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Personality assesments are great tools in undersatnding our learning styles/techniques. When one takes a personality assessment, he/she is able to understand his/her strengths/weakneses, communication styles, relationship preferences...etc. Understanding these aspects of the mentor and the mentee will help each in communicating with eachother. In my BA program at Lamar University, one of my professors instructed our whole class to take a personality test. The instructor gave assignments based on the fact that each person responds to infromation differently. Being introverted, I do not like when assignments are given and expected to have an immediate response. I must have time to process the informaiton given. I learned a great deal through this lesson and understand that each mentee is different. I want to know how I can best accomodate you in the mentor/mentee partnership. Please chose and complete one of the assessments. Below the listed assessments and my personal assessment is a list of questions one can ask him/herself after taking one of the listed assessments. We will disccuss the findings in one mentoring session.
16 Personalities Assessment
16 Personalities Assessment
The 16 Personalities Assessment is another great tool in undersatnding one's personality type. I specifically prefer this personality test. This assessment will list one's strengths, weaknesses, career path, friendships, relationships..etc. I prefer this personality test due to the depth of the analysis and the information listed when one completes the assessment. I believe that this infromation will help each mentee in understanding him/herself. I was unable to add the link as the others are listed. If you click the link below, it will directly open the website.
The Myers & Briggs Assessment
The Myers & Briggs Assessment
The Myer's Briggs Assessment is also an excellent tool for one to understand his/her personality type. This will come in use when understanding how you learn, and what type of personalities you may interact with best. The Myer's Briggs Assessment costs $50.00 for the indepth assesment.
My Personality Assessment
My Personality Assessment
According to the 16 Personalities assessment, my personality type is considered to be an ISFJ. I (introverted) S (sensing) F (feeling) J (judging). According to the Assessment ISFJ personality types tend to be supportive, reliable/patient, imaginative/observant, enthusiastic, loyal/hard-working and have good practical skills. ISFJ's weaknesses are that they can be humble/shy, take things too personally, represss their feelings, reluctant to change, overload themselves...etc. When I began to read my personality assessment, I realized how many of the strengths and weaknesses are true in regards to my personality! Never did I think that an assessmenet could bring so much clarity! Not only will the personality assessment help in the mentoring partnership, but hopefully it can bring you clarity as well! In my Mentoring course from UNF, I also had the opportunity of taking the High 5 Assessment. Here is a written discussion post about my findings from the High 5 Assessment!
Kelli's High 5 Assessment
Kelli's High 5 Assessment
1. Empathizer
2. Coach
3. Deliverer
4. Time Keeper
5. Believer.
As an Empathizer, I am willing to understand someone else perspective. A goal of an empathizer is to understand someones background. Why does something think the way they do? What is their experience? As an empathizer, each team member is equally important and deserves the fair amount of attention. As a Coach, one is able to see potential in other people. The goal of a coach is to develop each team members potential/skill. Seeing people "shine" is also goal of a coach. For one to be able to coach another, he/she must believe that the person can truly accomplish their goals. As a Deliverer, one fully commits to a purpose. Responsibility is key, and deliverer's tend to follow through with their promises. Excuses are typically not made with deliverers. A person who has a Deliverer strength also tends to have strong ethical values. When a deliverer makes a decision, most of the time he/she has a reason behind it. As a time keeper, one is a planner. A time keeper loves to have a set schedule, and a goal for an assignment. Getting off track or not following the plan is not fun for a time keeper. When discussing plans, discipline is also a key factor for a time keeper. One must discipline themselves to be able to obtain specific goals. Last but not least is the term Believer. As a believer, the goal is to make the right choices. One wants to make decision that directly correlate with their values.
As a mentor, I believe these strengths are vital in being successful. Out of the 5 strengths, I believe being an empathizer and coach are equally important in being a mentor. Being an empathizer is very important when working with people of different backgrounds. Every person has a different story, and I believe that this is vital for success in a mentor/mentee relationship. Due to his/her personal experience, a mentee might interpret something differently than the mentor would. Understanding how the mentee feels and why he/she feels that way can be important in understanding their interpreting thought process. I have learned that how a student learns to interpret is based on the environment that he/she has learned in. Many interpreters have learned ASL/Interpreting through different routes. Some interpreters learned ASL through friends while others have learned through a Degree program. The why factor is huge, and a mentor should take this into consideration. The second strength that I believe is important for a mentor to follow is being a time keeper. Having a plan can keep the mentor on track, and also the mentee. As many say, "time is of the essence". The more a mentor/mentee can accomplish, the better. However, if one begins the mentoring process without time limits, plans, goals..etc.; Failure is inevitable.
The strengths that I find could be a challenge are the attributes of the time keeper and the coach. When I took the strengths assessment, I knew being a time keeper would be my strength. At my work, my co-workers constantly pick on me about my planner and doing work ahead of time. For me, it is vital to my success. If I do not have a plan, I do not do the work. However, this can easily can become a challenge for me. I do not like to deviate from a plan. If I have a plan, I need to follow through or accomplish it before schedule. I like to have free time, which means that I need to always follow through with a plan. Working with a mentee, I understand that I must become flexible on this. Sometimes, plans fall through. Issues arise and I must be aware that not everyone can follow the plan that I have set. As a mentor, I need to learn to be flexible and accommodate the mentee. The second strength that I find a challenge is the coach. I have learned in the past year, that I love to uplift others. I truly love to see people succeed, especially when it comes to interpreting. However, sometimes the process that I use to uplift others is putting myself down as well. Comparing my skill to a mentee's skill is never a good idea, and I must learn to have more confidence in my skill. One does not have to "shame" themselves to make another feel purposeful. I have done that in the past, and my goal as a mentor is for that to decrease. So far this year, I believe I have done a pretty good job at it.
I believe that the Strengths Assessment is a great tool for the mentoring toolkit because it gives a mentor/mentee a general idea of his/her strengths and weaknesses. Awareness is key! When problems arise, the mentor/mentee can always refer back to his/her strengths/weaknesses. When in my BA program, one of my professors required us to take a personality quiz. Through this personality quiz, one is able to identify strengths, weaknesses, and key elements to success for one that has a specific personality. When I took this quiz, I was shocked at how much the personality quiz matched me to a tee! This helped me understand my problem solving techniques and why I process information in the manner that I do. As the personality quiz, I believe that the strengths assessment can give a mentor/mentee clarity that is needed to succeed.
Personality Assessment Questions
Personality Assessment Questions
- What are my strengths?
- What are my weaknessess?
- What did I find about the Assessment true?
- What did I finda bout the Assessment false?
- How can my findings assist the mentor in the mentoring partnership?
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