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What to know about hiring a Square
Learn about Squares
Squares are ideas driven and fear of loss dominant.
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They are good employees for detail-oriented work that requires more discipline, responsibility, focus, organization, integrity, rule following or making, honesty, and compliance.
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They are not as good in positions where flexibility, creativity or out of the box thinking, caring, and being very easy going are needed.
Possible Strengths
Ability to delegate
Altruistic
Ambitious
Analytical
Appreciation of beauty and excellence
Assertiveness
Authenticity
Bravery
Can accept negative feedback
Capable
Collaboration
Communication
Confident
Consistent
Courage
Decisive
Dedicated
Dependable
Detail focused
Diplomacy
Driven
Fairness
Fastidious
Follows directions well
Goal oriented
Good judgment
Good manners
Great Planner
Hard working
Honest
Humanity
Independent
Integrity
Intelligent
Justice
Leadership
Logical
Love of learning
Loving
Mediation
Mentoring
Modesty/Humility
Motivated
Multitasking
Negotiation
Not easily discouraged
Observant
Organization
Passionate
Patience
Patient working with a team
Persistent
Perspective
Persuasion
Politeness
Practical
Problem-solving
Prudence
Responsible
Self Controlled
Self-confidence
Self-regulation
Self-sufficient
Strategic
Strong
Team-building skills
Thrives in opposition
Time Management
Trust
Trustworthy
Understanding boundaries
Well Organized
Wisdom
Possible Weaknesses
Aggressive
Arrogant
Bad at work/life balance
Being straight forward
Blunt
Bossy
Close-minded
Comes on strong
Complaining
Contemptuous
Controlling
Critical of others
Cynical
Demands loyalty
Difficult to work with some people
Dis-likes emotion/tears
Enjoys arguments
Focusing on small details
Gets offended or defensive too easily
Hard time letting go of a project
Has to be right
Hide their feelings and inner pain
Indifferent
Inflexible
Insensitive
Intolerant
Knows everything
Loose-tongued
Micro-manager
Negative
Not taking criticism well
Persistent
Pushy
Short-tempered
Strict
Strict
Strong willed
Stubborn
Takes on too much responsibility
Takes things personally
Too detail oriented
Unsatisfied
Careers for Squares
Squares are detail oriented, systemic, black and white thinkers. They love creating efficient systems, making things work right, teaching others, and making a process run right. They willing to do work no one else wants to do. They are loyal and hard working and are happiest in careers where they can give advice, share their opinions or make others follow the rules. They like leadership and positions and are very good at jobs with lots of complicated moving parts that require an eye for the details. They highly value education and do well in careers that require advanced degrees. They can do almost anything but are happiest when they are in control or have influence.
Recommended Careers
Cashiers
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
Historian
Office
Accountants and Auditors
Actuaries
Adapted Physical Education Specialist
Adult Basic and Secondary Education Teachers
Ambulance dispatcher
Animal Breeders
Animal Control
Animal Trainers
Arbitrators, mediators
Bailiffs
Bill and Account Collector
CEO
Chemical Plant Operator
Child Welfare Worker
Chiropractor
City Planner
Civil engineer
Claims Adjuster, Examiner
Clergy
Climatologists, weather scientists
Community and Social Service Specialist
Community education coordinator
Community Health Workers
Compliance manager
Computer Systems Analysts
Rehabilitation Counselors
Religious Worker
School administrator
School Psychologists
School Social Workers
Secondary Math teacher
Secretaries and Admin Assistants
Secretary
Construction Manager
Copy editor
Coroner
Corporate social responsibility coordinator
Correctional Officers and Jailers
Counselor
Counter and Retail Clerks
Court Clerks
Court Reporters
Credit Authorizers and Checkers
Credit Counselors
Crossing Guard
Data and compliance manager
Directors, Religious Activities
Dispatchers, Police, Fire, Ambulance
Education Administrator, elementary, secondary and post-secondary
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
Emergency management Director
Emergency medical dispatcher: call taker
Energy Auditors
Environmental Compliance Inspectors
Equal Opportunity Representatives
Executive assistant
Farm or Ranch Manager
Security Guard
Security Management Specialists
Social and Human Service
Social Worker
Special Forces
Special Forces Officer
Speech and language therapist
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Farmer
File Clerks
Financial advisor
Fire Inspectors
Fish and Game Wardens
Forest and Conservation Worker
Funeral Attendant
Genetic Counselor
Geneticist
Geographer
Historian
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
Hotel Concierge Desk
Hotel, Motel and Resort Desk Person
Human Resource Manager
Human Resources Specialists
Immigration and Customs Inspectors
Insurance Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
Insurance Underwriters
Journalist: Associate editor
Law judges, Adjudicators and Hearing Officers
Lawyer
Legal Secretary
Legal support workers
Legislator
Loan Counselor
Loan Officer
Loss Prevention Manager
Military Aircraft Launch and Recovery Officer
Speech-Language Pathologists
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Supervisor
Supply chain manager
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents
Military Armored Assault Vehicle Crew
Military
Military Command and Control Officer
Military Officer
Military Tactical Operations
Morticians, Undertakers and Funeral Directors
Municipal Clerk
Nanny
Nurse
Nursery and Greenhouse Manager
Occupational therapist
Office and Administrative worker
Operations manager
Outreach officer at a youth club
Outreach pastor
Paralegal
Patient support
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Personal trainer Pets
Pharmacy Technicians
Plumber
Police officer
Postal Mail Carriers
Primary teacher
Private Detectives
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Property, Real Estate Management
Psychologist
Quality Control Manager
Tax Preparers
Teacher
Teller
Training and Development Specialists
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Word Processing and Typing