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alfreda89 ([personal profile] alfreda89) wrote2005-03-31 11:42 pm
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Some say it's the best...

Personality test, that is--the one that narrows in the most accurate way, and can give you the most info about yourself. They also sell info based on your test--best occupations for you, etc. A good friend swears by it.

http://www.ansir.com/

I remember when it was free and in Beta. I've changed a lot since those days--my new results are Thinking: Kinsmen, Working: Eccentrik, and Emoting: Philosopher. Now--is it worth paying for the list of occupations? Direction could be valuable, here...
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[identity profile] kristine-smith.livejournal.com 2005-04-02 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
I'm Kinsmen/Empath/Empath. Some of the same conclusions as the MAPP assessment at www.assessment.com. I took this a couple of months ago, paid for a full report, and found it to be worth it. It pretty much nailed me, including the parts of me I don't like. But it gave me the nerve to discuss a new career path with my manager, and with luck I may get to ease out of some of the stuff I'm doing over the next 3-6 months.

[identity profile] alfreda89.livejournal.com 2005-04-02 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, You make me think I should at least spring for the $20 info. What did you find the most useful, out of the info they're selling? I borrowed a friend's account to take the test, so I might have to retake it (interesting, to see if the same categories occur.)

I have some things going on I haven't discussed in LJ--I need to figure out how to filter my friends list of people I don't know (can I do that if I don't pay for my account?) I value the input of writers I don't know that well but have come to respect, but the strangers--I don't mind them reading the public and some of the friends posts, but then there are the other potential ones...

At any rate--I have decisions, medical and career, coming up, and need new input to make those decisions.

[identity profile] kristine-smith.livejournal.com 2005-04-02 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
What did you find the most useful, out of the info they're selling? I borrowed a friend's account to take the test, so I might have to retake it (interesting, to see if the same categories occur.)


The most useful thing about the MAPP assessment was that it spelled out pretty clearly that the direction my career was headed was not the direction in which I had any interest or took any enjoyment. I tried to tell myself that if I just pushed myself and concentrated, I could work through the fact that I didn't really enjoy my job, I mean, a lot of people at my company don't seem to enjoy their jobs--why did I think I should be any different?

The results indicated that it would be an uphill struggle just to be adequate because I really didn't possess any knack for the job as it was developing. When I accomplished something, I felt relief that I dodged another bullet, not enjoyment in the fact that I succeeded. That's no way to live.

There's no guarantee that my job will be reworked 100% to my satisfaction, but I am hopeful that things will improve. If things didn't change at the current job, I was prepared to take classes, then leave and start over someplace else.

In addition, the assessment indicated that at least one path that I thought I might take to get out of the current situation really wasn't for me, either. It's good to avoid those frying pan into fire situations.

[identity profile] alfreda89.livejournal.com 2005-04-03 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
When I accomplished something, I felt relief that I dodged another bullet, not enjoyment in the fact that I succeeded. That's no way to live.

This is how I feel about the job I started training for, when 9/11 and the .com crash came along. Every new wrinkle is a hitch, not a challenge. You're right--it's no way to live.

In addition, the assessment indicated that at least one path that I thought I might take to get out of the current situation really wasn't for me, either. It's good to avoid those frying pan into fire situations.

This is the kind of thing that would be worth almost as much as a new direction. The last one I chose for myself turned out to be something I found satisfying, but other aspects of the greater IT field made longterm employment in it horrifying. Not a good place to change to--my initial instincts about the computer industry and me were well-founded. I have a few ideas I'm noodling around, but it's time to get serious. While I can think.

Thanks for sharing--

[identity profile] sheilagh.livejournal.com 2005-04-04 02:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Hi!
Finally got your lj name out of Mhat :)

Go here, while logged in as yourself: http://www.livejournal.com/friends/editgroups.bml

You can create friends groups (probably limited number of groups on free accounts) .. Click new, name the group, click private, and use the list of names to select people to add. Click the >> angle brackets to add or remove members of the group.

Be sure to save the list when you're done!

It'll come up when you create a new message. You'll select security, Custom, and then the list of groups you have will show up. Select the groups you do want to have see the journal entry, and voila! Filtered post.

Thanx!

[identity profile] alfreda89.livejournal.com 2005-04-04 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Cool! I'll give it a try.

I've been wrestling paperwork, and my brain is a blur. Tonight I'll go and try to figure out why I know you. %^) I've been enjoying your comments.

(This is probably going to be embarrassing like finding MdeAmerican, but my brain is swiss cheese, so I'll live with it!)
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