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Q: What percent of your potential do you think you are using?

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The most common answer was "75-90%" (33%)

100% or greater
6%
90-99%
9%
75-90%
33%
50-75%
33%
0-50%
19%

Gender

Male

100% or greater
5%
90-99%
9%
75-90%
33%
50-75%
34%
0-50%
19%
Answered by 10,000+ Male employees

Female

100% or greater
8%
90-99%
10%
75-90%
31%
50-75%
33%
0-50%
18%
Answered by 1,000+ Female employees

Ethnicity

36%
75-90%

Hispanic or Latino answered 75-90% the most among all other ethnicities.

Caucasian answered 100% or greater the least among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Native American
  • Other
100% or greater
5%
90-99%
10%
75-90%
33%
50-75%
34%
0-50%
18%
Answered by 10,000+ Caucasian
100% or greater
7%
90-99%
11%
75-90%
36%
50-75%
31%
0-50%
15%
Answered by 1,000+ Hispanic or Latino
100% or greater
10%
90-99%
11%
75-90%
30%
50-75%
27%
0-50%
22%
Answered by 1,000+ African American/Black
100% or greater
5%
90-99%
8%
75-90%
32%
50-75%
35%
0-50%
20%
Answered by 1,000+ Asian or Pacific Islander
100% or greater
12%
90-99%
18%
75-90%
34%
50-75%
21%
0-50%
15%
Answered by 100+ Native American
100% or greater
7%
90-99%
7%
75-90%
30%
50-75%
32%
0-50%
24%
Answered by 1,000+ Other

Department

39%
75-90%

HR answered 75-90% the most among all other departments.

IT answered 100% or greater the least among all other departments.

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Executive
  • Operations
  • Admin
  • Business Development
  • Finance
  • Communications
  • Customer Support
  • HR
  • IT
  • Legal
  • Sales
100% or greater
4%
90-99%
8%
75-90%
34%
50-75%
35%
0-50%
19%
Answered by 5,000+ working in Engineering department
100% or greater
4%
90-99%
9%
75-90%
36%
50-75%
33%
0-50%
18%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Product department
100% or greater
6%
90-99%
9%
75-90%
32%
50-75%
36%
0-50%
17%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Design department
100% or greater
4%
90-99%
10%
75-90%
31%
50-75%
37%
0-50%
18%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Marketing department
100% or greater
15%
90-99%
18%
75-90%
36%
50-75%
21%
0-50%
10%
Answered by 500+ working in Executive department
100% or greater
5%
90-99%
10%
75-90%
31%
50-75%
34%
0-50%
20%
Answered by 500+ working in Operations department
100% or greater
10%
90-99%
10%
75-90%
29%
50-75%
27%
0-50%
24%
Answered by 100+ working in Admin department
100% or greater
4%
90-99%
10%
75-90%
30%
50-75%
38%
0-50%
18%
Answered by 500+ working in Business Development department
100% or greater
5%
90-99%
13%
75-90%
35%
50-75%
31%
0-50%
16%
Answered by 100+ working in Finance department
100% or greater
13%
90-99%
14%
75-90%
26%
50-75%
33%
0-50%
14%
Answered by 100+ working in Communications department
100% or greater
7%
90-99%
10%
75-90%
30%
50-75%
31%
0-50%
22%
Answered by 500+ working in Customer Support department
100% or greater
8%
90-99%
12%
75-90%
39%
50-75%
29%
0-50%
12%
Answered by 100+ working in HR department
100% or greater
3%
90-99%
7%
75-90%
31%
50-75%
37%
0-50%
22%
Answered by 1,000+ working in IT department
100% or greater
7%
90-99%
17%
75-90%
29%
50-75%
30%
0-50%
17%
Answered by 100+ working in Legal department
100% or greater
10%
90-99%
11%
75-90%
33%
50-75%
28%
0-50%
18%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Sales department

Age

37%
50-75%

51-55 answered 50-75% the most among all other age groups.

61-65 answered 100% or greater the least among all other age groups.

  • 18-25
  • 26-30
  • 31-35
  • 36-40
  • 41-45
  • 46-50
  • 51-55
  • 56-60
  • 61-65
  • 66+
100% or greater
8%
90-99%
13%
75-90%
31%
50-75%
30%
0-50%
18%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 18-25
100% or greater
5%
90-99%
9%
75-90%
33%
50-75%
35%
0-50%
18%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 26-30
100% or greater
5%
90-99%
9%
75-90%
33%
50-75%
35%
0-50%
18%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 31-35
100% or greater
6%
90-99%
9%
75-90%
34%
50-75%
31%
0-50%
20%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40
100% or greater
5%
90-99%
8%
75-90%
33%
50-75%
34%
0-50%
20%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45
100% or greater
5%
90-99%
8%
75-90%
33%
50-75%
34%
0-50%
20%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 46-50
100% or greater
5%
90-99%
9%
75-90%
32%
50-75%
37%
0-50%
17%
Answered by 500+ aged 51-55
100% or greater
7%
90-99%
12%
75-90%
27%
50-75%
33%
0-50%
21%
Answered by 100+ aged 56-60
100% or greater
4%
90-99%
8%
75-90%
33%
50-75%
32%
0-50%
23%
Answered by 100+ aged 61-65
100% or greater
15%
90-99%
11%
75-90%
32%
50-75%
19%
0-50%
23%
Answered by < 100 aged 66+

Education

36%
50-75%

Bachelor's answered 50-75% the most among all other education levels.

  • High school
  • Some college
  • Associate's
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
100% or greater
15%
90-99%
18%
75-90%
29%
50-75%
22%
0-50%
16%
Answered by 1,000+ with High school education level
100% or greater
7%
90-99%
11%
75-90%
33%
50-75%
30%
0-50%
19%
Answered by 1,000+ with Some college education level
100% or greater
8%
90-99%
10%
75-90%
32%
50-75%
31%
0-50%
19%
Answered by 1,000+ with Associate's education level
100% or greater
4%
90-99%
8%
75-90%
34%
50-75%
36%
0-50%
18%
Answered by 5,000+ with Bachelor's education level
100% or greater
4%
90-99%
8%
75-90%
33%
50-75%
35%
0-50%
20%
Answered by 1,000+ with Master's education level
100% or greater
7%
90-99%
11%
75-90%
30%
50-75%
32%
0-50%
20%
Answered by 500+ with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

36%
50-75%

6 to 10 Years answered 50-75% the most among all other segments.

  • Entry Level
  • 1 to 3 Years
  • 3 to 6 Years
  • 6 to 10 Years
  • Over 10 Years
100% or greater
12%
90-99%
14%
75-90%
29%
50-75%
27%
0-50%
18%
Answered by 500+ with Entry Level experience
100% or greater
7%
90-99%
11%
75-90%
33%
50-75%
32%
0-50%
17%
Answered by 1,000+ with 1 to 3 Years experience
100% or greater
5%
90-99%
10%
75-90%
34%
50-75%
34%
0-50%
17%
Answered by 1,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience
100% or greater
4%
90-99%
9%
75-90%
34%
50-75%
36%
0-50%
17%
Answered by 1,000+ with 6 to 10 Years experience
100% or greater
5%
90-99%
8%
75-90%
33%
50-75%
34%
0-50%
20%
Answered by 5,000+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

38%
50-75%

Denver answered 50-75% the most among all other locations.

Washington, DC answered 100% or greater the least among all other locations.

  • Atlanta
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Houston
  • Los Angeles
  • Minneapolis
  • New York
  • Phoenix
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Washington, DC
100% or greater
8%
90-99%
8%
75-90%
29%
50-75%
36%
0-50%
19%
Answered by 100+ in Atlanta
100% or greater
5%
90-99%
8%
75-90%
34%
50-75%
36%
0-50%
17%
Answered by 500+ in Boston
100% or greater
4%
90-99%
9%
75-90%
35%
50-75%
34%
0-50%
18%
Answered by 500+ in Chicago
100% or greater
6%
90-99%
8%
75-90%
35%
50-75%
30%
0-50%
21%
Answered by 100+ in Dallas
100% or greater
4%
90-99%
9%
75-90%
33%
50-75%
38%
0-50%
16%
Answered by 100+ in Denver
100% or greater
11%
90-99%
7%
75-90%
29%
50-75%
33%
0-50%
20%
Answered by 100+ in Houston
100% or greater
7%
90-99%
10%
75-90%
32%
50-75%
33%
0-50%
18%
Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles
100% or greater
0%
90-99%
27%
75-90%
28%
50-75%
18%
0-50%
27%
Answered by < 100 in Minneapolis
100% or greater
4%
90-99%
8%
75-90%
32%
50-75%
34%
0-50%
22%
Answered by 1,000+ in New York
100% or greater
6%
90-99%
13%
75-90%
30%
50-75%
32%
0-50%
19%
Answered by 100+ in Phoenix
100% or greater
0%
90-99%
13%
75-90%
34%
50-75%
20%
0-50%
33%
Answered by < 100 in San Diego
100% or greater
4%
90-99%
8%
75-90%
33%
50-75%
35%
0-50%
20%
Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco
100% or greater
4%
90-99%
7%
75-90%
34%
50-75%
36%
0-50%
19%
Answered by 1,000+ in Seattle
100% or greater
3%
90-99%
9%
75-90%
34%
50-75%
35%
0-50%
19%
Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

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