SOCIAL

This section of your report reveals your values in a social context:

FAMILY
Some people spend all their time at work and others prefer to put the family first, but you believe that there can, and should, be a balance between work, home and other aspects of your life. You're a great advocate of equality and within your family you are committed to members being equal. There is an emphasis on joint participation and collaboration on interests and pursuits.

COMMUNITY
You believe that a community works best when people have clear roles and status levels - when everyone knows how they fit in to the community and what their position is. As a good member of the community you don't want to cause trouble or rock the boat. You know your place and believe most people are part of a stable 'quiet majority'.

LIFE VIEW
For you, everything works best when people carefully manage their time so as to get the most out of their whole lives. Through this successful management you believe that life has the potential to be truly harmonious. It may be idealistic, but you view the human race as one 'big family' and that all people are created equal and are fundamentally caring and decent. Our responsibilities stretch beyond our race however, with the need to take care of the natural world of animals and plants

PERSONAL
This section of your report reveals your values in a personal context:

PERSONAL PREFERENCES
Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses, there's just no escaping it. We're good at some things and in certain situations and not so hot elsewhere. It's part of being human. For you, you're committed to being inclusive and democratic. You are a supporter of human rights and will be participative in activities supporting those rights. This mindset extends to working for the benefit of nature and the world as a whole. Only in the eyes of our mum do we tend to be perfect. In reality, there are usually a few things we're not so good at. For you, sometimes you may be susceptible to being influenced by peer pressure and at times may not take things to their ultimate conclusion. Being such a good people-person, you're also disinclined to work alone, which may restrict or limit you.

LEARNING PREFERENCES
Everyone has a preferred way of learning and for you it's while working 'alongside' the other learners. You enjoy group tasks and the ability to help others and be helped. You're not one for the stand-at-the-front-ofclass-and-dictate approach to teaching, you much prefer tutors to 'work as a partner with you'; often in a role that resembles a coach/mentor rather than a classroom tutor. You are happy to explore your feelings in learning environments.

DECISION MAKING PREFERENCES

You firmly believe that decisions should be made by the appropriate team or group. This will be achieved through discussion where feelings are valued as much as facts. You desire collaborative decisions where reaching consensus is deemed very important. The approach is distinctly democratic.

MOTIVATIONAL PREFERENCES
People's motivations can vary considerably. You are motivated by a desire to have a balance between your life and your work in its entirety. This is why you appreciate flexibility in your life, work and interactions. You respond well to being treated in a friendly and humane way and are attracted to opportunities to freely interact with others. Teamwork is important to you and so you strive to maintain a group cohesion and welcome the use of team-based incentives.

WORK
This section of your report reveals your values in a work context:

JOB TYPE

You like to be in a place where you're given a clearly defined job structure. One where you can turn up to work, get a good days' work done and then go home. No vagueness, no waffle. You expect yourself and your colleagues to follow the correct procedures and work orders and when they're not followed, you can expect to get into trouble. The more precisely defined your job is the more you prefer it. You don't like changes in your job. Instead you prefer a job that is secure, stable and unchanging. You like to focus on doing your job correctly and prefer to leave others to do likewise. As for loyalty, it's important to you to be a loyal employee and in return you expect to be treated with respect.

PREFERRED COMMUNICATION STYLE

Good communication is essential for everyone, but different people have different preferences for the way it's done. Within an organisation you prefer it if senior people clearly describe all the appropriate rules, processes and regulations. The greater the precision, the more comfortable you are with the communication. The message underpinning communication should always focus upon doing your duty and on reliability. The greater the formality, clarity and brevity the more you like it. The last thing you want is someone spouting jargon and gobbledegook! You'd rather a plain speaking, more conservative language.

PREFERRED ORGANISATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

If you're going to be happy in your job, you need to find a company that suits the way you like to work. You work best in organisations with a formal and recognisable hierarchy. It's important to you to be told exactly where you fit within that hierarchy, including knowing who you report to and who reports to you. You're also going to want to know all the procedures and rules that apply to your job. For the most part, you believe that rewards go to people for delivering to standards and for seniority. For you, by delivering to standards you can demonstrate your worthiness within the organisation. For your comfort and peace of mind, where possible you prefer an organisation that is predictable and risks are low to zero. ___________________________________________________________________________________ In this report we reveal how people with personal profiles like yours will see other people. Once you have read and taken in the information, you'll find it will make your work life much easier. It can make you more productive by enabling you to better understand your team members and boss, avoiding or overcoming misunderstandings and problems with communication. It will give you a better understanding of the reasons why you like or dislike certain other people. It will enable you to appreciate why their approach to life and to work may appeal to you, baffle you or absolutely irritate you! If you're a manager or team leader, this information is essential for building and motivating your team. To get the most from this report, why not invite your colleagues, boss and friends to take the questionnaire too? Once you know which profile type they are, your relationships and interactions can reach their full potential. Once again we like to emphasise that we are not pigeonholing you or other people. The profile simply aims to provoke some thought. At the very least you will gain some insights into the way people think and how you relate to them.

Balancer - How you will see other types of people

In this report we reveal how people with personal profiles like yours will see other people. Once you have read and taken in the information, you'll find it will make your work life much easier. It can make you more productive by enabling you to better understand your team members and boss, avoiding or overcoming misunderstandings and problems with communication.

It will give you a better understanding of the reasons why you like or dislike certain other people. It will enable you to appreciate why their approach to life and to work may appeal to you, baffle you or absolutely irritate you! If you're a manager or team leader, this information is essential for building and motivating your team. To get the most from this report, why not invite your colleagues, boss and friends to take the questionnaire too? Once you know which profile type they are, your relationships and interactions can reach their full potential. Once again we like to emphasise that we are not pigeonholing you or other people. The profile simply aims to provoke some thought. At the very least you will gain some insights into the way people think and how you relate to them.

SURVIVORS
These people appear universally aggressive and uncouth. They seem very selfish and disinterested in everyone around them. You can see this in their insensitivity to the feelings of others - often barely acknowledging people. Instead they seem to have a primitive desire to get short-term pleasure. They're the sort of people willing to be aggressive to get what they want.

SUPPORTERS
At times these people seem incapable of independent thought. They will stick to 'someone else's' rules rather than develop their own. Incredibly compliant and obsessed with hierarchies, they seem to defer to the boss simply because they are in charge. 'Emotional' would never be a word to describe them, but 'conventional' certainly would.

CONTENDER
These people appear a bit too pushy and uncooperative for your liking. They're resistant to group or team orientated activities and selfishly seem to always want to do their own thing. At times this individualism breaks group harmony and their lack of cooperation can be very irritating.

BELIEVERS
The ability of these people to take into account the feelings of others is admirable to you. However, their insistence on pursuing their own personal passions can appear selfish and damaging to group cohesion. You do like their openness of mind and the ability to make connections, yet you're disappointed by their individualism.

Balancer - How other people see you

In this report we'll reveal to you how people with different personal profiles will see you. While it's not always pleasant reading, it will give you a better understanding of the reasons why they like or dislike you. Bear in mind, if you don't get on very well with someone it could just be that your approach to life and work conflicts with their own. Likewise, you can see why you just hit it off with some people straight away! As with Report 2, using this information can make your work life a whole lot easier. Once you know how someone perceives you, you can avoid misunderstandings and get past any problems in communication. You can modify your behaviour to encourage cooperation and participation and increase both yours and their productivity. Combining the information from Reports 2 and 3 enables you get the most from any situation where you interact with other people. This includes talking with your boss, your team, your friends and even your Mother-in-Law! (but don't forget to use your new found powers for good not evil - remember 'with great power comes great responsibility') To get the most from this report, why not invite your colleagues, boss and friends to take the questionnaire too? Don't forget, we're not pigeonholing you or other people. The profile simply aims to provoke some thought. At the very least you will gain some insights into the way people think and how you relate to them.

SURVIVORS
You're very frustrating to these people. Your conversation is seen as too touchy-feely for them and they think you're overly interested in exploring your emotions. They're inclined to see you as weak and obsessed with social issues. They also think your conversation is seen as waffle.

SUPPORTERS
They have some connection with your emphasis on benefits to the group rather than selfishness. However, they do think you have a tendency to discuss things and make changes when no change is required. To them, you're far more interested in the relationship between work and home, which they feel is a waste of time.

CONTENDERS
In their eyes you seem to take your eye off the ball. They think you get bogged down with reflecting on your feelings rather than getting on with a task. You prefer a decision shared by all rather than one that focuses on tasks. They believe you are distracted by the 'work-life balance' and other environmental issues.

BELIEVERS
They appreciate your desire for a more harmonious world, but think you're too overly-concerned about agreeing with other people. They feel you lack independent thought and the ability to get passionate about tasks. They also think you have an inability or unwillingness to move beyond consensus and this limits you. Ignacio, In this fourth and final report we've got some advice and guidance for you on how to identify an organisation where your values are most likely to fit. This includes tips on preparation before your interview and four easy to remember questions to take with you that will help you to find the most appropriate employer. We've even included the types of answers that match your profile to make it easier for you. So first things first, what to do before your interview

Find out what you can about the company beforehand. You're more likely to impress your interviewer if you can talk confidently about the organisation and the industry. At the same time you can use this information for yourself to determine their suitability. Ensure you have questions ready for the interview. Interviewers like to see applicants show interest in their company, but more importantly its your opportunity to work out if they're the right company for you. Work out the route to work - is it something you're happy to do twice a day, every day? If you know anyone that works at the company or has worked there before have a chat about culture, processes and expectations. This may be more enlightening than the company website or HR department.

You want to know more about interviews? Okay, here are some general pointers

Dress right for the occasion. This will depend on the type of job you're going for, but give some thought to the impression you want to create. It's a bit embarrassing sometimes but sit down with a friend or family member and practice answering questions. Most people prefer to just wing it on the day - but it's a bit of a risk hoping you'll get it right off the cuff. As hard as it might be, try and get a good nights sleep. You'll look better for it and you'll probably find it easier to answer the questions too! Have utter belief in yourself and your abilities. People who go into an interview thinking they have no chance are unlikely to get the job. Think positive, believe you're good for the job and let your interviewer see it.

OK, so you've done your research, you've polished your shoes - what's missing? The questions! What are you supposed to ask? How are you supposed to know they're the right company for you?

Breathe a big sigh of relief, we have your essential four questions here:

Interview Questions - Balancer

As a Balancer you want a work environment where good personal relationships are thought important. You have a preference for social responsibility and an acceptable balance between work and your wider life. Your 4 essential questions 1. 2. How are decisions made in my area of work? How would the organisation respond if an employee needs to leave early to collect his/her children? Does the organisation prefer individual or team objectives? What does the organisation do to improve the wider community?

3. 4.

The 4 answers you want 1. 2. 3. 4. The greater the emphasis on group decision making, the more you like it. You prefer an organisation that is flexible regarding wider personal needs. You want greater emphasis on team objectives. The greater the emphasis upon the wider community the happier you are.