This personality report provides a summary of Michael Edwards' personality traits based on a survey assessing the Big Five personality dimensions. The report indicates that Michael is fairly extraverted, fairly structured, fairly direct, fairly novel, and very steady. Each dimension is described in 1-2 sentences highlighting Michael's tendencies within each trait category based on his survey responses. The report concludes by noting the purpose is to provide insight that can help with career choices and job searches.

1. Personality Report for:
Michael Edwards
Introduction
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Decades of research have shown that all personality traits can be grouped into 5 main dimensions,
which provide a framework for understanding and explaining important individual differences in people.
This report is a description of your personality based on this framework, which is called "The Big Five
Model". When reviewing your report, you should keep the following in mind:
There are and were no right or wrong answers to the survey questions, and this report does not
describe skills, abilities, or competencies, but personality traits we all possess to one degree or another.
The Big Five Model is one of the most widely accepted theoretical frameworks for understanding
personality.
Feedback in this report was generated from your responses to the survey. If you were to re-take the
survey and answer differently, the feedback would change.
This is not psychoanalysis or written therapy. Its focus is to explain aspects of your personality to you,
and to potential employers. Insight into your personality can lead to more appropriate and rewarding
career choices.
Personality profile is one of the important criteria used by employers to search the database for job
candidates.
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2. Personality Snapshot
Following is an overview of the 5 main personality dimensions. Each is made up of a pair of opposite
styles, or ways that people can be characterized or described. This creates a personality continuum - a
line on which everyone can be marked at one point or another along that line. The arrowed bar graphic,
below, illustrates where you fall in each continuum from the center point. The longer the bar in one
direction, the stronger your preference toward one particular style. If the bar points slightly in both
directions it means you are just as comfortable using one style as the other, probably choosing
whichever you feel a situation calls for.
Sociability
How much you like being around
others
Adaptability
How you plan and organize yourself
Interpersonal Style
How you relate to and interact
with others
Curiosity

3. How much you seek out new
experiences
Temperament
How you naturally respond to stress and pressure
About the Personality Factors
Each of the 5 dimensions is like a folder that holds a set of specific traits that tend to occur together in
people. When reading the in-depth descriptions that follow, please understand that just as no two sets
of fingerprints are identical, so no two extraverts, for example, are exactly alike. Our feedback is also not
meant to suggest that everyone will always be exactly as we describe them, or that, for example, an
extravert can never exhibit introverted behavior. These are tendencies and generalizations derived from
research.
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Sociability
How much you like being around others

4. - Introspective
- Reserved
- Enjoy one on one
- Enjoy reflecting
- Low key
- Expressive
- Gregarious
- Enjoy groups
- Enjoy discussing
- Enthusiastic
Fairly Extraverted
Your responses indicate that you are Fairly Extraverted. As an extravert, you are likely to make an effort
to be around people much of the time. You tend to share your opinions, thoughts, and feelings easily
with others, and this makes you somewhat of an “open book.― Your talkative, expressive, outgoing
nature makes it relatively easy for you to meet people. If an opportunity for excitement came along, you
would be one of the first to say yes!
In a work setting, you tend to enjoy collaborative and stimulating atmospheres where you can generate
lots of enthusiasm. This type of environment allows you the chance to think out loud and bounce your
thoughts off others while you build your ideas and reach conclusions. When you get excited about an
idea you communicate with energy, passion, and conviction. This enthusiasm is often contagious and
probably makes you an attractive candidate for leadership positions.
All in all, you like being around others and prefer environments where you can continuously create,
build, and maintain social relationships.
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5. Adaptability
How you plan and organize yourself
- Leaves plans open
- Go with the flow
- Pressure-prompted
- Open ended
- Flexible
- Methodical
- Stay on schedule
- Start early
- Like to plan
- Level headed
Fairly Structured
Your responses indicate that you are Fairly Structured. Having things orderly and controlled is important
to you. Because you tend to be prepared and prefer to plan things out in advance, changes and last-
minute surprises can be frustrating. You probably get started on tasks in advance of deadlines, and you
are likely to establish some routines to support your desire for order. It is fairly easy for you to stay
focused on tasks because you are self-disciplined. It takes a lot to distract you when you are working on
something.
In a work setting, your dedication to quality and conscientiousness leads people to depend on you,
because they know you can be counted on to get the job done. You probably set your standards high

6. because you know you have the commitment needed to accomplish the goal. Having something close to
perfect is important to you, so you probably continuously refine and polish until something is just right.
Structured and organized work settings probably offer the best outlet for your planning skills to shine.
All in all, you like living with schedules and order; if there is no plan, you might feel uneasy. In your
world, you have a place for everything and have everything in its place.
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Interpersonal Style
How you relate to and interact
with others
- Questioning
- Confronts
- Expresses opinions
- Skeptical
- Tough

7. - Cooperative
- Seeks harmony
- Reserves opinions
- Accepting
- Tolerant
Fairly Direct
Your responses indicate that you are Fairly Direct. As a direct individual, you likely relate and interact
with others in a rational straight-forward manner. Logical thinking and objective analysis probably guide
your approach to communication and decision-making. At first, you can be skeptical about the
intentions and actions of others and, as a result, showing sympathy for the problems or feelings of
others might be difficult for you.
In a work setting, you can be passionate about your opinions and ideas and often share them with
confidence and without hesitation. When you set your mind on something, it is unlikely you will change
it. If challenged, you are up for debate and rarely back down even in intense situations. The bottom line
is probably your main focus, and you can be counted on to make the tough decisions. As a result, you
often overlook interpersonal niceties to stay on course. In a team environment, you likely speak the
truth no matter what. If someone’s feelings get hurt in the process, you might feel bad, but you
understand that business is business.
All in all, you are likely a rational and tough-minded individual. You have a bold, competitive, and
forceful interpersonal approach.
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8. Curiosity
How much you seek out new experiences
- Practical
- Realistic
- Leave it alone
- Preserves
- Likes details
Nonconforming
- Imaginative
- Change it
- Explores
- "Big Picture"
Fairly Novel
Your responses indicate that you are Fairly Novel. As a novel individual, you are likely drawn to new
experiences and will sometimes explore new ways of doing things, even if current ones are working just
fine. Because you are relatively open to possibilities you probably have broad interests and are curious
about many different topic areas. Change does not bother you. In fact you probably embrace it, because
it paves the way for experiencing and trying something different.
In a work setting, your ability to easily grasp abstract intangible information and use it to envision what
is needed for the future makes you a valuable addition to any team. You are probably most productive
when your creative juices can flow. Brainstorming and coming up with insights and imaginative original

9. ideas is how you enjoy spending your time. As a result, innovative and stimulating work environments
are probably most appealing to you.
All in all, you are an imaginative and original thinker. You are resourceful in dealing with change and
unusual experiences.
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Temperament
How you naturally respond to stress and pressure
- Excited
- Passionate
- Reactive
- Sensitive
- Responsive
- Calm
- Composed
- Resilient
- Unflappable
- Relaxed
Very Steady

10. Your responses indicate that you are a Very Steady person. Ups and downs do not seem to unsettle you.
Logic helps you keep your emotions in check, and helps you handle difficult times, and decide what to
do. This provides a buffer between you and stress and helps you cope. Some people will envy you for
this ability, though you might not experience some of the highs as intensely as those people do. When
you do get angry or frustrated, you tend to get over it quickly. Worrying about things you cannot control
makes little or no sense to you. In a conflict between your head and your heart, your head gets a head
start.
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Milwaukee Career Network
Final Thoughts
We sincerely hope that you have enjoyed taking our survey and receiving and reading the feedback on
it. We trust that it gives you some insight into yourself and helps you in your job search. Some of it may
be a surprise, but we suspect that if you filled out the survey openly and honestly, you will see yourself
in these paragraphs.
We believe you are more likely to be satisfied and happy in life, and therefore more productive, if you
are working at something that you find interesting, and doing the work in an environment that is
compatible with your personality. Whilst we understand that personality is not everything, and that
personality traits are not the same as intelligence, talent, education, training, or aptitude, we do
consider the personality fit an important piece of the job search puzzle, which will help indicate to an
employer how well you will fit into a job, a team, and a company.
Background
The Big Five Model is probably the most researched model of personality, and there exists a level of
conscensus within the area of psychology that the model is the best current description of the structure
of personality. The survey you took and this feedback report are based largely on the Model, and we
went to a lot of effort to preserve the Big Five's theoretical framework in the design of our survey and
report content.

11. The survey itself was created, tested, and validated by an established PhD in the field of Instrumentation
Design and Test Development.