At Least I'm Not A Potential Serial Killer

As noted in yesterdays post, I took the personality test.  Got the results in less than five minutes which indicates, of course, a canned program.  Don't think Freud got a look at my answers.

Not all bad either but not great analysis.  Not in my opinion anyway.  So let's take a look.

"Problem Solving--You (meaning me) are prudent as a rule, but will explore options."  Could drive a truck through that one.  "You may be even slow to act at time."  Let me think about that one.  "You are analytical, possibly to the point that you don't pay enough attention to emotional data."  I think I'm going to cry.

"Emotional Factors--You are not highly competitive."  Wanna bet? "Your outward behavior is typically mature but you may exhibit an intolerant streak when irritated or stressed."  Who doesn't?  "You have a high need for achievement."  Wait a minute, I thought I wasn't competitive. 

"Social Style--You are a relatively private person."  Aw, shucks.  "In formal settings you are likely to appropriately controlled."  No swinging from the chandeliers.

"Work Factors--You are more action oriented than planful, but show signs of having appropriate organizational skills."  Show signs?  "While you are generally patient with others, you have a keen sense of urgency."  Think my wife would argue the patient part. "You may resemble sales engineers in your career pursuit."  Me and engineer do not belong in the same sentence.

On to Developmental Suggestions.

"Low Persuasiveness--shows a low level of motivation to influence other people."  Do your own thing.  This is why people like being the boss.  You don't have to persuade people, you just tell them. 

"Social Reserve--You may be hard to read."  To quote Henry Ford, "Never complain, never explain."  "You may need to work on your ability to shift into a higher social gear and to communicate openly and directly."  Got it, work on becoming a party animal.

"Low Sociability--your profile is suggestive of a low key social style.  People with similar results are unlikely to be seen as socialble, talkative, actively friendly or gregarious."  Gregarious?  Probably right on this one.  I am not gregarious but I am friendly.  Maybe not actively friendly, whatever that means.

"Low Emotional Expressiveness--your profile suggests that you are not an attention seeker, excitable, impulsive, or status oriented individual."  I think that is good but calling somebody "Low Emotional Expressiveness" doesn't sound good. 

"Patience--your profile is one of patience, emotional control and low tension."  Total miss.

"High Discipline--this is good but may lead to rigidity."  So is rigidity good or bad or good sometimes and bad sometimes?  Or am I being too rigid?

"Non-Conformity--you are unconventional, non-conforming and unstructured."  I thought I was rigid.

Well, that's it.  Suddenly I feel pretty schizoprhenic. 

Take a step back.  What would I surmise from this if I was the hiring manager and forced to read this nonsense?  As a forecasting tool, it is pretty dismal.  But some consultants are making a lot of money off this junk.

Advice for somebody having to take some stupid test like this--if you have to choose between going to a party and reading a book, go to the party.  After that, you are on your own.

Comments

[cahoots]

Hey! good to see you back on the blog.
The thought that i can loose my job is a scary! how many times were you fired, in case you dont mind telling?

[Paula]

Good to see you back! I've missed your posts.