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Resilience Emotional Intelligence

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Consider what you read about resilience and emotional intelligence in the Learning Advantage. 1. When did you have to ‘bounce back’ from adversity or failure? How did you respond effectively? What do you wish that you had done better? What skills did this build? (2pt) 200 words Around January of 2016, I received a call from a government job in which they wanted to interview me for a position with their agency. After answering the call I was elated that they would even consider me for the interview, being that there are tons of applicants that the agency reviews daily. I knew that it would be important to prepare for this interview so I decided to take notes on what I plan to say for the interview. After the interview was over, I thought I did well enough to receive a job offer. Long story short I did not receive the job as they decided to move on with someone else. While I failed at receiving the job offer, I was able to receive another interview from a different government agency …show more content…

What dimensions of emotional intelligence do you think you are proficient at? What dimensions do you need improvement on? Why do you think this? (2pt) 200 words Out of all four dimensions, I believe that I am good self-awareness, self-management, and social awareness. With self-awareness, I am in tune with understanding my strengths and weaknesses as a leader. This occurs often during group works where I feel it gives me an accurate self-assessment. Self-management relates to me as well for I am able to be flexible in a changing environment while looking at the positive side of things. An example of this would definitely be working a retail where you have to have high self-management. As a team member, you have to be trustworthy and flexible, as people call out regularly. With social awareness, I do a lot of understanding in situations and with people as I feel it is a great way to build sociability. I also experience this in the workplace, school, and with friends and

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