IPIP Results

I had the highest scores altogether in extraversion. Next was agreeableness, then Conscientiousness, then neuroticism, and last was openness to experience. The test said I had a high extraversion score which means that I prefer to be around people and am social, outgoing, and friendly. The test also said I have a high level of agreeableness and this means I care about others and their feelings and emotions. It says this means I am sympathetic and cooperative. The test says I scored high in Conscientiousness and that I have clear goals and can pursue them. it says that this means I am reliable and hard-working. The test says I also scored high on neuroticism. This means I am easily upset, sensitive, anxious, and emotional. The test says I scored low in openness to experience. This means that I am practical and down-to-Earth.

If a potential employer were to look at my test results there are quite a few assumptions that they could make about me. They might assume that one of my strengths is leadership because extraversion, Conscientiousness, and agreeableness all have a high correlation with leader emergence and leader effectiveness (http://www.timothy-judge.com/Judge,%20Bono,%20Ilies,%20&%20Gerhardt.pdf). They also might assume that one of my strengths is that I am going to be a hard worker and reliable since I scored high in conscientiousness. This could mean that they give me a lot of work quickly and are prepared for me to move up in my work. They might also think that one of my weaknesses is having a hard time making decisions or dealing with conflict since I scored high in neuroticism. They might also assume a weakness of mine is that I have a hard time staying focused because I am so social and outgoing. They could also see my high extraversion as a strength though because I will be able to build good relationships with my co-workers and work well in teams. Potential employers might see my weak score in openness to experience to be a weakness because they might fear that I won’t be able to take on new tasks or roles. Another assumption about my strengths that potential employers could make about me based on my test results is that I would be good at working in tough situations with outside clients because I have a high level of agreeableness and worry about other peoples feelings coupled with my high levels of extraversion.