Keirsey Temperament SorterA Guardian Look at Person-Job Fit and the Role of Project Assistant

HRD 830

PERSONALITY TESTS

Along with resumes reviews, aptitude tests, interviewing, and feedback, personality tests can contribute enormously to employee:

Selection Development Team building

Personality determines a number of important characteristics and behaviors:

How people interact with others

What motivates them What they value

THE ROLE OF PROJECT ASSISTANTBCCK project assistants provide administrative

support to complete projects and are integral to all phases of the project life cycle

Project & Administrative Tasks:

Production and distribution

of collateralFile managementData collectionReport creationProofreadingResearch

Disseminating project information

Monitoring project activitiesDeveloping and

maintaining project

deliverables

KEIRSEY TEMPERAMENT SORTERAfter introduced to the Myers-Briggs Type

Indicator in 1956, David Keirsey developed the Temperament Sorter

His model differed by focusing on: Directly observable behavior Sensing/Intuition (concrete/abstract

dichotomy ) Temperament

SJNT

SP

NF

KEIRSEY’S GUARDIANSKeirsey supported Myers’ view of the Guardian personality as she described them as:

Conservative

Consistent

Dependable

Detailed

Factual

Hardworking

Painstaking

Patient

Persevering

Routined

Sensible

Stable

Thorough

Non-distractive

Non-impulsive

KEIRSEY’S GUARDIANS Cont…Alphabetical arrangement, list-making, and order of things

are near and dear to the Guardian

Perhaps that is why they find satisfaction in:

Office work Clerical jobs

Record keeping Checking inventory Attending to correspondence Filing Accounting

Guardians are the gatekeepers, standing guard at the door and

keeping safe the keys to society’s institutions

SELECTION OF PERSONNELEmployment decisions implemented by organizations are

selection-based

Understanding the composition of the workforce of the entire organization is key

Personality testing could provide supporting evidence of the underlying traits possessed by an individual

These tests could provide additional objective evidence to aid selection decision, provided certain traits are identifi ed and correlate with job performance

GUARDIANS & PROJECT ASSISTANT PERSON-JOB FIT

BCCK’s project assistants provide an elevated level of logistical coordination and organizational project

supportGuardians are interested in occupations

that involve procedures for managing material (equipment, supplies,

information): Gathering Storing Recording Measuring Distributing

The occupation of a BCCK project assistant to a Guardian personality is an impressive job-fit

DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONNELIndividuals will develop more eff ectively if they are

cognizant of their strengths and weaknesses

For self-refl ection to take place, employees need insight into their respective strengths and weaknesses and to be

able to see themselves in the way others do

Personality tests can identify strengths…

In the development of staff, employers

might find the use of personality tests assists them in building up the

overall picture of each employee and

enhance career development

…and spotlight areas that need further training efforts

GUARDIANS & EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT

Guardians are to

develop personal

resources, such as self-

esteem, health, and inner peace, if they are to

work in a sustainable

manner

Guardian must see

themselves, and be seen by others, as dependable, benefi cent,

and respectable

Guardians need to be respected

by others. Public recognition, in

the form of plaques,

certifi cates, awards, and

diplomas is the foundation of

their self-confi dence

TEAM BUILDING & PERSONALITY TESTSPersonality tests can aid:

Forming work teams that best complement each other

Identifying the basic preferences of people with regard to perception and judgment

Increasing self-insight and stimulating team processes and development

THE GUARDIAN & TEAM DEVELOPMENT

Guardians, far more than the other temperaments, create and foster the social arm of the institutions they serve,

and make for excellent constructed team members