StrengthsQuest

Talent One: Relator. This is definitely me. I prefer having a close relationship with people I know and try to get to know and understand them as much as possible. This quality would probably make me better suitable in a small company where everyone knows everyone and works like a small family. I would fit into this setting much better than at some corporate office where I'd just be one of 239490258 people.

Talent Two: Restorative. This is also quite fitting. I love to solve problems and "fix" situations. This would be useful in any professional situation. If someone gives me something to do or needs help figuring something out, I would mos def be able to help them.

Talent Three: Developer. Another match. It's sometimes not the best, but I try to see the best in everyone and easily trust them. Again, this would be good for a small company where people are people with stories behind them that I know and can work with.

All these traits add up to one main aspect of me: I'm a small-town girl. I need a small community to support me and working for a small company would be a perfect fit.

Strengths Quest

My top three strengths were restorative, context and individualization. I feel that restorative could help me in a professional setting because if I was given a project that other thought seemed impossible, I would be able to attack it and try to fix it. Also If i am in a professional setting, and was given an unexpected problem, I would easily be able to find a solution due to my restorative quality. My other strength was context, which could help me at work in many ways. For example I am able to make better decisions due to my ability to detect the underling structure of problems and make more informed decisions. My third strgenth is individualization which could help at work becuase of my ability to find the unique qualities of each person. This could help me because I would work better with groups of people and would have better group cohesion.

3 Strengths That Will Help in the Future.

Adaptability, Arranger, Positivity, Responsibility, and Maximizer were the 5 strengths I received from the quiz.  The three that I feel that I will benefit the most from in the future are adaptability, arranger, and responsibility.  At this point in time I really do not have a solid idea of what my career will entail after I graduate, I'm not even sure of my major at this point either.  But the three strengths I choose can help me in any job situation.  Once I get a job, adaptability will be helpful right off the bat.  It will be useful to be able to be handle, and adapt, to any situation thrown my way.  Arranger was not a strength I would usually describe myself with, because I am not a very organized person.  But seeing that this was one of my strengths made me really realize that I have to ability to be organized, which will only improve my work.  I think responsibility is the most important out of my strengths.  It shows that I can really be depended on, which is extremely important in any industry.  All three of the strengths will play a part in how successful I am after college.

The Valiant and Heroic Escape from the Relentless Jaws of Gruesome Death

Not coincidentally, competition beat out my other four strengths to take what I feel is the top spot among them. Having this quality as a main strength provides me with motivation to set expectations based both on my own potential and the potential of others. The field of journalism is highly competitive, especially at the University of Missouri and especially during rough economic conditions. As a result, those who pursue such careers must have the hunger to be a step ahead and must be "instinctively aware of other people's performance," as Strengthsquest puts it. This is an important quality because a capitalistic society is inherently competitive, and if the thrill of victory in any sense doesn't motivate you, few things will.

"Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing" -Legendary football coach Vince Lombardi

One of my other top strengths is adaptability, which is arguably the most important skill for a journalist to possess. In a profession that changes rapidly on a daily basis, a career in journalism demands extraordinary flexibility, requiring its constituents to accept new assignments and developments in short periods of time. Additionally, the field is constantly evolving in the long run, and journalists have often had to make the transition from traditional media to more digital and socially interactive outlets. The next decade may bring about something else entirely. A good journalist with the quality of adaptability cannot be intimated by change; rather, they should embrace it.

Rounding out my top three is the strength of intellect. Part of being competitive and adaptable is the ability to think of alternatives and make coherent plans. In order to keep cool under pressure, journalists must be able to think, and must enjoy thinking, as Strengthsquest indicated. It is vital to be comfortable with logical and rational reasoning, which strengthens both immediate and long-term focus for maximum quality and productivity.

Strengths Quest.!

My top three strengths were Includer, Adaptability, and Consistency.

I think that being an includer could be really important for me in my career. I feel that including people and getting fresh ideas from people will enhance my work. Bringing in new people leaves open the possibility of a better product. As an includer, I feel that it is also important in making people feel comfortable working around others, therefore, getting work done much quicker.

Another strength of mine is adaptability. Adaptability is extremely important in journalism. It is important to be able to do your job under any circumstance or situation. It means that I am willing to be extremely flexible and change my plans if I have to. I feel that adaptability is an important quality to have in general, but in the workplace it is required.

My third strength is consistency. According to the information about it, this means that I am able to keep a stable environment and work best in one. This is true, I feel that it is so important for people to succeed when they know what they have to do and where they have to go to get the things they need to complete a project. I think it is important to not mess up the balance and fast pace of a workplace by changing the consistency. I feel that people get more done when they know the environment they work in; therefore, I think that consistency will help me to quickly finish tasks and help my coworkers do the same.

My top three talent themes where ideation, futuristic, strategic. I feel these will be very useful for my career in journalism. Firstly futuristic, the journalistic community is at time a great change have the ability to visualize and describe what the future has in store will be paramount. Ideation, having the ability to create new ideas my lead me to come with the next great thing that gives people there news. Finally strategic, having the ability to flitter through clutter of the world and figure whats is important all the time .

Basically, I'm awesome.

I’ve never been a big believer in having strengths that persistently emerge during any crisis. I have always thought that we all react to situations differently, but I never thought that my reactions and the choices I made based on circumstances were actually consistent. Now, I know. According to the Strengths Quest survey, my top three strengths were discipline, harmony and consistency. I can most definitely agree that I am quite disciplined in almost everything that I do, that I am always trying to find middle ground during a conflict and that I always try to treat people the same.

I asked the Strengths Quest worker what she thought of my strengths in the journalism field after taking the survey. She agreed with me and felt that these strengths would make me a great contender as a journalist.

Looking at my strengths, I believe discipline is my number one strength in hopes of becoming an excellent journalist. As a disciplined person, I am always orderly, on time and I continually set strict routines. This can help me to become a very reliable source in the newsroom and it has always helped others to count on my dependability. Unfortunately, with my need for predictability, I am very wary of relying on others to get things done. This can make group situations a hassle. Overall though, my discipline can work wonders in the newsroom.

As a harmonizer, I will take the neutral stance during newsroom debates. This comes will both positive and negative aspects, however. Being neutral, I will be able to avoid any unhealthy, debating relationships with any of my editors and this will help me emerge as a practical, down-to-earth balancer. On the other hand, although I may have strong beliefs, desires and opinions, my strong sense of harmony will take over and will make me look like a non-opinionated and quiet journalist.

Consistency is the last of my top three strengths. My consistency will give people in the newsroom more reason to rely on me. This consistency also helps me to be practical and helps me to treat all people equally. Regrettably however, I am easily turned off and feel as if something is truly offensive if it aims to hurt others and as a journalist, I am always striving to bring all truths to light.

Generally, I think each strength works well towards helping me find a journalism career and each work well to reinforce the other. With these strengths, I hope to become a well-known and accomplished journalist in the infamous world of journalism.