Talent Report

BRAIN PROFILE

Name: ENDI SELMANAJ

Date: 2022-11-18
Talent ID: 181415

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BRAIN PROFILE: HOW TO READ?
Your cognitive abilities have been measured with the NeurOlympics Brain-based Assessment Games.
Cognitive abilities form the building blocks of our ability to reason and think and are therefore crucial
for performance at work. With the use of these 4 games, essential cognitive abilities for work
performance have been measured:

Game 1: Game 2: Game 3: Game 4:

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THE CALCULATION
The NeurOlympics produce a lot of cognitive data. Our algorithms have analysed your data and compared your scores with
thousands of other candidates. In this way, we can objectively determine your top abilities and the cognitive abilities that are
less prominently present. In this Personal Brain Profile, you will find a complete overview of all your cognitive scores.

THE SCORES
All your scores have been normed by comparing you to a carefully chosen norm group. For example, a data scientist vacancy
might call for a norm group consisting of people with a graduate degree in Exact Science. We at BrainsFirst always make sure
that you are compared to a relevant norm group. The reported scores range from 0-100, where 100 is the maximal score within
the norm group. The scores have been divided into Low - Medium - High as you can see in the example below:

This is an example score:

45

SPIDER AND TOP SKILLS

On page 3, we provide a complete overview of your Personal Brain Profile. The spider-graph on top displays all your cognitive
abilities at a glance. You will immediately see that you score high on a few cognitive abilities. To provide you with insights into
your strongest cognitive abilities, your three cognitive top skills are extensively described at the bottom of page 3.

16 SKILLS IN DAY TO DAY BEHAVIOR

In total, we measured 16 different cognitive abilities. Your scores on all these 16 abilities are displayed on page 4 to 11. Each
individual excels at certain cognitive abilities, while scoring low(er) on other aspects. Based on this complete overview, you
will be able to evaluate all your relative strengths and weaknesses. Each cognitive ability forms a building block for specific
(professional) displays of behavior. For example, a person with high working memory capacity will usually have better creative
insight and will likely be more proactive at work. Below the header “TOPS” you can read how a high score on a specific
cognitive ability usually translates to everyday behavior. Below the header “TIPS” specific advice is provided that you can use to
compensate for low cognitive scores. We typically see that people perform better at work and experience more job satisfaction
when their tasks match well with the cognitive abilities that come natural to them. Therefore, it is important to find a job that
matches well with your cognitive abilities.

WANT TO KNOW MORE?

There are several books availble to tell you more about prefrontal cortex and the executive functions made possible by the
prefrontal cortex. We recommend that you read the book “Your Brain at Work” by David Rock if you want to make better use of
your prefrontal cortex. If you want to learn more about executive functions, read the scientific article “Executive Functions” by
Adele Diamond.

Talent ID: 181415 2 | 12

 Spider and top skills
The spider-graph below displays your full Personal Brain Profile at a glance. As you can see, you
score high on some cognitive abilitiies and lower on other cognitive abilities. Your three best
cognitive abilities are extensively described at the bottom of the page.

YOUR SPIDER

TOP SKILLS

Consistency Anticipating Grit

The accuracy you can maintain when doing The extent to which you can oversee the The extent to which you can keep up your
repetitive work. A high score on this ability consequences of your actions and act performance under increasing amounts of
contributes to act in a stable and flawless proactively accordingly. A high score on this pressure. A high score on this ability
manner. In daily practice, you are likely to ability contributes to working systematically, contributes to stress resilience and
make only few mistakes when the work you thinking ahead and acting in goal-directed perseverance. In daily practice, you are likely
are doing is simple and you deliver constant ways. In daily practice, you are better than to keep your cool in stressful situations and
quality in general. other people at judging how to act in different you keep performing well when things get
situations by thinking two steps ahead and complicated or when there is a lot of time
anticipating potential consequences. pressure.

Talent ID: 181415 3 | 12

 GATHERING

Concentrating
Definition: Holding attention for a longer period of time.
‘Concentrating’ is an important building block for behavioral expressions like:
Perseverance
Constant performance

Important brain region:

Superior temporal gyrus

64

TIPS TOPS
Force yourself to close documents and tabs you When a deadline approaches you are able to keep
are not using right now going to finish your work in time

Subdivide your work into smaller bits and pieces, You are able to maintain constant production
where every single part can be finished in a brief levels for long periods of time
period of time
You are able to get yourself together when your
mind starts wandering off

Blocking
Definition: Blocking external stimuli.
‘Blocking’ is an important building block for behavioral expressions like:
Being imperturbable
Not being easily distracted

Important brain region:

Superior prefrontal cortex

76

TIPS TOPS
Work in a quiet environment; or wear noise-cancel- You are able to work productively in virtually all
ling headphones environments, such as an open office or a cafe

Turn off notifications on your phone and compu-

ter. Silence your phone when you need to get work After a brief break you still exactly know what you
done were doing before and you can easily pick up the
pace again

Talent ID: 181415 4 | 12

 GATHERING

Dividing
Definition: Divide attention among information and tasks.
‘Dividing’ is an important building block for behavioral expressions like:
Directing and switching attention
Keeping an overview

Important brain region:

Superior parietal cortex

14

TIPS TOPS
Try to decide in advance what you are going to You are able to efficiently divide your attention
focus on across multiple tasks and people

Direct your attention to one task or person at a time You can easily switch between tasks

You immediately direct attention to what is impor-

tant, even if you are facing a lot of information

Anticipating
Definition: Ability to map consequences in advance.
‘Anticipating’ is an important building block for behavioral expressions like:
Working in planned and systematic ways
Goal-oriented action

Important brain region:

Frontopolar cortex

96

TIPS TOPS
Create transparant and manageable subtasks to You are likely to think two steps ahead
be able to estimate how much work needs to be
done and in which order You can quickly assess how to act in many diffe-
rent situations
Draft if-then scenarios to speed up your decisions

Talent ID: 181415 5 | 12

 PROCESSING

Capacity
Definition: Memorizing and combining information.
‘Capacity’ is an important building block for behavior expressions like:
Creativity
Problem solving ability

Important brain region:

Superior parietal cortex

78

TIPS TOPS
Take notes and work in a structured manner when You can take a lot of information into account
you need to deal with a lot of information at the when thinking
same time
You easily draw connections between pieces of
Subdivide the information you need to process in information
manageable pieces
You are good at discovering patterns
Use checklists and protocols to structure your work

Eye for detail

Definition: Processing details reliably.​
‘Eye for detail’ is an important building block for behavioral expressions like:
Discerning small differences
Ability to distinguish details

Important brain region:

Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

90

TIPS TOPS
Double check work that requires lots of precision or You have exceptional eye for detail, think about
ask a colleague to check your work graphical displays or spatial environments

Reserve enough time for work that requires perfec- You are able to take difficult and rational decisions
tion
You are likely to be a great help in providing quality
Use checklists and protocols to structure your work controls for your colleagues

Talent ID: 181415 6 | 12

 PROCESSING

Processing speed
Definition: Process a lot of information quickly.
‘Processing speed’ is an important building block for behavioral expressions like:
Decisiveness
Focus on getting things done
Important brain region:
Premotor cortex

33

TIPS TOPS
Imitate the art of deciding fast by copying actions You can act fast in situations where a lot of infor-
of specific colleagues mation is available and the options are not crystal
clear
Chop up difficult problems into smaller easier
problems You are able to correctly weigh the pros and cons
of difficult problems
Force yourself to act faster in situations where the
stakes are not that high

Prioritizing
Definition: Being able to distinguish main from side issues.
‘Prioritizing’ is an important building block for behavioral expressions like:
Keeping an overview
Systematic working

Important brain region:

Basal ganglia

12

TIPS TOPS
Ask a colleague to check whether you are working You are relatively fast at getting to the essence of
on main issues and whether your current activities a problem
have priority
You can maintain the common thread
Prior to starting your work, actively draft your main
focus points for the day and minimise spending You are able to work in a goal-directed way
time on other things

Talent ID: 181415 7 | 12

 EXECUTING

Consistency
Definition: Carry out repetitive tasks faultlessly.
‘Accuracy’ is an important building block for behavioral expressions like:
Flawless acting
Automatic behavior

Important brain region:

Motor cortex

100

TIPS TOPS
Take a bit more time when doing simple work to You generally make few mistakes
reduce the number of mistakes
You are able to deliver constant quality
Focus on one thing at a time to reduce making
mistakes

Automatise important operations

Action speed
Definition: Carry out repetitive tasks quickly.​
‘Action speed’ is an important building block for behavioral expressions like:
Acting and deciding quickly
Having a high work pace

Important brain region:

Motor cortex

89

TIPS TOPS
Focus on one thing at a time if work pace is essen- You can act fast on autopilot
tial
You can make simple decisions relatively fast
Create routines and automatize them to increase
your work pace

Protocolize work you need to do often

Talent ID: 181415 8 | 12

 EXECUTING

Precision
Definition: Act accurately in complex situations.​
‘Precision’ is an important building block for behavioral expressions like:
Effectivity
Accuracy

Important brain region:

Motor cortex

45

TIPS TOPS
Slow down your pace when making difficult deci- You are able to coordinate and complete many
sions tasks at the same time

Perform task and subtasks serially instead of simul- Your work remains virtually flawless, even if you
tenaously to reduce the number of mistakes need to do multiple things at the same time

Make sure that you are working in a quiet environ-

ment

Grit
Definition: Persevere through demanding tasks.​
‘Grit’ is an important building block for behavioral expressions like:
Stress resistance
Perseverance

Important brain region:

Ventromedial prefrontal cortex

94

TIPS TOPS
Plan ahead to prevent too much time pressure You keep your head cool in stressful situations

Ask for help before the pressure becomes too high You keep performing well when things get compli-
for you to deal with cated or when there is a lot of of time pressure

Talent ID: 181415 9 | 12

 ADAPTING

Self-control
Definition: Keeping control over your actions.
‘Self-control’ is an important building block for behavioral expressions like:
Being patient
Emotion regulation
Important brain region:
Inferior frontal cortex

65

TIPS TOPS
Think about the potential consequences of your You are able to prevent yourself from making un-
actions before acting out necessary mistakes

Stop and think for a few seconds in between your You are able to stop acting out or adjust your acti-
decisions and actions ons at the very last moment

Switching
Definition: Being able to switch between tasks quickly.​
‘Switching’ is an important building block for behavioral expressions like:
Agility
Improvisation

Important brain region:

Ventrolateral prefrontal cortex

TIPS TOPS
Finish a task before starting something else You are good at continuously switching between
tasks

Carefully plan your work in blocks of (half) an hour The quality of your work does not suffer too much
when frequently switching between tasks

Check your email at set times to prevent that you You do not need a lot of start-up time when swit-
need to switch between tasks all the time ching between tasks or when starting a new task

Talent ID: 181415 10 | 12

 ADAPTING

Directing
Definition: Quickly assess and adjust your approach.​
‘Directing’ is an important building block for behavioral expressions like:
Self-reflection
Prioritisation

Important brain region:

Anterior cingulate cortex

24

TIPS TOPS
Ask your colleagues for feedback every now and You are able to estimate which behavior is appro-
then so they can assess your approach priate in any given situation

Try to find someone who can mentor or coach you You are in control and you can easily adjust your
to increase your self-awareness behavior whenever necessary

Letting go
Definition: Moving on to the next thing without thinking back.
‘Letting go’ is an important building block for behavioral expressions like:
Mental resilliency
Efficacy

Important brain region:

Pulvinar

92

TIPS TOPS
Keep the overall goal in mind when things are left You can easily let go of a problem, remark or situ-
undone ation

Consciously redirect your focus after a disappoint- You are not easily put down when things do not
ment work out as planned.

Talent ID: 181415 11 | 12

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