My Interview On My Personality - 1401 Words

. This diagram tells exactly how is my personality. At work I am very conscientious employee. I like to finish the task I begin and I do it in an organized way. When I have issues at work I am always positive that we need to find a way to solve the problem. Another personality that describes me is Openness. My boss mentioned that to me in my last review. I like to start new projects and I am very creative adding new ideas. Sometimes I can be a little insecure of myself when I am in the middle of a difficult task; however, I try to do my best. 3. A new concept I discovered in Chapter 8 was the Big Five dimensions of personality. Before reading this chapter I did not think about how personalities affect the work place. When employees arrive†¦show more content†¦These kind of employees often do better in work environments or positions in which they have limited contact with customers or coworkers. 4. a. Indra K. Nooyi was born in Madras, India, in 1955, and was a bit of a rule breaker in her conservative, middle-class world as she grew up. In an era in India where it was considered unseemly for young women to exert themselves, she joined an all-girls cricket team. She even played guitar in an all-female rock band while studying at Madras Christian College. After earning her undergraduate degree in chemistry, physics, and math, she went on to enroll in the Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta. At the time, it was one of just two schools in the country that offered a master s in business administration degree, or M.B.A. Nooyi s first job after earning her degree was with Tootal, a British textile company. It had had been founded in Manchester, England, in 1799, but had extensive holdings in India. After that, Nooyi was hired as a brand manager at the Bombay offices of Johnson Johnson, the personal-care products maker. She was given the Stayfree account, which might have proved a major challenge for even an experienced marketing executive. Nooyi began to feel that perhaps she was underprepared for the business world. Determined to study in the United States, she applied to and was accepted by Yale University s Graduate School of Management in New Haven,