Career Hub: Hi. I'm chocolate cake, who are you?

One of my fellow CareerHub writers sent this to me in an email just for fun. There is a wealth of information online about communication styles. This applies to job search-related interactions and to other common relationships. No wonder sometimes we feel like we are talking to a brick wall! Lots of mismatch potential on this list below! Being aware of and appreciating our differences may improve rapport and increase the effectiveness of exchanges between individuals with different communication styles Which type (of dessert) are you?.

If all of the desserts listed below were sitting in front of you, which would you choose? Pick just one.

Angel Food Cake

Brownies

Lemon Meringue Pie

Vanilla Cake/Chocolate Icing

Strawberry Shortcake

Chocolate Cake/Chocolate Icing

Ice Cream

Carrot Cake

This is what research says about you!

Angel Food Cake -

Sweet, loving, cuddly. You love all warm and fuzzy items. A little

nutty at times. Sometimes you need an ice cream cone at the end of the

day. Others perceive you as being childlike and immature at times.

Brownies -

You are adventurous, love new ideas, are a champion of underdogs and a

slayer of dragons. When tempers flare up, you whip out your saber.

You are always the oddball with a unique sense of humor and direction.

You tend to be very loyal.

Lemon Meringue Pie -

Smooth, sexy, and articulate with your hands, you are an excellent

after-dinner speaker and a good teacher. But don't try to walk and

chew gum at the same time. A bit of a diva at times, but you have many

friends.

Vanilla Cake/Chocolate Icing -

Fun-loving, sassy, humorous. Not very grounded in life; very

indecisive and lack motivation. Everyone enjoys being around you, but you are a

practical joker. Others should be cautious in making you mad.

However, you are a friend for life.

Strawberry Shortcake -

Romantic, warm, loving. You care about other people and can be counted

on in a pinch! You tend to melt. You can be overly emotional and

annoying at times.

Chocolate Cake/Chocolate Icing -

Sexy, always ready to give and receive. Very creative, adventurous,

ambitious, and passionate. You have a cold exterior but are warm on

the inside. You're not afraid to take chances.

Will not settle for anything average in life. Love to laugh.

Ice Cream -

You like sports, whether it be baseball, football, basketball, or

soccer. If you could, you would like to participate, but you enjoy

watching sports. You don't like to give up the remote control. You

tend to be self-centered and high maintenance.

Carrot Cake -

You are a very fun loving person, who likes to laugh. You are fun to

be with. People like to hang out with you. You are a very warm hearted

person and a little quirky at times. You have many loyal friends.

When introducing yourself and during a conversation, remember that we are not all outgoing, quick to grasp ideas, decisive, have a good sense of humor or think/act based on the same agenda or principles or experiences. Recognizing that people are different may make establishing a common ground with a stranger easier than if you expect to instantly bond and share the same values, attitudes, beliefs, priorities, interests. etc We relish diversity among desserts, why not enjoy variety among people?

Posted by Debra Feldman