"Starting with motivations, your assessment shows that you have balanced, average interests in people and data, and less motivation to work with material things such as tools, equipment, or machinery. The kind of tasks that will appeal to you will involve information that can be measured or expressed in some logical way. You would enjoy manipulating data as text or numbers to create reports, and you would be glad to have in-depth, face-to-face discussions with others about those reports. You will generally choose to solve problems by accumulating facts and interacting with people. However, with your minimal interest in mechanical things, you might be frustrated if you had to manipulate data and communicate with others via complicated software, devices, or equipment. Any tools you use should be simple and reliable because you don't enjoy tinkering with machinery. Summing up your overall mindset, you are able to cultivate human relations and manipulate abstract data, but you prefer to avoid complicated gadgets and machinery. A career that fully engages your interest will definitely involve facts and figures and working with others.
Regarding your personality and how that fits with the opportunities you might consider, you probably already know that you are reasonably obliging and cooperative, but that is only the beginning. Kim Donna, your scores show that you are a strong team player and, while you will often put the team's goals ahead of your own, you won't always stay in the background or hang back with the crowd. When you know that the team is lagging or taking the wrong direction, you aren't afraid to step forward and put your own ideas on the line and even aggressive opposition will not stop you. However, you don't like disruption and, being instinctively agreeable, you can function well as a mediator and you will strive to restore peace. This preference for harmony doesn't mean that you're a pushover __ you can make tough decisions and convince others that you are right, but your preferred tactic is persuasion not bullying.
So how do you deal with both the humdrum of daily routine and the sudden impact of a crisis? Your personality traits show that you are right on target for the technicalities of modern work: your assessment results indicate that you are conscientious and well organized, with enough flexibility to deal with most challenges. Although you can cope with unexpected demands, you are more comfortable with routine and will have no trouble following established guidelines. What employers will probably value most is your efficiency and your prudence. If possible, you want to avoid unstructured environments as you function best with a predictable workflow in an orderly workspace. For optimal performance, you will probably elect to set your own schedule so that you can manage the details carefully.
Your attention to detail also shows in your approach to planning. Whenever you can, you prefer to follow the old military credo, "Think twice, act once" and you like to be well prepared. You will, no doubt, have a reliable strategy for dealing with a variety of problems and you can usually modify your tactics as situations develop. The gist of the careerXact appraisal of your character is that you are systematic and well-grounded but still able to react to abrupt demands. This combination of traits makes for an outstanding performance in a stable environment with random challenge.
You know how you react to most workplace issues, but what is the best environment for you to do your best work? You don't need to work with others face-to-face all the time and you can cope with some isolation, but you will achieve your highest productivity when working with a group in a lively setting. Because you are friendly and outgoing, Kim Donna, you could also commit to a large group in a noisy, chaotic environment but not for a prolonged period. In a group situation, you participate well because you have the ability to present your ideas with enthusiasm, while at the same time listening for feedback and casual debate. Your instinct may be to be the one doing the talking, but you will yield the spotlight to others because you are not driven to be the center of everyone's attention and you occasionally need time alone to reflect on your efforts and plan your work.
In general, you are open to new acquaintances and fresh views, but you examine both new people and new ideas carefully before accepting them. While you enjoy change and new input, you are able to tolerate some monotony. Consequently, ideal work for you should require frequent interaction with small to medium-sized groups, the support of established procedures as well as development of new protocols, and variable contact with newcomers. Extended periods of isolation or total immersion in-group projects would be equally frustrating for you. Long term assignments must include challenge and opportunity for growth.
Finally, work often creates stress and how you deal with stress is crucial not only for job achievement but also for job satisfaction. The best job in the world is no good to you if it makes you sick with anxiety. You will be glad to know that your personality profile reveals that is usually relaxed and well able to cope with pressure. While you can be pressed into "losing your cool," you regain your composure remarkably well and you find moderate adversity stimulating. You tend to avoid stress and this is a good thing because high pressure for a long period will disturb you. If you must manage a heavy workload in tiresome conditions with unreasonable deadlines, you are not likely to break down but you will need to exert yourself to maintain your focus. You are sensitive to the emotions of others and yourself, but this is kept in perspective and you are not bothered by the normal give-and-take of human relations. You are generally calm and, while aware of stress, you do not let it stop you from achieving your goals. On the whole, whether you are required to give a fast response to a crisis or methodical attention to a routine task, you will work well under most pressures."
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