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Identifying Strengths and Weaknesses for Your Next Interview

Struggling to choose a fulfilling career path or feeling discontent in your current role? Here are some ideas on how to recognize the right path for you.

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Posted On OCT 04, 2022 

When conducting a job search, knowing your strengths and weaknesses is extremely important. Before making that next career move, you must first reflect on who you are and what kind of career is right for you. By understanding your skills, values, aptitudes, and preferences, you will be able to clearly explain to an employer who you are and why they should hire you.

 

Self evaluation of strengths and weaknesses

 

The easiest way to figure out your strengths and weaknesses is to start brainstorming. Grab a piece of paper and start making lists.

 

List your strengths and weaknesses

 

  • What skills do you have?
  • What skills could you quickly learn?
  • Do you have personal values?
  • Do you volunteer anywhere?
  • Who do you admire, and why do you admire them?
  • Create a list of dream jobs. Pair your skills and values with these dream jobs. Which ones align?

 

Align values with strengths

 

Many people struggle with self-assessing and figuring out this information on their own. Because of this, many career assessment tests have been created to help you learn more about yourself. Although most of these tests cost money, they can help tremendously in learning about who you are as a worker. The results can give you insight into your core values and will allow you to better align those values with your strengths.

 

Although some of the results can be a little out-of-date, the important part is reading into why you were placed with those results. For instance, the test may determine that you should have an artistic career. The exact position may not be what you’re looking for, but the test tells you that you need a job in which you can express yourself.

 

CAREER ASSESSMENT TEST

 

If you think a career assessment test could help you, here are a few we recommend. You may have taken one (or many) of these personality assessment tests in high school, but it’s time to refresh!

  • Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) – This test is probably the most popular and well-known test. This test uses the psychological types of C. G. Jung and applies them to real life. The test reveals 16 distinctive personality types, structure, decision making, information gathering, and extraversion vs. introversion.
  • Self-Directed Search – This test developed by John Holland can be found online for only $4.95! Your feelings and attitudes about certain careers align with what you like to do and what you’re good at to create a summary code. You then take the summary code and look it up in an Occupations Finder.
  • The Strong Interest Inventory – This one has been around since 1927 and has been constantly updated. Although the results are still slightly out-of-date, this test aligns your interests, preferences, and personal styles to discover which careers are right for you. There are many different packages and tests to choose from, and prices range from, but the average price of the test online is $40.

Contact your local LHH office today and let us help you find the right job for you!