My Career Assessment Test

I have learned that I am an Ambivert. Which is having characteristics of both an extrovert and introvert. I am a social and outgoing person, but also need time to myself and can be conservative. According to the Big Five Project Personality Test I am more conservative, open minded, and relaxed compared to my significant other. Also, my DISC Personality Report described me as more dominant which would be extrovert characteristics. I used both characteristics in my day to day work, whether in the class room or on the job.

Provide a brief interpretation of the accompanying Career Assessment Inventory (CAI) test protocol. In your interpretation, be sure to include any relevant scores from the protocol.

Intuition 'N': I usually pay most attention to the meanings of facts and how they fit together. I prefer to use my imagination to come up with different ways and possibilities to do things. I like solving new problems and dislike doing the same thing over and over, I enjoy learning new skills more than practicing old skills. I am impatient with details and don't mind complicated situation.

I selected career assessments because an employment or career change can happen to any client at any point during their lives. Drummond, Sheperis, & Jones (2015) state that individuals may benefit from vocational tests after high school, after college, or during a career change. Additionally, Drummond, Sheperis, & Jones (2015) state that some advantages of career assessments are helping a client discover new occupational interests that match their personality, as well as measuring their skillsets for varying occupations. There are several approaches to career assessments that include interest, beliefs, and capability types of inventories. Interest inventories have been available as early as 1914 and have continued to evolve over the decades (Harrington & Long, 2013). Currently, The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (2013) has a section on their website allocated for K-12

I am introverting in a good way because I tend to get my work done, stay on task more and even though I am very shy and quiet most of the time, I still participate when I working in groups or with someone else. I am a very hard worker when it comes to getting things done, school related or not, I still what is asked of me done.

After taking the StrengthsFinder survey, I was surprised at what I found in some instances. This survey was actually the most accurate of any quiz I have taken previously when describing my strengths and it even nailed many of my personality traits. According to the StrengthsFinder survey, my top five themes, or strengths are Learner Maximizer, Arranger, Responsibility, and Developer (Gallup, 2012).

I discovered that I am an INTJ with a strong preference of introversion over extraversion. The rest of my results are moderate, and I have always known that I am introverted, but I didn’t think it was at such an extreme level. The typology test gave me a staggering one hundred percent preference of introversion over extraversion. According to an INTJ type description, I am a perfectionist who is willing to work at anything until I grasp it. I don’t understand social rituals like, flirting and small talk, and I have a disregard for authority, especially if it limits my work or creativity. However, I am a reliable person who can read and likely understand the mean behind a person's certain tone of voice or facial expression. I agree with quite

Extroverts prefer the spotlight, work well in teams, and socialize in groups. Introverts are typically sensitive, and work better alone. It “is now a second-class personality trait, somewhere between a disappointment and pathology,”

On August 31, 2016 Assistant Dean Melissa Furman administered the Career Assessment Exercise in my Intro to Business class. The assessment had several questions to answer that eventually lead me to my ideal career based off my answers. The questions varied in several subjects like my leadership capabilities, learning interest, and my other likes or dislikes.

The Myers-Briggs test defined me as an “ISTJ,” which stands for “introverted, sensing, thinking, and judging.” It stated that I have a “distinct preference for introversion over extroversion.” The introverted character trait is the aspect that makes the most sense to me, because I have always been plagued with issues regarding social interaction and outwardly conveying my feelings and

This self-assessment test was something that narrowed down possible interest and helped the participants open their mind to new careers. In-fact when I finished my test I was able to view the different careers that feel in my interest category. Taking a survey and calculating the different likes each field had accumulated determined my test outcome. After gathering the likes that had accumulated I was able to determine which inventory category was strongest. My top inventory was conventional which states, I am one who likes to follow set rules and procedures, and prefers detail and clear lines of authority (Self-Assessment, n.d.). My second strongest inventory category was Social, which states, I like work activities that promote learning and development (Self-Assessment, n.d.). Not only did I learn what my strongest inventory was I also had the ability to learn which jobs fell under those categories. Out of each category within the level 5-education requirement, I had one job that stood out over the others; category one conventional had Math Professor. This job is something that would be interesting, but I am not sure if I would want this job as a career. The social category had one job that also caught my eye, health educator. After all the research and looking at each one of the categories and the possible job opportunities I have come to the realization that the test are estimates. I personally do not think

The Career Center assessment revealed that I could benefit for the following areas: Exploration & Planning, Connecting with Others, Job Search Tools and Career Enrichment.

The one or two problem-solving or creativity areas in which I am most strong are:

Valerie, you and I seem to be opposites in our dominant and weak functions. Personally, I believed that thinking was my dominant function while feeling was my weakest. I have a tendency to try and gather as many facts as I can about a given situation and based on what I’ve been given, I then allow myself to use my feeling function, which I believe to be more introverted than extroverted. That being said, I think your strength with the feeling function really helps you with your job. However, the two of us did get the same attitude result from the questionnaire, and I also was not surprised that the quiz labeled me an introvert. I think we were also right in knowing which function was more dominant in ourselves. While you ended up being an INFJ,

Also, extroverted people tend to act impulsively without thinking of consequences. An introverted person will think about his or her actions before committing to them (Extroversion). After taking the Myers-Briggs test, I discovered that I had an extroverted personality (Flynn). This is very prevalent in my job, as well as school. While I benefit from some time to myself, I enjoy working with groups of people. If I must choose between conducting a project on my own or with a group, I will usually pick the group. I also have a job that requires working with large groups of children. While some individuals may find such a large group overwhelming, I find it easy and comfortable. Another indicator of my extroverted personality is my tendency to act on impulse. Many times, I will enroll in classes before I take the time to see if I need them or will do well in them. I also make choices without considering consequences. Last semester, I chose to skip class to attend other events. While friends thought it made me a fun, flexible person, I ended up failing my class due to absences. Being introverted and extroverted both have their positive and negative qualities, but I typically benefit from my outgoing personality.