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1. NARRATIVE INTERPRETATION *

1. NARRATIVE INTERPRETATION
1. INTEREST IN JOB CONTENT

The INTEREST section identifies the ideal job content for the individual by identifying the human talents, called Worker Traits, which he or she brings to the job. These talents are listed in their order of motivational priority and are central to the vocational potential of an individual. Typically, what one wants to do is that which he/she is most likely to do and do it often enough (including training for it) to transform the raw interest into real skills, and then, to stay on that job.

Charles has natural savvy and curiosity about the nature of things and about "what makes things tick" and possesses a mind which is inquisitive, exploratory, analytical, and experimental. "Technical" orientation is often the interaction of two or more of these traits: Scientific, Natural/Outdoor, Mechanical, and Managerial. It is important to identify the other traits involved to determine whether Charles is more technical, scientific or systems-oriented or if these talents are balanced.

Charles is socially independent. This allows, often encourages, activities which do not require, permit, or encourage association or interaction with others during projects, shifts, or extended periods of time. Emphasis is not on what Charles is doing, but that it is willingly or intentionally apart from others. This trait, by itself, does not imply or suggest antisocial or selfish attitudes. It only identifies social independence for vocational or recreational activities. Scientists, engineers, persons engaged in agricultural vocations, and night-shift service workers often rate in this factor.

Charles has the interest and skill for physically working with things and objects. Work of this sort is more sensory and physical than mental. When working with machines or equipment, timing, dexterity, coordination, and visual skills are important. Much of the activity is outdoors or where environmental conditions aren’t well controlled to assure physical comfort. Charles relies on the natural talent that has developed since birth for the ability and savvy to do such work.

Along with other mental activities, Charles is aware of abstract ideas and concepts. Ideas about new or different ways of doing things is commonly called innovating or inventing. Rather than creating in ways unrelated to present or past activity, Charles uses an abstract, innovative, and/or creative aptitude, to extend or expand what already exists.

Charles enjoys working at projects which are planned, scheduled, and completed. This indicates a preference to complete a project rather than leave it unfinished. But completion or achievement may be offset by switching to a project of higher priority and/or interest, with the hope that the uncompleted project may be done another day. What is not completed will probably be kept in mind until it is completed.

Charles is comfortable with routine, organized, and methodical procedures. But this is not a need or dependency. Charles is able to adapt to change if it isn’t too sudden, radical, or disruptive. There is a good balance between stability and flexibility.

Charles enjoys associating and interacting with people but likes independence as well. So the activity, rather than people per se, is the deciding factor. Where mutual interest is the purpose for association, Charles willingly participates and cooperates. Where interests differ, Charles will independently pursue those interests.

Charles is moderately motivated to manage others on a social or organizational basis as part of overall vocational responsibilities and activities. Rather than functioning in the top executive or managerial position or role, Charles is possibly more comfortable with a position in middle management or as group or team leader. Reasons and/or talent for such management role and responsibility can be identified by motivational levels of related traits.

Charles is interested in ideas, concepts, and meaning as part of perceptual and mental activities. Intellectual, theoretical and/or creative activities are balanced with other activities and do not have a priority or emphasis.

Charles has little or no need for recognition, status, or competitive gain. Comfortable and satisfied with a subjective estimate of self in relation to others, opinions others hold about this person do not present serious effects, one way or the other. Performance is motivated by personal and internal interests or drive, not by the promise of favor, recognition, or reward from external sources.

2. PEOPLE

In this section, seven people factors cover important activities related to the interaction of a person with other persons. These are very important for individuals motivated and talented for associating and interacting with people. They may also be important traits for certain "people intensive" jobs. (Low ratings in this section may also be quite positive and valuable, if occupations necessitate or require that an individual function apart from others, manage his/her own activities, or be satisfied with work in isolation.)

Charles has motivation and talent for assertively negotiating. This includes strategic thinking, influential communication, analysis, and/or persuasion. Many traits are involved, and their motivational levels determine the amount of involvement and influence of each trait. Strategic thinking is the key element.

Charles is ready, willing, and able to persuasively influence others with the intent or hope to convince them to agree with what is said. Because this trait is moderately motivated, Charles is probably not inclined to make a living by selling on a commission basis. Instead, persuasion is interactive with other traits and finds expression in other ways such as teaching, counseling, etc.

Charles is interested in people, philosophically, and psychologically. That interest causes a personal, ethical interest in the potential and destiny of others. If that interest is reinforced by strong benevolence, Charles is active in service directly involved with and beneficial for others. It is important to see if Charles is benevolent, gregarious, managerial, persuasive and/or dedicated to harmonious relations. Each or all of those traits can be interactive with this mentoring trait and strongly influence the if, how and why that mentoring is done.

Charles is motivated to educate, which means to share knowledge that will be useful for the persons taught. Instructing can be in many forms: teaching, training, influencing, and demonstrating. It is done through various combinations of traits, and there are many traits which could be involved. So it is necessary to scan all Worker Traits to discover why and how Charles instructs others.

Charles has talent for planning, assigning, directing, supervising, and monitoring work activities of others. This is direct, steady, on-site contact and interaction with those being supervised. It includes responsibility for morale, attitudes, attendance, training, safety, and getting adequate quality and performance from employees.

Charles is not persuasive in the sense of entertaining to influence, is basically not very comfortable with performing before people, and is not motivated to take on the risk of promotional work as a part of vocational activities.

Charles feels little inclination or responsibility to offer information to others. Benevolent, literary, and persuasive traits (in that order) are usually involved in voluntary service communication. Because motivation is low, it means that one, two, or all of these traits have low motivation. It is valuable to determine which, if any, of those traits cause disinterest in service communication.

Rather than putting others first, Charles’s first priority is for self, self-interest, status, and recognition. Charles does not like to lose, so all options and choices are evaluated on the basis of the chance of gain versus the chance of loss before a decision or commitment is made. Stress and frustration are experienced when things aren’t going Charles’s way. Pleasure, enthusiasm, and energy are experienced when things are going Charles’s way. Association and relationships are chosen, maintained, or abandoned on the basis of self-interest.

3. THINGS

Working with things, manipulation of materials and processes, and cognizance of operational and mechanical forces or objects, highlight this Worker Trait Code section. None of the factors in this section are directly related to people nor call for exclusive mental talents. However, these factors do call for the interaction and interplay between mental, sensory, physical, and mechanical skills. If the individual has a natural mechanical savvy, and likes to work with his/her hands, this becomes a highly important and relevant Worker Trait Code section.

Charles is motivated and talented for mechanical engineering, including: (1) natural mechanical awareness of assembly, fabrication, operation, leverage, motion, force, and power, (2) ability to design and/or draw technical plans, (3) technical, statistical, and numerical analysis, and (4) layout and installation capability. This highly motivated, multi-talented engineering orientation probably means professional dedication to a major engineering vocation.

Charles has talent for operating heavy, mobile equipment such as trucks, earth-movers, cranes, etc. Sensory/physical skills are involved and important: e.g., coordination, dexterity, timing, spatial awareness: size, shape, distance, dimension, perspective, relationship; depth perception. Because equipment operation is only moderately motivated, Charles identifies more with the talent than with the equipment; i.e., "it’s another job." Nonetheless, persons with natural mechanical savvy are always interested in tools, appliances, machines, or equipment. Moderately motivated, this operator trait is probably not occupationally specialized.

Charles likes and understands machines, has ability to operate controls and observe machine performance, and copes well with the routine involved with fixed-site machine operation. Charles is moderately motivated for on-site machine operation rather than being dedicated to that activity. So tenure in the position may not be guaranteed for extended time for this individual. However, it may be extended by merit raises, variety of work assignments or activities, etc.

Charles has adequate skills and interest to be responsible for technical, operational control of tolerances and quality; for attainment of precise standards and identification of defects. This is a very important skill in industries where production, maintenance, and repair require exact precision, high quality, and almost zero in allowable defects or error.

Charles has mental/sensory/physical talent for handling material processing. This may or may not involve machines or machine operation. It basically means motivation to manage (i.e., functionally manipulate) things at hand from one place to another, from one process to another, from one material state to a new one because of the process. This can be machine work or craft work or even supervising ("bossing") the work of people.

Charles has aptitude for manual labor or basic labor activities which involve easily used craft tools, repetitious activity, recognizable detail, outdoor physical exposure, and minor problem solving. It is most often a helper position that can be handled with minimum skill, training, instruction, or supervision. Please note the word "aptitude" which means ability to do something, with no mention or inference about whether the person wants to do it or gains satisfaction from it. It is, therefore, necessary to see other worker traits to determine if such work is satisfying for Charles on a steady basis.

Charles has sensory/physical aptitude for feeding materials into machines or offbearing materials from machines efficiently and steadily. Such activity is usually associated with assembly line processing. It is important to review other worker trait factors to determine if and how long Charles would want, tolerate, or cope with being locked in with machine-mandated performance. One must be content with this kind of activity before one can be satisfied by it.

Charles is perceptive and alert relative to monitoring operational processes by use of technical recording instruments. This includes remaining interested, alert and responsible throughout steady operational shifts. This activity could appropriately be called operational/clerical because it means monitoring what is going on.

 

4. TOP TEN VOCATIONAL AREAS

Trade Management: plan, oversee craft activities 82 1