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Source text - Spanish Admiré de niño la clarividencia del caballo para orientarse en la ida o el regreso y, sea de noche o de día, en la tormenta o bajo el vendaval, admiré el olfato de los perros para volver al sitio del que parten por más que de él se alejen, o el acierto infalible del gato para encontrar el rumbo que tras sus andanzas lo devuelve siempre a su casa. Yo no lo tengo ni cuento tampoco con ese invalorable sentido común a la mayoría de los humanos para orientarse en las calles y las rutas o en parajes nunca vistos tanto como en aquellos en donde apenas se estuvo una única vez. Yo me pierdo irremediablemente cuando me alejo de los circuitos habituales. Privado del don de la ubicación, incapaz de abstraer, de discernir y calcular donde tanta falta hace, los sitios que no frecuento son para mí inalcanzables y a ellos jamás llegaría si alguien no me condujese o no me dejara guiar por los que entienden. Sujeto fatalmente a mi pobre percepción, no sé ir, no sé volver y soy incapaz de remontar mi invalidez. No puedo, no aprendo, no entiendo y nada me dice un plano acerca de mi ubicación. No tengo brújula interna ni don alguno de representación y en cuanto a los puntos cardinales jamás supe dónde están. Todo esto, claro, favorece mi propensión a la inmovilidad. Para no exponerme a vivir perdido, trato de no alejarme de los escenarios familiares. Poco me convoca fuera de mi barrio y trato en lo posible de que mi vida social nunca lo exceda. Nada más ajeno a mí que el espíritu de un expedicionario. Invierto las direcciones y suelo situar a la izquierda lo que estuvo desde siempre a la derecha, y cuando lejos de mi casa dejo el coche estacionado, lo busco al querer volver por el lado en que no está y pierdo así un tiempo enorme resolviendo lo que nunca debió convertirse en problema.
Translation - English As a kid I was always amazed at the way horses always seemed to know which way to go, by day or by night, even in the worst of storms; and how dogs could follow their nose and retrace their steps all the way back to their starting point, however far they may have strayed; and the cat’s uncanny ability to always find his way home at the end of his wanderings. I am certainly not gifted with such instincts, nor do I possess that invaluable sense of direction which enables most people to navigate highways and byways to places where they have never even been, or have perhaps been only once. The second I venture outside of my normal surroundings I become hopelessly lost. Lacking all sense of direction and completely inept as far as abstract thought, judgment and much needed calculation are concerned, journeys to unfamiliar places are unthinkable for me unless someone else does the driving or I have some knowledgeable individual at hand to guide me. A prisoner of my poor self-perception, I lack the freedom to come and go at will, and am likewise incapable of overcoming my handicap. I can’t learn, can’t understand…I just can’t; maps mean nothing to me. I have no internal compass, nor any gift of intuition—I couldn’t distinguish north from south or east from west, even if my life depended on it. Of course, since I prefer to stay put, this all works out quite nicely. I never wander too far from my stomping grounds so as not to get lost. There isn’t much reason for me to leave my neighborhood anyway; I do what I can to keep my social life close to home. The adventurous spirit of the explorer has no place in me. I get my directions all mixed up, and am constantly surprised when things I always thought were on my right show up on my left. When I park my car away from home, I look for it in all the wrong places, and find myself confronted with a hugely time-consuming problem that should really never have even been a problem in the first place.
French to English: Personnel Review FR>EN
Source text - French OBJECTIF:
L’objectif de cet assessment center est d’évaluer et de fournir un avis concernant madame Dx dans la fonction de Policy Advisor Non-life et d’évaluer son potentiel.
PRESENTATION GENERALE ET MOTIVATION
Madame Dx se présente de manière professionnelle mais aussi authentique. Son relationnel est agréable sans être superficiel.
De formation juridique, elle n’a pas spécialement été attirée par les assurances au départ mais elle a appris à apprécier ce domaine. Madame Dx a saisi plusieurs opportunités dans sa carrière, notamment au niveau international et a pu démontrer sa capacité à s’adapter à différents environnements. Elle s’est fortement concentrée sur sa carrière jusqu’à présent mais elle souhaite pouvoir trouver un équilibre entre vie privée et vie professionnelle ce qui est un signe positif concernant sa maturité et sa stabilité. Elle souhaite s’investir dans son travail sur le long-terme au niveau professionnel.
Nous devons cependant attirer votre attention sur le fait que madame Dx est désireuse d’apprendre et tant qu’elle peut le faire, elle désire continuer à offrir ses services à son employeur. Elle éprouve quelques difficultés à gérer la routine. Son moteur est l’apprentissage et la découverte de nouveaux contacts. Elle est également sensible à l’ambiance de travail et à la confiance que nous pouvons lui donner. Un esprit ouvert et centré sur la collaboration lui permet d’augmenter sa motivation.
Au niveau de son ambition, elle ne se considère pas comme carriériste mais veut se développer avant toute chose.
Elle apprécie Bruxelles qui ne se situe pas loin de sa famille d’origine.
Elle souhaite apprendre le néerlandais, ce qui peut constituer un facteur d’intégration.
COMPETENCES (CEA/ASSURALIA)
INFLUENCING: Présentation, Communication orale, Communication écrite, Force de persuasion, Sociabilité
Madame Dx se présente de manière agréable. Au fur et à mesure que le contact se crée avec son interlocuteur, elle se met à son aise. Elle doit néanmoins veiller à soigner l’image qu’elle peut donner (par exemple, éviter de mettre ses mains dans ses poches lors d’une présentation). Il ne s’agit pas de négligence mais d’un moyen de gérer son stress.
Sa communication orale est directe et centrée en général sur les faits et les données. Cependant, elle doit davantage résumer ses propos, surtout quand elle doit convaincre son interlocuteur.
Sa communication écrite est plus lisible et accessible.
Il s’agit de quelqu’un de chaleureux et de sympathique qui est en mesure de créer des relations authentiques et de confiance.
Sa force de persuasion se base sur sa capacité d’analyse et son ouverture d’esprit mais elle doit s’appuyer davantage sur sa personne pour convaincre. Elle en est consciente et y travaille pour le moment. Elle possède une confiance en elle-même relativement faible mais qui est en train de s’améliorer. Elle a besoin de feedback régulièrement pour se rassurer sur ses prestations et s’améliorer.
ORGANISING: Monitoring progress
Madame Dx est structurée dans son travail. Afin d’éviter de mauvaises surprises, elle anticipe et prépare ses dossiers. Elle sait engager des actions pour suivre son travail ou celui des autres. Elle définit des échéances et des résultats précis. Elle ne se contente pas d’un travail superficiel et souhaite approfondir en contrôlant les détails. Elle possède une forte exigence vis-à-vis d’elle-même.
MANAGING: Diriger des individus, Coaching
Madame Dx est en mesure de soutenir ses collaborateurs. Tout d’abord, elle les écoute et tente de comprendre les raisons d’un comportement ou d’une action. Elle leur explique ce que la société attend et leur fournit des alternatives et des solutions. Elle imprègne un bon état d’esprit et inscrit ses actions dans un but de collaboration et d’échanges. Elle va contribuer à l’esprit de groupe et au climat dans l’organisation, ce qui n’est pas négligeable pour CEA à l’heure actuelle.
Elle doit néanmoins apprendre à être plus patiente, surtout avec des collaborateurs plus lents qu’elle et ne progressant ou ne s’investissant pas au même rythme.Elle ne montre pas directement la voie à prendre mais est en train d’apprendre à le faire. A condition de ne pas être confrontée à une opposition, elle est en mesure de formuler ses attentes et donner ses instructions. Cependant, face à un collaborateur plus dominant ou plus âgé, elle éprouve plus de difficultés à s’imposer (elle perd en contact visuel, parle trop, ne conclut pas suffisamment rapidement). Il ne s’agit pas de quelqu’un de fort dominant mais qui commence à exprimer son avis de manière plus affirmée. C’est en progression.
Translation - English OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this assessment is to evaluate and furnish an opinion of Mrs. Dx for the position of Non-life Policy Advisor and to evaluate her potential.
GENERAL PRESENTATION AND MOTIVATION
Mrs. Dx’s presentation is professional but genuine. Her attitude is pleasant without being superficial.
With a legal background, she was not particularly interested in insurance at first but she has learned to appreciate the field. Mrs. Dx has taken advantage of many opportunities in her career, especially on an international level, and has been able to demonstrate her capacity to adapt herself to different environments. Until now she has been highly career-oriented but she is hoping to be able to find a balance between her personal and professional life, a positive indication of her maturity and stability. She hopes to dedicate herself long-term to her work at a professional level.
We must nevertheless draw your attention to the fact that Mrs. Dx is an avid learner and she hopes to continue offering her services to her employer as much as possible. She finds it hard to deal with routine. Learning and establishing new contacts are her driving factors. She is sensitive to both the working atmosphere and the confidence placed in her. An open spirit focused on teamwork will allow her to be more motivated.
In her consideration, her ambition is not to be a career woman, although she does want to develop herself more than anything else.
She likes Brusselles as her family is not far from there.
She wants to learn Dutch, which could be considered an integration factor.
COMPETENCY (CEA/ASSURALIA)
INFLUENCING: Presentation, Verbal Communication, Written Communication, Persuasion Capability, Sociability
Mrs. Dx’s presentation is pleasant. As she develops a relationship with those she speaks to, she becomes more at ease. She must nevertheless be aware of the image that she can give (for example, avoiding putter her hands in her pockets during a presentation). She doesn’t do this out of sloppiness but as a means of controlling her stress.
Her verbal communication is direct and focuses in general on the facts and the data. Nevertheless, she should work on summarazing matters more, especially when she is trying to be persuasive.
Her written communication is more legible and accessible.
It makes her come through as a warm and sympathetic person who is in a position to create confident and authentic relations.
Her strength of persuasion lies in her capacity for analysis and her open spirit but she should depend more on her personality when convincing others. She is aware of this and is working on it. Her self-confidence is relatively low, but she is working on improving it. She needs regular feedback to reassure herself about her presentations and to improve.
ORGANISING: Monitoring progress
Mrs. Dx is structured in her work. She does the work ahead of time to prepare her files in order to avoid unpleasant surprises. She knows how to work on her own or with others. She sets deadlines and concrete results. She is not satisfied with superficial work and achieves depth by being detail oriented. She is very demanding on herself.
MANAGING: Directing Individuals, Coaching
Mrs. Dx is in a position to support her associates. First of all, she listens to them and tries to understand the reasons behind their behaviour and actions. She explains to them what the corporation wants and provides them with alternatives and solutions. She fosters a positive spirit and seeks collaboration and exchange in her action. She will contribute to the spirit of both the group and the organization, a quality CEA should not overlook in its present situation.
She must nonetheless learn to be more patient, particularly with coworkers who are slower than herself or who do not work at the same pace. She does not lead directly by her example but is currently learning to do so. Provided that she does not run into opposition, she can express expectations and give instructions. Yet, faced with a more dominant or elder associate, she encounters more difficulty imposing herself (she loses visual contact, speaks too much, does not wrap up quickly enough). She is not strong and dominant, but is beginning to express her opinion in a more assertive manner. She is making progress.
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