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In the Performance Profile survey results, you will see how each of your four unique dimensions fits along a spectrum in two axes "communication" and "focus." Behavioral dimensions—Interest, Style, Needs or Stress—that are Red and Green would represent direct involvement as their preferred method of communication.
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| People who walk right up and start talking would have a red or green "style." Blue and Yellow represent more indirect communications styles such as writing or dropping hints. But it may well be a direct (or indirect) preference that "interests" you, or you "need" from others, or how you react when "stressed." Preferred "focus" for each dimension is defined as either task oriented (red and yellow) or people oriented (green and blue). So as an example, someone with a red "style" would use "direct" communication and be focused on "task."
A blue "style" person would communicate "indirectly" and be focused on "people." To graphically represent these concepts, the colors are set up in as a four quadrant grid. Then each of the dimensions is plotted as a unique symbol on the grid: asterisk (interests), diamond (style), circle (needs), and square (stress). There are many shades of a color and the Performance Profile Career Management results define your unique space.
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The Career Grid uses four color codes and four important symbols to reveal:
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Your interests and the kinds of activities you usually prefer
(your Asterisk) |
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Your usual style—how you behave in normal conditions, your
most effective style (your Diamond) |
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Your needs—the support or motivation you need from others
or from your environment to be effective (your Circle) |
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How you react under stress. How your usual style changes when
your needs aren't met (your Square) |
| Pay attention to how close your symbols are to the lines
dividing the color quadrants. For example, when your Asterisk is close to
the line, you may have interests from your colors on either side of the
line. When your Circle is close to the line, you may share needs with both
colors, and so on. The closer your symbols are to the center of the grid,
the more likely you are to be influenced by the characteristics of the other
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| The Career Grid is a visual, graphic representation of your
results, based on a model of how people behave in general. The Career Grid
Report can help you: |
- Clarify your communication style: Are you a Direct Communicator,
represented by the top two quadrants of the Grid, or an Indirect Communicator,
represented by the bottom two quadrants?
- Reveal your focus: Are you Task-Oriented, represented by the
left two quadrants, or People-Oriented, represented by the right two
quadrants?
- Discover how your unique strengths move you toward a distinct personal
style: Are you a Planner (Blue
quadrant), Communicator (Green quadrant),
Expediter (Red quadrant) or Administrator
(Yellow quadrant)?
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The kinds of activities you prefer are described by the
Asterisk. Your Asterisk is in the BLUE
quadrant. You enjoy creative activities.
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Typical BLUE activities
include:
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planning
- dealing with abstraction
- thinking of new approaches
- innovating
- working with ideas
Your BLUE Asterisk shows that you
like to:
- innovate or create
- plan how to do things
- consider the future
- create new approaches
- look at things theoretically
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The productive way you set about your tasks is described
by the Diamond. Your Diamond is in the BLUE
quadrant, but it is also fairly close to the Green quadrant. When you
are working effectively, you are generally insightful and persuasive.
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Typical BLUE activities
include:
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insightful
- selectively sociable
- thoughtful
- reflective
- optimistic
Your BLUE Diamond shows that you like
to:
- thoughtful and reflective
- insightful and optimistic
You also tend to be:
- competitive
- enthusiastic
- assertive
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The support you need to develop your Usual Style is described
by the Circle. Your Circle is in the GREEN
quadrant. To be most effective, you respond best to people who are assertive
and enthusiastic.
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Typically, people with the Circle in the GREEN
quadrant need for others to:
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encourage competition
- be assertive
- allow flexibility
- introduce novelty and variety
Your GREEN Circle shows you are most
comfortable when people around you:
- let you know who's in charge
- give you personalized incentives
- keep unnecessary rules to a minimum
- give you varied tasks
- are openly enthusiastic
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Your Stress Behavior is described by the Square. Your
Square is in the GREEN quadrant.
When people don't deal with you the way your Square suggests, you may
become domineering and resist necessary rules.
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Under stress, people with the Square in the GREEN
quadrant:
- are easily distracted
- distrust others
- become domineering
- fail to follow the plan
Your GREEN Square shows that your
stress behavior may include:
- dominating
- self-protective
- easily distracted
- disorganized
- argumentative
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Learn More About The Performance Profile Survey |
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 The Princeton Review Career Quiz Overview |
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Performance Profile: Career Foundation Colors |
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Performance Profile: Job Families/Titles |
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Performance Profile: Your Career Narrative
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