to be working alone without a lot of human interaction. I thrive off others and being around groups so my goals will always be to work in an industry where this is very apparent.

If it were up to me to decide between a worker like Jamie and a worker like Avery without knowing the type work, I will choose Avery. I believe that going with the higher ceiling gives my company a better chance of higher performance. I believe it is worth the risk to try and change behavior of the higher performer than settle with someone who is consistent but not a high performer. Again, without knowing the job I’d rather try and teach consistency than how to be good at something.

            A job where you would want to take someone like Avery would be a sales position or one that has a competitive background. Work like that can inspire those that aren’t always pushing themselves like Avery. Sports is also another area of expertise that I believe it worth taking the higher ceiling than the consistent pick. As a manager ideally you can train athletes or employees to be in a position to perform.

            Jobs where consistency would be valued and one where I would select Jamie for would be retail clerks, fast food jobs, and other low performing jobs. When the job is simple and does not have much room for varying performance than it is definitely more valuable to have a consistent worker than one that only performs well some of the time. These jobs can also be more technically important such as flying airplanes where both constancy and performance is valued. This is why it is important to know the job that is being applied for.