The two parts that make up your report will focus on the following:


1. Your individual pattern of behavior and the qualities you may look for in a job.
2. The types of jobs that are most compatible with your behavioral pattern.

If you are considering a career change, looking at various employment options, or if you have recognized that certain aspects of some jobs you have held were easier for you to perform than others, then you should benefit from this part of your report.

Your natural pattern of behavior

The word “pattern” indicates a series of individual parts that function together as a group. The next four sections of your report will focus on the strongest parts, or traits, that have been identified in your behavioral pattern.

These traits define:


1. The way you set and approach your goals.
2. The way you interact with the world around you.
3. Your natural pace.
4. What you look for when you are given responsibility.
   

There will be a graph at the beginning of each section, representing two particular traits. A darkened bar inside the graph will show the level at which a particular trait is present in you, which will provide a visual reference for the discussions of your strongest traits. You will also find conclusions that directly relate to your work life.

1. THE WAY YOU SET AND APPROACH YOUR GOALS

The graph shows you to be significantly more risk-taking than cautious. As we shall see, you are also:

1. Competitive
2. Ambitious
3. Proactive
4. Confident
5. Assertive
   

Expanding upon these ideas, and how they relate to each other

1. You are a competitive individual. Therefore:
   • You have a strong need to measure your individual performance against that of other people doing the same task.
   • You tend to pursue individual goals rather than team goals.
   • You strive to be the best, the fastest, or the most successful.
   • You are willing to put yourself in situations where other people are putting all their efforts into winning.

2. This reflects your ambitious nature.
   • You tend to set and pursue very challenging or demanding goals.
   • You are willing to accept a high level of risk if the potential rewards are sufficiently appealing.
   • You seek to be compensated for your individual efforts.
   • You are not content to remain stationary in your work life: you have a very strong need to advance or grow.

3. Because of this, you must display highly proactive behavior.
   • You can show initiative regardless of the nature of the situation in which you may find yourself.
   • You have a strong need to make things happen.
   • You are more inclined to lead than to follow the forward-moving activities of other people.
   • You are inclined to seek out new opportunities and take charge of situations in order to experience success.

4. Setting and pursuing your very challenging goals requires confidence. This means:
   • You are prepared to face a great deal of conflict or pressure from outside forces, including other people, that makes advancing or winning very difficult.
   • You believe that you can prevail when the chance of success seems low.
   • You can deal with similarly competitive and highly ambitious people.
   • You do not instinctively shy away from confrontation.

5. Your ability to face confrontation head-on tells us you can be very assertive
   • You can tell other people what you want or need when you expect or encounter a great deal of resistance.
   • You are not likely to simply accept unfavorable situations.
   • You will clearly make yourself heard when you feel you have been put in a compromising position.
   • You will stand your ground in a controversial situation.

   Career-relevant conclusions

   It is likely that you are not only capable of accepting some form of risk on the job, but also that you need to do so in order to stay motivated. Based on your risk-taking nature, you are likely to seek:

   • the opportunity to direct other people and control the projects you work on.
   • demanding challenges that could expose you to pressure and/or conflict.
   • opportunities to negotiate with similarly assertive people.
   • a competitive work environment.
   • specific ways to clearly measure your productivity.
   • individual recognition, rather than team recognition.
   • high-profile goals.
   • high earning-potential commission-based pay rather than a modest but secure salary.
   • career advancement, possibly even more than you seek job security.

Summary: Your behavioral pattern

This page ties together the main information provided in the previous four sections of a full report, thereby establishing a pattern of behavior.

1. You are very assertive, proactive, competitive, and comfortable taking risks. These behaviors are needed to sell, lead, or negotiate in tough situations.


2. You are analytical, objective, and straightforward in your communication style. Though you do not thrive on social contact, you are not extremely reserved. You may enjoy aspects of your work that require a solitary effort or an ability to logically solve problems. You have the initiative to set your solutions in place even under difficult circumstances.


3. You are very fast paced. You may thrive in a job that requires you to frequently juggle multiple tasks, cope with interruptions, adapt to new situations, and push yourself to meet very demanding deadlines. Routine or repetitive functions may be very boring for you.


4. You are reasonably attentive to details and compliant. You appreciate having some guidelines to follow when making decisions on the job, though you do not want to feel tightly restricted or controlled. Since you are also assertive, you could act decisively while dealing with the unexpected pressures often encountered in sales or management positions.

Listed below are jobs compatible with some of the personality traits discussed in part 1. They have been grouped into categories, which will make it easier for you to focus on your areas of interest.