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Myers Briggs Test Overview Excerpted with permission from the MBTI® Manual: A Guide to the Development and Use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® Favorite world: Do you prefer to focus on the outer world or on your own inner world? This is called Extraversion (E) or Introversion (I). Information: Do you prefer to focus on the basic information you take in or do you prefer to interpret and add meaning? This is called Sensing (S) or Intuition (N). Decisions: When making decisions, do you prefer to first look at logic and consistency or first look at the people and special circumstances? This is called Thinking (T) or Feeling (F). Structure: In dealing with the outside world, do you prefer to get things decided or do you prefer to stay open to new information and options? This is called Judging (J) or Perceiving (P). Your Personality Type: When you decide on your preference in each category, you have your own personality type, which can be expressed as a code with four letters. ISTJ http://www.personalitypage.com/ISTJ_car.html ISFJ https://www.personalitypage.com/html/ISFJ_car.html INFJ https://www.personalitypage.com/html/INFJ_car.html INTJ https://www.personalitypage.com/html/INTJ_car.html ISTP http://www.personalitypage.com/ISTP_car.html ISFP http://www.personalitypage.com/ISFP_car.html INFP http://www.personalitypage.com/INFP_car.html INTP https://www.personalitypage.com/INTP_car.html ESTP https://www.personalitypage.com/ESTP_car.html ESFP http://www.personalitypage.com/ESFP_car.html ENFP https://www.personalitypage.com/ENFP_car.html ENTP http://www.personalitypage.com/ENTP_car.html ESTJ http://www.personalitypage.com/ESTJ_car.html ESFJ http://www.personalitypage.com/html/ESFJ_car.html ENFJ https://www.personalitypage.com/ENFJ_car.html ENTJ http://www.personalitypage.com/ENTJ_car.htmlPersonal Brand Assignment, due by midnight Sunday of Week 8. TAMUC and the College of Business have several resources that will help you with this assignment. Step 1: To get started, you will take a brief online assessment called Personality Pathways, which helps you understand yourself as a product. This assessment is shortened version of the Myers-Briggs personality inventory that classifies individuals into one of sixteen personality profiles.  Personality Pathways  https://www.personalitypathways.com/type_inventory.html Profiles consist of 4 letters, such as ISFP or ENTJ.  Save these letters that describe you.  For more information on your profile, I will upload a Myers-Briggs Test Overview this weekend.  When you find your profile, print it and circle the descriptions that you think fit you the best. Step 2: Using the Myers-Briggs profile as a starting point, the next step is to fill in additional characteristics about yourself, including things you have learned (courses specific to your major, for example), skills you can do (learned from work, volunteering, internships, etc.), and work environments you know something about.    Below is a sample of the table you will include.  Tell me something about personality in the first box.  List courses or areas of knowledge that are relevant to your target job in the second column.  List thing you know how to do (from jobs, internships or other experiences) in the third column.  This could include fluency in a second language, provable tasks you have accomplished, skills learned from campus activities, such as keeping books for a fraternity as treasurer or organizing a fund-raising activity for a club.  Finally, you might know something about how an industry works because you have a family business you grew up helping, or internship or summer jobs.  Even if you plan to work in a different business, knowledge of these industries can be helpful to potential employers.  Personal Characteristics Content Knowledge Process Knowledge and Skills Industry Knowledge ENFJ  (Extroverted, Sensing, Feeling, Judging) Marketing Major Operate cash register, customer service skills Family grocery store Exceptional people skills Retail Management Open and Close restaurant; schedule shifts Fast food restaurant (summer job) Organizational abilities Certified in Excel, SAP Conduct inventory, order merchandise Boutique (internship) Creative and imaginative Step 3: The next step is to begin researching a career field that you want to pursue.  If you are a traditional student with limited work experience, you should be looking for entry-level jobs.  You will apply the steps in CH 7 as you (1) segment the market of potential employers by industry, geographic location or specific skills needed), (2) select a target position/industry/location/size company that you want to work for and then (3) try to position yourself to fit the job.  Find a specific Target Market I would love to work for a nonprofit organization whose goals are to help make communities a better place to be. I do not desire any particular position, but any position in which I can use my skills and knowledge gained through my education, I am willing to take. Apart of my degree program is the opportunity to become certified to teach high school business education in the state of Texas. I feel that teaching is an excellent way to give back to the community. I think that anything that you can teach someone is beneficial, and I feel that business education will enrich our youth and allow them to be knowledgeable in a field that’s all around them every day. The starting salary for secondary teachers in the state of Texas with no years of prior teaching experience is 27540.00 on a 10 month contract. I couldn’t narrow down any particular position that I wanted to play in a nonprofit organization besides helping in fundraising. Web searches lead me to a job posting though, for a high school business teacher for Leander ISD on Indeed.com: The State Board for Educator Certification will require all first time applicants for an initial credential to be fingerprinted as part of a national criminal background check.   A $50.20 fingerprinting fee will be charged once hired. Primary Purpose:   Provide students with appropriate learning activities and experiences in the subject area assigned to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth. Enable students to develop competencies and skills to be successful in an ever changing world.     Major Responsibilities and Duties:       · Develop and implement lesson plans that fulfill the requirements of districts curriculum program and show written evidence of preparation as required. · Prepare lessons that reflect accommodations for differentiation. · Present subject matter according to guidelines established by Texas Education Agency, board policies, and administrative regulations. · Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles, interests and needs of students assigned. · Conduct assessment of student progress and use results to plan instructional activities. · Work cooperatively with special education teachers to modify curricula as needed for special education students according to guidelines established in Individual Education Plans (IEP). · Work with other members of staff to determine instructional goals, objectives, and methods according to district requirements. · Seek the assistance of district specialists as recommended to plan for instruction. · Use technology to strengthen the teaching/learning process. · Help students analyze and improve study methods and habits. · Conduct ongoing assessment of student achievement through formal and informal testing. · Seek assistance for students who are coPersonal Branding Assignment (Name Removed to protect the identity of the student) Texas A&M Commerce Target Market My personal target is business administration. I will be using this target market, since that is the degree I am currently working towards. The definition of business administration is a process of managing a business so that it remains stable and continues to grow. It includes decision making, organization, and other resources to reach the company’s common goal. It is considered a broader management function. Some duties of a business administrator are organizing, staffing, planning, controlling an organization, and leading or directing. The starting salary for business administration according to payscale.com is $44,000. These fields have prospective employees. The global economy plays a huge part in business administration jobs, when the economy grows the demand for individuals in this field grows also. Jobs are expected to keep growing in the coming years. Possessing a Bachelor’s degree in this field gets individuals ready to work in a variety of different high-level management positions. L-3 Communications is the organization I am interested in working in. As an entry-level job, I have found interest in Production Support B. Individuals in this position are responsible for ordering, receiving, and handling inventory along with other various duties. It is a top secret clearance government job, and I am hoping to one day become a supervisor over this department.   Product The results I received from my personality test on MyPlan opened my eyes to various job fields I would have never previously considered. It also showed me many aspects of myself and my personality. The first part of my results stated I was an introvert; introverts tend to be able to concentrate for long periods of time. They also are considered independent, very effective, and self-guided when it comes to projects. We are able to motivate ourselves, and we do not rely on affirmation from others. Some weaknesses my results stated introverts possess are that they particularly do not enjoy working in teams or in groups. I would have to disagree with this, I spend eight years in the army and I enjoy working in teams. One weakness I do agree with is the trouble of public speaking. The second portions of my results were sensor. Sensor people tend to have great honor in their work, and work diligently. They excel at hands-on activities and enjoy solving tangible problems. They possess excellent attention to detail and can remain focused on the issue at hand. I agree with each one of these example, I tend to do well with hands-on and I make sure everything I do is done right. One weakness sensors tend to possess is seeing the bigger picture. The third portion stated I was a feeler. Feelers are very moral people and tend to be guided by compassion. They understand all sides of situations, and poi