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Unit 1 Self-Assessment

Ally N. Baker

Arizona State University

Professor Trista Guzman Glover

OGL 482: Pro-Seminar 2

March 18, 2024

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Unit 1 Self-Assessment

Kuder Career Interest

The Kuder Career Interest assessments gave me a better understanding of what I value

and prioritize when looking for a profession. After completing the career interest assessment, I

received the highest score in Enterprising (E), and my second and third highest scores in Social

(S), and Conventional (C). My highest score in enterprising means I value economic gain and

personal or organizational goals. Having a high score in social means that I like to solve most

problems through empathy, and I value teaching and developing other people. Lastly, my score

in conventional focuses on my interests in procedure, practices, and established rules. The results

of this career interest assessment are accurate. I am someone who values getting compensated for

my work, but I also want to feel fulfilled by helping and developing others. One of the career

interests that stood out to me was instructional coordinators. Instructional coordinators develop

and gather information to provide guidelines for other educators or instructors. This career stood

out to me because it could fulfill my conventional interests. I would find enjoyment in ordering

and gathering data that others would need to be successful.

Interests-based assessments can help move my career and life forward because they make

me more aware of my interests and what I value. If I know what I want to do in life, then I will

have a higher chance of being satisfied with my work. Interests-based assessments also help me

determine what my themes are. Developing themes requires four steps. These steps include

coding your data, grouping your data, assigning tentative themes, and constructing the final

themes with supporting data (Harrington & Hall, n.d.). After completing the Kuder assessments,
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I started to develop themes for myself to help me understand who I am and what is important to

me. One strong theme of mine is quality time with family means everything to me. Regarding

choosing a career and moving forward in life, I will have to strongly consider this theme because

it is a large part of my identity. When choosing a career, I may have to prioritize this theme over

other themes of mine like how much I envision making per year.

Kuder Skills

After completing the Kuder Skills Confidence Assessment I received my highest score in

Social (S). My second highest score was in Enterprising (E), and my third highest score was in

Conventional (C). I received my highest score in social because I am very empathetic. I am

confident in developing relationships with peers and understanding them on a deeper level. An

empathetic approach is a skill that I use often in my own leadership. Empathy was also a

competency that I highlighted in my e-portfolio. My high score in conventional highlights my

strong abilities to problem solve, organize, and plan. Problem solving and strategic planning

were both competencies listed in my e-portfolio. I feel more secure and confident in my skills

since my Holland code closely resembles what I already thought of myself. Despite this result, I

still appreciate completing skill-based assessments because you will never know what you will

find out about yourself.

Completing Super’s Work Values Assessment gave me more insight into understanding

some of the themes I will look for when deciding on a career. My top three categories are

supervision, workplace, and income. I was a bit surprised with my top category being

supervision. I have always been an independent worker and a self-motivated employee, so I

never thought of how those above me could impact me within the workplace. Reflecting on my

experiences, there have been many leaders who have affected me both positively and negatively.
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I am more likely to thrive in a work environment when I have a boss who respects me and shows

me appreciation. In previous OGL courses I remember having to describe a time where a leader

has left a significant impact on me. That leader was someone who always showed me and others

how much she values our work and effort. Understanding this allows me to recognize what I

appreciate in leaders and what I want to see in my own leadership style. Understanding myself

more by completing these assessments gives me more sense of direction because I know what

my skills are and what areas I need to develop in. My increased self-awareness will allow me to

continue to develop myself and others.

Career Anchors

My primary career anchor is security, stability, and organizational identity. This being

my primary anchor makes a lot of sense to me. Growing up, I did not get to experience stability

in my family. My parents constantly bounced from job to job. Sometimes we did not know if

there would be food on the table. Eventually, my parents ended up separating when I was in

middle school. Ever since then, I have always chased stability in my life, career, relationships,

etc. I have been with Starbucks for almost five years. Four of those five years I have been

enrolled in school here at Arizona State University. I am also in a long-term relationship, and we

now own a house and three cats. I never have been able to make this connection between me and

wanting stability in my life but now it all makes sense. After analyzing my current situation and

the decisions I have made up until now, it makes complete sense. Stability and security are two

things I value and are necessities for me. Upon graduating soon, I intend on finding a new career

which will provide stability in my life and my family.

My second career anchor is a sense of service/dedication to a cause. This result was

surprising to me because I have never thought of myself to be heavily involved in specific

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causes. Throughout my life I have done volunteer events at food pantries, and I have also gone to

help others during times of natural disasters. I did these things because I just felt like it was the

right thing to do. Connecting this to a career, I know I would feel more fulfilled in my life if I

knew I was helping others. Learning this about myself now serves as a pointer that gives me

some direction, not a final answer (Harrington & Hall, n.d.). At this point in my life, I want to be

open to any possibility because it is too early for me to know a specific course of action to take.

Taking what I have learned so far from this assessment, my next step is to figure out what

exactly my calling is. This assessment has been helpful because I now have information to go to

when searching for careers.

Three Additional Self-Assessments

Another assessment that I completed was the DISC Assessment. The DISC Assessment

lets you access your DISC type and personality profile, and the assessment is based on your

typical everyday behavior (DISC Personality Test, n.d.). After completing my DISC assessment,

I learned that my personality has preferences in compliance and steadiness. I agree with

steadiness because I prefer clear paths and well-defined expectations. I also agree with

compliance because I am a rule follower. I try to avoid conflict at all costs, and I enjoy

collaborating with teams. My biggest takeaway from this assessment is that I could loosen up a

bit. Life is not all about who can follow the rules the best. While compliance is a strength of

mine, there is room for me to grow as a person. I feel that at times my strict complaint behaviors

hold me back from expressing my creativity. In the future, I hope to show my creative side rather

than focusing on staying between the lines.

Another assessment that I completed was the NEO-PI-R Test. This assessment compares

your personality to a five-factor model. The NEO-PI-R assessment focuses on personality traits
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because they can describe the frequency or intensity of a person's feelings, behaviors, or thoughts

(IPIP neo - the five factor model of personality, n.d.). These factors are extraversion,

agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience. I scored the highest

in conscientiousness. Scoring high in conscientiousness means that I am determined, and I set

clear goals. It also means that people view me as a reliable and hardworking person. I scored the

lowest in extraversion. Scoring low in extraversion means that I am introverted, quiet, and

reserved. Scoring low in extraversion also indicates that I usually limit my social interactions to

only a few close friends. I was not incredibly surprised by the results that I received because I

have always stayed to myself, and I prefer being quiet. My biggest takeaway from this

assessment is that I should try to get out of my comfort zone. As I get older, it is harder for me to

make friends and network within a professional setting because my quiet tendencies get the best

of me. In the future, I will continue to branch outside of my bubble and try to reach others.

The third assessment that I completed was the Jung Typology Test. This test is based on

Carl Jung's and Isabel Briggs Myers' approaches to personality. After completing the test, I

received the personality type of ISFJ. The “I” represents introverted. My personality type prefers

being introverted to being extroverted by 47%. The “S” represents sensing. I almost have no

preference between sensing and intuition, so I must use both frequently. The “F” represents

feeling. I prefer feeling over thinking 19%. Lastly, the “J” represents judging. I have a moderate

preference of 38% between judging and perceiving. The most shocking factor of my results is

how I prefer feeling over thinking. While it is not a large preference, it still is a preference for

me. I have always thought of myself to be a “analytical” thinker who does not decide upon

emotions. As it turns out, my results show that my feelings do play a big part in my life.

Learning this is especially important to me because I can be more aware of how I make decisions
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and try to understand if I am letting my emotions take over. The Jung Typology Test has been

the most beneficial to me because it not only described my personality type but also the

relativeness between other personality possibilities.

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References

Harrington, B., & Hall, D. T. (n.d.). Career Management & Work–Life Integration. Retrieved
from https://platform.virdocs.com/read/195597/11/#/4/38[page57]/6,/1:0,/1:0

“Discover your personality type” (n.d.) Personality test based on Jung and Briggs Myers
typology. https://www.humanmetrics.com/personality

“DISC Personality Test” (n.d.), Disc personality test. fast and free disc assessment for business
and individuals. https://www.123test.com/disc-personality-test/

“IPIP neo - the five factor model of personality”, (n.d.).

https://www.personalitytest.net/ipip/ipipneo120.html