SelecSys Profile Summary

We have a specific process we take all applicants through before moving onto the interview stages of our hiring process. Part of that process is a personality profile, which recommends that you retake it about every 6 months as your personality is likely to change due to outside factors effecting your life. I am coming up on my 1 year anniversary with my employer and so I was currious to see how my results might have changed since I originally set this process up and tested it. Here are my results....

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Summary

Tabbs, your responses indicate that you are very precise, and you demand conformity to what is generally accepted as right. Your inclination to be a specialist, in your field of endeavor, is advanced by your interest in systems and structure. You come across in a direct manner, and do not hesitate to express skepticism in a candid tone. You tend to be strict when it comes to following rules, and if asked to enforce them, you use an authoritative approach. Criticism may cause you to react sensitively.

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Communication Style
Tabbs, you prefer to tell people what to do in a straightforward fashion, rather than use persuasion. You are very effective in expressing yourself factually and sincerely. You are precise, frank, sensitive to tone, and can become discouraged if criticized unfairly.

Also, Tabbs, you are reserved and prefer to communicate with people one-on-one. You need to be spoken to and listened to in a respectful tone.

You express yourself in a factual, to-the-point manner. Your communication style is precise.

Tabbs, you are intent on getting things done right, and you insist on maintaining the highest quality. You focus on the disciplined mastery of details and systems, and you use principles and tradition to help you maintain an orderly environment. You need to know all of the details all of the time, are cautious of changes in the system, and often take negative feedback personally.

You function well when supplied with rules, manuals, and systems. You prefer that details and proposals be presented in writing. If not pressured, you rarely make mistakes.

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Leadership
Leadership Style: Traditionalist

You expertly perform your leadership role by demanding that your people follow your organization's rules and policies. You exercise a conservative and watchful style while applying yourself to directing systems and procedures. You are very intent upon having projects completed correctly. You may desire time alone to think matters through and to be satisfied that goals are being reached properly. You may prefer to deal with your subordinates one-on-one. You like a lot of variety and demand action.

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Conscientiousness

You balance solid, goal-oriented achievement and a relaxed approach to life. You may fluctuate between periods of highly motivated, achievement-oriented activity and periods of more easy-going behavior. Alternatively, you may demonstrate a sustained, moderate level of effort toward your goals. While you may not demonstrate an intense desire for achievement for its own sake, you are able to summon a sense of purposefulness and self-discipline when needed. The level of your positive motivation toward achievement may depend on the task or situation.

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Motivation

Motivation Motivation Needs:

Tabbs, you tend to be motivated by praise for tasks well done, and by having enough time to complete projects. You are more productive in a structured environment where there are few abrupt changes, and where there is basic job security with good benefits. You desire a professional culture where criticism is carefully administered, and where tradition is respected.

You can be demotivated if systems are not firmly established and routine procedures are not in place. You can become discouraged when criticized unconstructively or unfairly. You tend to be less productive when not supported by enforceable rules, clear directions, step-by-step plans, or written communications.

Primary Motivation:
• A structured environment that has few sudden or abrupt changes.
• The security of basic benefits.
• A worked out system and quality products.
• Praise for specific accomplishments.
• Standard operating procedures and sound actions.
• Fairness in dealings with individuals and groups.
• Time to do things right.

Primary Demotivation:
• You are constantly criticized.
• The rules are changed without plenty of notice.
• There is a lack of procedures, quality and fairness.
• There is not a worked out system.

I am more dominant now, but drop almost back to zero when pressured.

I am far more outgoing that I was a year ago.

Far less patient than I was a year ago.

Finally, less conformative than I was a year ago.