5 kinds of human capital I have that make me different:
- I like to read different, random articles about economics and technology.
- I have an ability to work on a task and complete it in a timely manner if left alone. In other words, a sense of focus.
- I do not tend to use emotion in decision-making, which could be a good thing or bad thing depending on the situation.
- I like to use logic in discussion.
- I can be random at times, which could be beneficial in the generation of ideas.
Note: Sorry if the audio for some of the interviews is kind
of weird; some of these were conducted over Skype with friends who are not in
Gainesville.
Summary of each interview
Max noted my ability to be dedicated and focused on
completing a task. Although I am conventional in my approaches to problem
solving, I sometimes can be creative and assess work from unique perspectives.
As someone who was my high school colleague in
academics and in volunteering for the local community, Trevor has worked with
me both on school projects and community service projects. He refers to my
enthusiasm for topics I’m interested in – specifically Economics. He also
refers to skill of adaptability when mentioning the bowling fundraiser we
organized a while ago with our friend Alex.
She referenced my motivations to study business.
Also, she talked about how I liked working with quantitative information like
graphs, charts, and numbers.
We have known each other since first grade, and we
were classmates in high school. Alex notes my ability to focus on a task and
immediately start planning how to complete something.
He mentioned my organizational skill. Also,
Marshall explained how I function in group assignments. From the interview, he
stated that I do not aim to take the attention away from other members of the
group, but rather I focus on keeping the group’s processes on track towards
completion.
Reflection
I think that I display my characteristics and other
attributes of human capital clearly when working in a group that is made up of
people I know well. So the five things I listed in the beginning of the
assignments were described in a similar way by the friends I interviewed. If I
interviewed people who I was just acquainted with, I would have most likely received
different answers. I don’t think there were many differences in the answers
from the interviews. For example, when mentioning the use of “emotion” to my
friends, they all said they did not think that emotion was something that made
me unique. I believe that my friends were correct about me. If I had to make
corrections to the list, I would correct the first item. Instead of just noting
that I “like to read about economics and technology”, I could say that my
interests are inclined towards those subjects.
Hi Roy,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that when you work with people who you know well your human capital can easily shine through because you have more freedom to be yourself. I think that people's emotions can also be seen through their interests. I bet if you asked your friends about how interact with your interests--economics and technology--they could find emotions that define you. Great job!