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

Type of Quiz

Quiz Taken & Results

Implication Questions/Answers

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?

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

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/