수업에서 사람들의 특성을 알아보기 위해서 VALS라는 Test를 하라고 했다. 나는 Strength Finder (한글 제목: 강점혁명)의 Big Fan인데, 이 결과와는 비슷하면서 다소 다른 결과가 나왔다.
Strength Finder의 결과는 1) Analytical (분석적 경향), 2) Input (자료를 모으는 경향), 3) Significance(중요한 일 혹은 위치에 있기를 좋아하는 경향), 4) Ideation(아이디어를 만들어내는 것을 잘함), 5) Restorative(망가진 상태를 복구하기를 좋아하는 경향)을 보였었다. 이 결과를 보면서는 매우 나랑 잘 맞다고 생각했는데, 이번 VALS는 사실 Strength Finder보다는 훨씬 간단한 테스트였다.
Primary는 Achiever, Secondary는 Innovator 이다.
이거 나 맞나 모르겠다?? @.@
Primary: Achievers
Motivated by the desire for achievement, Achievers have goal-oriented lifestyles and a deep commitment to career and family. Their social lives reflect this focus and are structured around family, their place of worship, and work. Achievers live conventional lives, are politically conservative, and respect authority and the status quo. They value consensus, predictability, and stability over risk, intimacy, and self-discovery.
With many wants and needs, Achievers are active in the consumer marketplace. Image is important to Achievers; they favor established, prestige products and services that demonstrate success to their peers. Because of their busy lives, they are often interested in a variety of time-saving devices.
Secondary: Innovators
Innovators are successful, sophisticated, take-charge people with high self-esteem. Because they have such abundant resources, they exhibit all three primary motivations in varying degrees. They are change leaders and are the most receptive to new ideas and technologies. Innovators are very active consumers, and their purchases reflect cultivated tastes for upscale, niche products and services.
Image is important to Innovators, not as evidence of status or power but as an expression of their taste, independence, and personality. Innovators are among the established and emerging leaders in business and government, yet they continue to seek challenges. Their lives are characterized by variety. Their possessions and recreation reflect a cultivated taste for the finer things in life.
