Personality Test: According To The Emotional Assessment

According to the Emotional Assessment/Personality Test, what are your greatest personality strengths? Describe in detail how you have utilized (or plan to utilize) these strengths in your life.

- Extraversion (Sociability and Assertiveness): Previous personality tests have always told me that I am more of an Extrovert than an Introvert. I have always considered myself a very social person and one to meet new people. I wouldn 't’t say “I’m the life of the party,” but I do like to mingle with people I haven’t met. I will say, I’m a bit surprised about the Assertiveness. I have been working on this very aspect in my counseling now. In previous experiences, whether it was job or school, I have always been a social butterfly. I feel that’s why

When I take on more responsibility, it’s because I have a supervisor or manager telling me what they see I’m capable of. I then look at the big picture before taking it on as well talking it out with him/her. I am very able to put my frustrations to the side. I have more patience than most people my age do. (Trust me, it’s taken years of therapy to get that back.) In my personal experiences, I’m not a risk taker too much either. I think of everything that could go wrong most of the time, instead of what could actually go right. Having this mentality also extends into the workforce. I’m considered a 5 in both areas. One thing the test mentioned, which I happen to agree with, is that “excessive fear can be an unnecessary obstacle to enjoyment.” I often think of a previous job, which I was a liaison for the company, if I would have stuck it out until the very end of their last contract date. Although the company lost the contract while I was there, I feel if I would have had more training by the manager who put me in the role, I would have enjoyed it. Unfortunately, they moved her to a different department and she was unable to continue training me. With proper training, I could be that risk taker I hope to be one day (and push others need to be as

(Paloino, Baron Gomis & Ruiz Amaya, 2011). While studying, especially online, you must discipline yourself to learn the material and do your homework, but with acquiring that discipline, you are able to discipline yourself in the workforce. It helps having that extra benefit in the workforce. A couple other potential benefits are having leaders to transform the company and people who take initiative. In the article, “Probing the Dark Side of Employees’ Strengths,” once they hire, train and are sent to work, they are able to “make powerful, positive contributions that can drive the business forward.” (Probing the Dark Side of Employees’ Strengths, 2007. Pg. 1) Supervisors and managers are able to find and see the talents and experiences that employees bring with them and hire them into the correct department for that individual to