The Clifton Strengths assessment formulate the top 5 individual talents that are unique to each person. The overarching purpose for Clifton Strengths is to discover what talents make an individual unique and how they can use their talents in the workforce when collaborating with others.
1) My restorative strength compliments my problem solving skills. This strength is a transferable skill that I use across multiple platforms in my daily activities. Because I have a variety of qualifications on my resume, I have adapted problem solving to be my top strength. This strength is a part of the Executing theme, which is necessary in a high-performance team in a workplace. My restorative strength will keep me motivated and engaged as an epidemiologist when analyzing specific data to find the best solution.
2)My input strength is heavily influenced by what I surround myself with. This strength will benefit my future when engaging and exploring new topics. My input strength benefits life-long learning which is what my future profession will hold accountable.
3) My adaptability strength will benefit my future as I am a person who focuses on the present daily task and doesn't stress or jump too far ahead into what the future holds. This will be beneficial as an epidemiologist so I can focus on the specific determinant at hand although there will be many interesting topics I will want to explore.
4) My connectedness strength is beneficial to striving for equity and equality among the components of One Health. One Health impacts epidemiology daily due to risk factors that could occur in specific studies due to consequences of action that harm the One Health foundation.
5) My ideation strength has allowed me to adapt transferable skills that I will be able to use across multiple continuums that influence and shape my work ethic. My skills have adapted from years of working in different professions such as the food industry, child care, and veterinary care. These transferable skills include brainstorming new ideas, providing care, thinking on one's feet, and defining needs.
This was one of the most challenging, yet rewarding group projects I have ever worked on. This evaluation was centered around creating a health program for student veterans on UNCC's campus. We identified the need for mental health services and education on mental health stigma was lacking significantly on campus. We then created an "application" that students could download on their phone to learn about mental health, chat with others who experience the same thoughts, and how to find resources.