Fit Assessment
Emily Fuller
April 21, 2015
ADMN 575
Rachel Campagna
FIT Assessment
Over the past few days I’ve thinking about this assignment and when I think about what I want to be doing in five years time absolutely nothing comes to mind. I am a dual option in marketing and management but I really only declared those because I felt it gave me the most options after graduation. I have definitely grown into my majors since declaring and from this class as well as my marketing class this semester I have solidified the idea that I am in the right place. When I really put thought into what I wanted to do in five years I started thinking about things that I am truly passionate about and wouldn’t mind doing for the rest of my years.
After analyzing all of my self-assessments and determining what I’m really passionate about I think that my ideal position would be the marketing manager at the Whale and Dolphin Conservation. That would be the perfect position for me for many reasons but mostly because I would be able to use my degree in marketing and management and also would be saving whales, which is something that is incredibly near to my heart.
When I looked at my self-assessment about my basic personality my results were that I am an extrovert, I am agreeable, I am conscientious, and also I am open to new experiences. I think those qualities would help me in the position at the WDC because as an extrovert I am outgoing and very talkative. I am also very assertive and can use that to my benefit when having to manage the people under me. Being agreeable is important in any position I were to have in life because no one wants to work with someone who is going to cause problems or make their life even harder than it needs to be at work. I definitely agree that I am agreeable because my basic outlook on life is “why can’t everyone just get along?” I definitely think that being conscientious will benefit me at the WDC because I will always have the little voice in the back of my head telling me whether something is right or wrong. A lot of people involved in organizations like WDC tend to be a little extreme and do things that end up getting them arrested sometimes and I’m just not that kind of person. I would always trust my gut instinct and know that going out and rioting isn’t the best way to get my point across about saving the whales and dolphins. Finally, I have always been open to new experiences. Working at the WDC would be nothing like anything I had done before and would be an absolutely awesome experience. If you don’t have any change, life can be awfully boring!
The next self-assessment I analyzed was the Jungian 16 type personality assessment. I was type ESTJ, that means that I am realistic, logical, analytical, and decisive, have a natural head for business and mechanics, and finally said that I liked to organize and run things. I would say I definitely agree with all of those things except being decisive. I am very possibly the most indecisive person because I am always nervous I am going to make the wrong decision. I especially agree with having a natural head for business and mechanics and always wanting to organize and be in charge of things because my dad has told me for as long as I can remember that I was a natural born leader, and would go crazy if I had to be managed instead of managing. Although those two things are very different, as I have learned this semester, I think what he has been trying to say was that I have a good balance between being a leader and a manager and I think my Jungian 16 type personality results effectively portray that.
I think the results of the “What Rewards do I Value Most” assessment fits perfectly with myself in this position. My two ‘5s’ or extremely great value, were interesting work and friendly coworkers. A job at the WDC would absolutely fulfill those two criteria as the work would be something that interested me the most since it is one of my passions and also I would be working with people who also shared this passion with me. Although it would not be guaranteed that they would be friendly, I think it is safe to say that since we would all value very similar things and are all working towards one common goal it would make it much easier to all work together as a team.
The last self-assessments I analyzed were my leadership styles and what influence tactics I used most often. As a management major I found it really interesting to see what these two assessments had in common and which influence tactics I used in my different leadership roles. Of all of the appeals I use in influencing both my boss or professor and my peers, logic was scored the highest. I thought this was kind of ironic but definitely accurate since my Jungian 16 type personality assessment was ESTJ, meaning I am rational and logical. All of my other scores for appeals were relatively low, emotional appeals being the next highest scoring a 3.0 with both my peers and also my boss or professors. As for leadership styles, my highest ranking was inspirational motivation with idealized influence a close second. My overall authentic leadership style was also included and I scored a 4.94, which means that I am an authentic leader to the extent to which I am self-aware, and genuine, I am values driven, and I lead with my heart. I believe that is true because like my basic personality self-assessment showed before, I am conscientious which is just about the same thing as being values driven and leading with my heart. I do always do what I think is right and I lead that way as well.