Reasoning Aptitude Paper

Intro

After completing the reasoning aptitude portion of my career plan, I was a little surprised at the results. This was not the first time that the results caught my attention but I did see how the system was able to produce the information it did in relation to my working abilities, thinking processes and habits. My profile showed that I could work well in a career field where my success would come from my ability to apply my practical skills. Maybe in a field of work where thinking was a key ability needed to solve practical problems. It showed that I was likely to be attracted to more practical jobs or careers. My results tell me that my individual thinking style is what I had anticipated it to be. I tend to be more successful or interested in work that I can learn by watching and conquer and be proficient after I have learned and comprehended the process. I am a hand-on type of person that stand behind the statement that seeing is believing so in order for me to perform a function to the best of my ability, I need to see it done, maybe a few times. I like supervision and training until I am confident in my ability to accomplish the work. It is sometimes hard for me to accomplish a task based on a theory because to me, a theory is something that is not necessarily proven to work or be effective. I want to know that what work effort I am about to put in is going to be substantial, get the job done and get it done accurately. I think that my thinking style might influence my approach to arguments in the respect that I might not be willing to listen to another way of accomplishing a task based on someone’s theory. I would want hard proof that another method of doing something would in fact work…theory alone is not going to win my vote or allow chance for compromise or understanding. It kind of sounds like I am set in my own ways or accustom to the old fashion way of thinking “this is how we have always done it” my approach is don’t try and reinvent the wheel unless the wheel stops spinning. If a current method of doing something is working without any issues, why spend time trying to change it unless the change can be proven to be more effective not just assumed to be more effective. I think persuasive communication might help me in my career learn to get out of my comfort zone and try new ways of doing something without first hand seeing the outcome but by simply trusting whoever was persuasive enough to draw me into their argument and way of thinking or doing something. If someone is persuasive enough by having hard evidence or facts, even the toughest of critics could find themselves at the mercy of persuasion,

References
Phoenix Career Services. (2011-2013). My Career Plan [Multimedia]. Retrieved from Phoenix Career Services, BCOM275 website.

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• Opportunities
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|Networking |[pic] |16 Tips |[pic]Add to Career Plan |
|Leading |[pic] |32 Tips |[pic]Add to Career Plan |
|Presenting |[pic] |21 Tips |[pic]Add to Career Plan |
|Writing |[pic] |11 Tips |[pic]Add to Career Plan |
|Taking Initiative |[pic] |24 Tips |[pic]Add to Career Plan |
|Applying Expertise |[pic] |13 Tips |[pic]Add to Career Plan |
|Researching |[pic] |14 Tips |[pic]Add to Career Plan |