Just Add a Bit of Personality

I really enjoyed our last class with Dr. Janet Miller. Her enthusiasm for her work and personality studies made the class extremely interesting. I am someone who truly believes that in order to better understand others, we need to fully understand ourselves, and I felt that the entire class dealt with getting to know what you’re like so that you can lead others more effectively. I also found her practical examples such as job interviews, made the topic hit home because it has this real world application.

 It was not only a few hours later that I was sitting in Human Resources and Dr. Fred decided to talk about selection and how we can be effective interviewees and interviewers. He related our topics about to the type of leader we want to be because good interviewers are unbiased and objective, they listen effectively and actively question. Understanding personality types can also be useful as an interviewer as you can tell what their personalities are like from their experiences.