BMGT 464 - Skills Assessment/Job Position
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VMI Managerial Position Analysis
Kyami Clarke
University of Maryland Global Campus
Professor Debra Black
BMGT 464 Organizational Behavior
Fall 2020
VMI Managerial Position Analysis
The combination of an individual’s behavioral characteristics, personality traits, emotional intelligence, and cultural awareness can assist VMI to determine a candidate’s job suitability. It is important to place the right person in the right position. A complementary pairing will result in better job performance, positive employee commitment, and higher productivity.
Brief Introduction / Name the Position
After carefully considering the four available positions, I am best suited to take on the Assistant Director of Human Resources role.
Skills Assessment Chart
The following Skills Assessment Chart (table 1.) delineates my scores in four key areas. behavioral characteristics, emotional intelligence, cultural intelligence, and personality traits.
Table 1. Skills Assessment Chart
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Type of Quiz |
Quiz Taken & Results |
Implication Questions/Answers |
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Cooperation/Collaboration |
DISC Personality Type - Type C Personality |
Ability to recognize one's own behavioral patterns. What are my 'default' behaviors when interacting with others? How would these affect the manner in which I collaborate with a team? |
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Emotional Intelligence |
MindTools EI - Score 65 / Emotional Intelligent Person |
Ability to recognize the emotions of others and self to use information productively. Do I understand and use emotion to make effective decisions? Can I relate to people well because I can read their emotional state? |
|
Cultural Intelligence |
Cultural Quotient Scale - Head Score 4 out of 5 - Body Score 3.5 out of 5 - Heart Score 4.5 out of 5 - Total Score 12 out of 15 |
Ability to function well in the context of differences. Am I aware of important cultural differences? Do I act in ways that show I value those differences? |
|
Personality Traits |
Big Five Inventory
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Personality characteristics that remain stable over one's life. What are my dominant personality traits? How do I maximize my traits to best fit with others? |
Quiz Results
Based on the 4 assessments
In-text Citations
(DISC Assessment Test, 2019)
(PeopleKeys, n.d.)
(C Personality Type: The Analyst in DISC, n.d.)
(Mind Tools Content Team, n.d.)
(Earley & Mosakowski, 2004)
(Potter, 2017)
References C Personality Type: The Analyst in DISC. (n.d.). Retrieved November 1, 2020, from Crystal: https://www.crystalknows.com/disc/c-personality-type DISC Assessment Test. (2019, April 30). Retrieved November 1, 2020, from Open-Source Psychometrics Project: https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/ODAT/ Earley, P. C., & Mosakowski, E. (2004, October). Cultural Intelligence. Retrieved November 1, 2020, from Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/2004/10/cultural-intelligence Mind Tools Content Team. (n.d.). How Emotionally Intelligent Are You? Retrieved November 1, 2020, from MindTools: https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/ei-quiz.htm PeopleKeys. (n.d.). The 'C' Personality Style Explained. Retrieved November 1, 2020, from DISCInsights: https://discinsights.com/personality-style-c Potter, J. (2017). The Big Five Project Personality Test. (J. Oliver, C. Soto, Producers, & Atof, Inc) Retrieved November 1, 2020, from Out of Service: https://www.outofservice.com/bigfive/