20 Years at Ginghamsburg Church
It was through a mutual friend that I earned a graphic design related interview at Ginghamsburg Church. I’m still embarrassed by the digital art section of my college portfolio. Yet by some miracle of God, it was enough to get me hired.
That was twenty years ago on July 31, 2006.
I Failed the Personality Test (Part 5)
It came out years into my career that, based on my Strengthfinder personality profile, Gallop stamped an X on my application.
What mix of personality themes was so egregious that lil’ ole fresh college graduate Dan was “unrecommended” for a job that would later prove to be a perfect fit?
I am a positive person. But that doesn’t make me blindly optimistic.
I Failed the Personality Test (Part 4)
It came out years into my career that, based on my Strengthfinder personality profile, Gallop stamped an X on my application.
What mix of personality themes was so egregious that lil’ ole fresh college graduate Dan was “unrecommended” for a job that would later prove to be a perfect fit?
I am a Maximizer. I’m allergic to wasted potential.
I Failed the Personality Test (Part 3)
It came out years into my career that, based on my Strengthfinder personality profile, Gallop stamped an X on my application.
What mix of personality themes was so egregious that lil’ ole fresh college graduate Dan was “unrecommended” for a job that would later prove to be a perfect fit?
Including others has always been easy. It’s odd, because I’m an introvert. I actually prefer that others would not come along. I’m terrible at names. I have face blindness. I may not remember that you were in the back seat during our epic road trip to Florida 20 years ago. So I’ll invite you, but that doesn’t mean we’re friends.
I Failed the Personality Test (Part 2)
It came out years into my career that, based on my Strengthfinder personality profile, Gallop stamped an X on my application.
What mix of personality themes was so egregious that lil’ ole fresh college graduate Dan was “unrecommended” for a job that would later prove to be a perfect fit?
Admittedly, as an early Christian, my worldview was morally binary. It was learning to ask questions that nurtured comfort with ambiguity, gave me peace about things I didn’t understand and strengthened my sight through lenses not my own.
I Failed the Personality Test (Part 1)
I started working at Ginghamsburg Church in 2006. At the time, every interviewee had to take a personality test called Strenthsfinder (by Gallop). This test was designed to measure the intensity of talent across 34 distinct themes of personality.
Acting as unbiased consultants, Gallop would analyze the results and tell Ginghamsburg whether or not a candidate was a good “match”.
It came out years later that, based on my Strengthfinder personality profile, Gallop stamped an X on my application.
What mix of personality themes was so egregious that lil’ ole fresh college graduate Dan was “unrecommended” for a job that would later prove to be a perfect fit?