According to the IPIP – NEO Narrative Report of the “Big – Five Personalities”, I received the highest score of 61 on Conscientiousness out of all five personality traits. Some benefits listed of being conscientious are being able to avoid trouble, achieve high levels of success thorough purposeful planning, persistence, and being viewed as intelligent and reliable by others. These traits will definitely help me grow at school, work, as well as in my personal life. Purposeful planning is important in working with other individuals and doing group work. However, there are some negatives that follow the good traits such as being a compulsive perfectionists and workaholic. Not being extremely conscientious works in my benefit because extremely
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It also means that I do not like socializing much and it tends to be restricted to a few close friends. Furthermore, I scored low on Assertiveness which means I do not like to speak up, take charge, and direct the activities of others. These same results followed another self-assessment quiz I took called the “Humanmetrics Jung Typology Test”. It showed that I am 49% introvert compared to an extrovert as well as 72% introvert on the “16 Personalities” test. Both tests revealed that I am an ISTJ personality, which simply means I am an introvert. This is one of my biggest weaknesses because I do not feel comfortable taking in front of large groups of people such as putting my hand up in class or speaking up at a meeting. This might be a major hurdle for me in the future because I find it difficult to stand up and ask questions. In addition to being an introvert, I tend to show more preference towards sensing over intuition, thinking over feeling and judging over …show more content…
I feel I need to get out of my comfort zone in order to move a little more towards extraversion. I can do this by participating in class, being more prepared if I am doing presentations to reduce the nervousness, asks questions and be somewhat talkative instead of being quite around people. Being talkative can help me get to know more people and make more connections. Furthermore, in order to improve, I can join clubs and associations at Ryerson.
Another personality I can improve upon is Agreeableness. This point goes hand in hand with what I mentioned above. Getting comfortable talking in front of people will also help me flourish the ability to confront. This skill will be helpful in the near future when I start working and have a problem that I need to discuss with my employer. As a result, instead of feeling shy and intimidated, I can be confident and speak my
It also means that I do not like socializing much and it tends to be restricted to a few close friends. Furthermore, I scored low on Assertiveness which means I do not like to speak up, take charge, and direct the activities of others. These same results followed another self-assessment quiz I took called the “Humanmetrics Jung Typology Test”. It showed that I am 49% introvert compared to an extrovert as well as 72% introvert on the “16 Personalities” test. Both tests revealed that I am an ISTJ personality, which simply means I am an introvert. This is one of my biggest weaknesses because I do not feel comfortable taking in front of large groups of people such as putting my hand up in class or speaking up at a meeting. This might be a major hurdle for me in the future because I find it difficult to stand up and ask questions. In addition to being an introvert, I tend to show more preference towards sensing over intuition, thinking over feeling and judging over …show more content…
I feel I need to get out of my comfort zone in order to move a little more towards extraversion. I can do this by participating in class, being more prepared if I am doing presentations to reduce the nervousness, asks questions and be somewhat talkative instead of being quite around people. Being talkative can help me get to know more people and make more connections. Furthermore, in order to improve, I can join clubs and associations at Ryerson.
Another personality I can improve upon is Agreeableness. This point goes hand in hand with what I mentioned above. Getting comfortable talking in front of people will also help me flourish the ability to confront. This skill will be helpful in the near future when I start working and have a problem that I need to discuss with my employer. As a result, instead of feeling shy and intimidated, I can be confident and speak my