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MAGAZINE: PERSONALITY
Why Take an EQ test?
In the past few years, many of the big
international companies have taken upon the habit of asking job
applicants to take EQ tests. Tradition test results of two
applicants on intelligence and of technical knowledge, will
generally be similiar – making it difficult to make a choice
between the two.
Often, we assume that a person who is obviously talented and very
intelligent is not very comfortable with people – in other words,
that this person is limited socially. This is exactly what
recruiters want to avoid, since they need to create teams of
employees who work well together. In scientific professions, it has
been observed that researchers who are extremely talented in a
particular field often have difficulty interacting socially with
others.
We can, of course, reassure ourselves that not everyone with a high
cognitive intelligence has a weak emotional intelligence. In
general, the two tend to be go hand-in-hand. But people with a high
emotional intelligence are able to control their feelings in every
type of situation; they are able to express their feelings in a way
that that suits both themselves and others. Emotionally intelligent
people are able to demonstrate empathy, which is the ability to put
themselves in others’ shoes and to relate to others’ emotions.
The "Emotional Quotient" (EQ) measures emotional
intelligence, which is an individual’s ability to be in touch with
her or her own feelings and with those of others. Someone who is
emotionally intelligent will know how to appropriately express his
or her feelings in various types of situations – whether among
friends, co-workers, or strangers. Emotions demonstrate a person’s
sincerity, and they attract respect, admiration, trust, and even
friendship from others.
An EQ test also provides a reliable way to understand the essential
traits of your personality such as your trustworthiness,
self-confidence, empathy, ability to persuade, motivation, and
independence of mind – basically, any learned characteristic or
ability that we associate with personal development. Once the test
is finished, the person who took it benefits from a detailed and
personalized analysis of his or her emotional profile. Armed with
this tool, he or she will be able to accurately identify his or
emotional weaknesses, and therefore to look for ways to improve or
overcome them. The person must know that, when taking an EQ test,
there is no such think as a right or wrong answer; sincerity is the
only thing that matters.
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