What to know about hiring an Oval
Learn about Ovals
Ovals are task driven and fear of failure dominant.
They are good employees for work that requires empathy, compassion, caring, listening, working with a team, collaboration or being dependable.
They are not as good in positions where there is high pressure, stress, or decisiveness. They don’t love being a leader if it requires being hard on people or giving negative feedback.
Possible Strengths
Active listening
Altruistic
Authenticity
Can get along with anyone
Capable
Caring
Client Relations
Collaboration
Computer Skills
Consistent
Conversation skills
Customer service skills
Dedicated
Dependable
Effective Listener
Empathy
Fairness
Flexibility
Follows directions well
Forgiveness
Good judgment
Good manners
Gratitude
Hard working
Honest
Integrity
Kindness
Listening skills
Loving
Modesty/Humility
Organization
Patience
Politeness
Practical
Prudence
Responsible
Self Controlled
Self-regulation
Sensitivity
Sympathy
Team Player
Temperance
Time Management
Trustworthy
Understanding
Possible Weaknesses
Allows emotions to show
Anxious
Difficulty asking questions
Does not like conflict
Does not like pressure
Doesn’t take risks
Fearful
Hesitant
Lacks confidence
Not taking criticism well
Overwhelmed
Passive
People pleaser
Self critical
Shy/ not adept at public speaking
Too sensitive
Too timid to give feedback
Careers for Ovals
Ovals are wonderful, loyal, hard workers, who are dependable, responsible and careful. They prefer to be workers rather than leaders and are happy anywhere they are appreciated, wanted and feel needed. They are also willing to do work, other people may not want to do (as long as it’s appreciated). They do well in careers that interact with the public in a service capacity. They can be good at math and do well in careers in science, accounting, engineering. They would usually prefer not to be in leadership positions, unless they feel very appreciated and safe there. They would struggle if expected to fire people or have firm boundaries.
Recommended Careers
Accounting
Cashiers
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
Historian
Office
Accountants and Auditors
Actuaries
Adapted Physical Education Specialist
Aircraft engineer
Allergists and Immunologists
Anesthesiologist
Archeologists
Architect
Archivists
Assemblers and Fabricators
Audiologist
Biologists
Bird of prey specialist
Budget Analysts
Camera Operator
Chemist
Child Welfare Worker
City Planner
Claims Adjuster, Examiner
Clergy
Community education coordinator
Community Health Workers
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
Computer and Information Research
Computer Programmers
Computer Systems Analysts
Conservationist
Content editor
Copy editor
Copywriter
Coroner
Counter and Retail Clerks
Court Clerks
Court Reporters
Credit Authorizers and Checkers
Customer Service Representative
Data entry
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Ecologist
Energy Auditors
Farmer
File Clerks
Forest and Conservation Worker
Funeral Service Manager
Gas Plant Operators
Geographer
Hearing Aid Specialist
Historian
Information Security Analysts
Legal Secretary
Logistician
Logistics Analyst
Logistics Manager
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
Mathematician
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
Medical Secretaries and Check in Desk
Morticians, Undertakers and Funeral Directors
Municipal Clerk
Nurse
Office and Administrative worker
Parking Enforcement Workers
Patient support
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Post-production video
Postal Mail Carriers
Production, Planning and Expediting Clerks
Religious Worker
Respiratory Therapist
Science journalist
Secondary Math teacher
Secretaries and Admin Assistants
Statisticians
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
Tax Preparers
Teller
Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
Writer