Erwin Dave's Workplace Insights

Test Date: Mar 30, 2023

Welcome to your Workplace Insights report. You were asked to take assessments powered by Criteria Corp, and this report provides an
overview of your personalized results. All of your responses were combined to create a unique profile for you. Within the report, it's important to
know that there are no "good" or "bad" qualities. The results are designed to help you heighten your self-awareness and to understand how to
relate better to others in the workplace.

Erwin Dave's Report Summary Erwin Dave General Population

Attitudes & Outlook Work Habits

Achievement

Openness Motivation

Self-Confidence Conscientiousness

Patience Assertiveness

Competitiveness Extroversion

Cooperativeness
Temperament Interaction Style

Notable Traits
You can be described as:

Goal-Oriented Independent, Aggressive

Values achievement, sets goals, and prioritizes Often committed to own views; tends to take the lead in
achieving them work situations

Introverted Competitive
Reserved and low-key; best in roles that don't involve Innate drive to win, measures performance in
constant social interaction comparison to others

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Work, Communication & Interaction Style

Very Goal-Oriented. Conscientious.

As someone who tends to be driven by exceeding expectations, you You are likely to be careful and organized in your work style, and
are likely to be seen as a high achiever. As a result, you are likely to viewed as hard-working and dependable. You are likely attentive to
have excellent follow-through on tasks when appropriately engaged. detail and inclined to follow the rules. Across a wide range of job
roles, high conscientiousness scores are linked to good performance
in the workplace.
Very Motivated.

You are likely to have a very strong inner drive, which should see you Very Independent, Aggressive.
viewed as driven and committed. Team members will generally
describe you as motivated to achieve your goals. You are likely to have a strong individualistic streak and will be
comfortable influencing others and advancing your own interests.
Individuals with low cooperative scores are often motivated to take
Introverted. the lead on work projects and can be a good fit for independent,
competitive, and results-oriented fields such as sales or managerial
More introverted than others, you may appear reserved and might roles.
take a while to warm up to others. You likely feel uncomfortable if
needing to initiate social interactions with people you do not know.

Temperament, Attitudes & Outlook

Very Competitive.

Compared to most people, you have a very strong drive to win. You
are likely to be highly motivated by competition and will strive to
meet and exceed external targets. In work settings, highly
competitive individuals often excel in fields such as sales but are
sometimes less well suited to roles like customer service.

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Strengths & Potential Challenges

Strengths Potential Challenges

You are likely to possess a very strong drive to achieve. As a While your high drive for achievement may have led to many
result, you are likely to have excellent follow-through. successes, you may be particularly uncomfortable with potential
failure. This discomfort may drive you to overwork yourself or be
Conscientious individuals like you tend to perform well across a overly perfectionistic at times, leaving you vulnerable to burnout.
wide variety of roles and industries.
Your highly competitive nature may, at times, be seen by others
You are a highly motivated person with a strong inner drive. as unfriendly. You should find ways to ensure you are competing
as a team towards shared goals, as opposed to competing
You are highly competitive by nature, with an innate desire to against your team mates.
win, which will serve you well in roles where performance
measurement is valued. You are comfortable taking risks when In certain situations, team members may not be universally
required. comfortable with your frank and direct style of expression.

Expressing yourself directly should not be an issue for you. Your independent, aggressive streak might put you in conflict
with other members of the team if your interests are not aligned.
You have a strong commitment to advancing your own interests
and will act proactively to do so. This comfort with going against
the grain should stand you in good stead if you ever need to
make necessary but unpopular decisions.

You are likely well suited for roles that don't require constant
social stimulation or interaction.

You are likely to display an effective balance of patience and

impatience in pursuing opportunities or navigating frustrations
with work-related tasks or projects.

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Development Suggestions

Work Habits Temperament

Highly achievement-oriented by nature, you will likely benefit While there is a time and a place for healthy competition, there
from taking on particularly challenging tasks to further optimize is also a risk that being highly competitive may have a negative
your effectiveness in a role. Taking on these challenges may impact on developing good relationships with others. It may be
also further refine your strengths and enable you to apply them beneficial for you to consider using your energy and enthusiasm
for even greater impact. for success to help others in their attainment of goals. This may
help you foster valuable working relationships. You may also
You should strive to balance doing great work with getting it benefit from understanding that it's OK to lose and to fail - doing
done in a timely manner. Perfectionism and other pitfalls so can encourage growth, build resilience, and help shape
inherent to highly diligent people can reduce your effectiveness. future goals.
Don't get so focused on the details that you lose sight of the
bigger picture. It's important for you to always keep an eye on Persisting is an important characteristic in the accomplishment
the greater strategy, and to ensure your efforts are aligned with of tasks and deliverables. However, there may be times when
achieving it. trying a different approach is more beneficial than just trying
harder in the same direction. Knowing when to step back and
Your strong inner motivation and drive are likely to see you do assess the effectiveness of one's approach, and being open to
well in a variety of tasks, even in tasks that you do not find persisting in a new direction, can meaningfully contribute to
intrinsically enjoyable. This strong inner drive can be best accomplishing your objectives.
utilized in high impact activities where your motivation should
see you achieving strong outcomes.
Attitudes & Outlook

Interaction Style Knowing when to take a creative approach is important to

accomplishing goals. However, there are also times when using
It may be beneficial to consider when your direct approach may tried and true methods are best for getting things done. The
be useful and when it may be less so. While there is value in balance is in understanding the situation at hand, quickly
being assertive and leading the way, being too assertive can learning the relevant history of what has already been
prevent others from sharing their opinions. Taking the time to attempted, and capitalizing on the more effective strategy.
consider the views and perspectives of others will not only help
build relationships but often lead to better decision-making
through collaboration.

Your independence and willingness to advance your own

interests will be an asset in many roles. However, sometimes it
is necessary to put the needs of the group before individual
goals. Doing so may be more effective in the long term. You will
be well served to consider the benefits of having a group where
everyone is aligned and working towards the same goals
together.

Some positions require interacting effectively with others in

order to succeed. If you find that these interactions are not
naturally comfortable for you, then you may find it useful to plan
them out in advance.

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Workplace Stressors & Motivators

The following section relates common workplace situations to your behavioral preferences, to better understand how your potential may be best
realized. Situations that may be comfortable or motivating for some people may be stressful or de-motivating for others. Below is a list of
common workplace situations together with an indication of how each may impact you.

Not at all Somewhat Extremely

comfortable comfortable comfortable

Having to work alone

Open discussions

Rigid enforcement of rules

Change in workplace expectations or job duties

A narrowly defined role

Having clear and well articulated goals

Being exposed to frequent conflict

Taking the lead in group settings

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