According to the Big 5 Project Personality Test (www.outofservice.com/bigfive) my five personality traits were closed-minded, conscientious, introverted, agreeable, and calm/relaxed.
A1. Description of Strengths
I believe one of my greatest personality strengths is my conscientiousness. In my previous position at Compass Airlines, I assisted to create a new training philosophy for flight attendants called the Advanced Qualification Program, or AQP. At the time, AQP had been around for decades for pilots but only a hand full of airlines had attempted to apply the philosophy to flight attendant training. I was selected to lead the project, and after reading the material published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) about how to develop an AQP, I discovered the majority of the guidance was not applicable to creating a flight attendant program. The information given did not adequately describe how to apply the guidance to a flight attendant AQP. I also found that the few airlines that had developed AQPs for flight attendants were not willing to share information. In addition to the lack of available information, the company also requested I complete this project in six months when most airlines took two or more years to carry out the project. My conscientiousness allowed me to stay on …show more content…
In my current position I am responsible for developing training content and materials for various types of flight attendant training. This personality trait has meant that overall I do not consider myself a very creative person. This does not come naturally to me, and it’s something that I have to work very hard at. One of my responsibilities is creating quarterly computer based training modules. This requires constant inventiveness, creativity, and unconventional ideas, which is a constant struggle. If I was more creative and open-minded this aspect of my job would be much
A1. Description of Strengths
I believe one of my greatest personality strengths is my conscientiousness. In my previous position at Compass Airlines, I assisted to create a new training philosophy for flight attendants called the Advanced Qualification Program, or AQP. At the time, AQP had been around for decades for pilots but only a hand full of airlines had attempted to apply the philosophy to flight attendant training. I was selected to lead the project, and after reading the material published by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) about how to develop an AQP, I discovered the majority of the guidance was not applicable to creating a flight attendant program. The information given did not adequately describe how to apply the guidance to a flight attendant AQP. I also found that the few airlines that had developed AQPs for flight attendants were not willing to share information. In addition to the lack of available information, the company also requested I complete this project in six months when most airlines took two or more years to carry out the project. My conscientiousness allowed me to stay on …show more content…
In my current position I am responsible for developing training content and materials for various types of flight attendant training. This personality trait has meant that overall I do not consider myself a very creative person. This does not come naturally to me, and it’s something that I have to work very hard at. One of my responsibilities is creating quarterly computer based training modules. This requires constant inventiveness, creativity, and unconventional ideas, which is a constant struggle. If I was more creative and open-minded this aspect of my job would be much