Talisha Smith
Professor Brielle Buckler
BUS 311-1801
March,20,2021
The Advocate
I am an advocate as determined by the personality test. Advocates are the rarest personality types of all. We are special because we leave our marks on the world and people never forget us. Advocates lead with integrity and idealism, but we never get caught up in daydreams. We plan out or goals and take steps to achieve them. I agree with the results and I believe it describes me and who I am as a person. I have always been the person to stand up for what is right and live as morally correct as possible. I do not believe in bullying and I like to make people feel comfortable. I might not always agree with people, but I respect their opinions. I am a very empathetic person and I always try to put myself in other people’s shoes for better understanding I believe in uplifting people and being generous because everyone needs someone.
Advocates tend to be creative people; I am always able to find solutions to other people’s problems. I can tell people how to get from a-z and the steps to take to get the results they want. My friends always come to me with their problems because they say I give great advice and I am never judge mental no matter what they call me about. I also can see straight through people, so I see their true feelings and needs, and I respect them. I move by certain principles that I believe in and I stay true to them when I express them to people whether its through conversation or on pen and paper, I can translate everything that I feel accurately. Sometimes my passion can throw people off guard because I do not like to settle for a lot of things when it comes to education and careers, so some get offended because I always push for more for myself and other people. Although I am a go getter and I love achieving everything I set out to do I would never double cross anyone to get there. I always think about my actions and how they affect people and I pride myself on being an altruistic person. As strong as my strengths are, I also have weaknesses. Advocates tend to be sensitive to criticism, I must admit that when I feel strongly about someone or something and someone says something to challenge my feelings, I tend to be argumentative, and I do get upset. Even though I am a people’s person and people always gravitate to me I am also closed off and very guarded. I have a small circle of friends and a small circle of people I can trust. Most advocates are reluctant to open up to people. I do feel like my strengths and weakness of my personality play out in my personal life and my work life.
I think that every company should make potential candidates take personality tests. I think personality test should be part of the screening process. Personality test can tell you a lot about a person. For instance, if a person does not have the personality where they are nurturers, have a lot of patience and like to care for people they are more than likely suck at being a nurse. I think your personality has a lot to do with your career choice for instance I am an access service representative who registers people in the emergency room. I interact with patients and I collect their demographics. I absolutely enjoy my job and I do with out any issues. My personality supports my job title. As an advocate I enjoy helping people and making them feel comfortable. If my personality did not fit my career choice, I would not be able to do the job with sincerity. On my bad days it would show, and it would eventually get back to my supervisors that I had a bad attitude.
