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Uncover Your Strengths Before Interviews
Interview Success: Uncovering Your Strengths
Identifying your strengths should be a top priority when seeking your next career opportunity. By clearly understanding your strengths and weaknesses, you can effectively present yourself to prospective employers, setting yourself apart from the competition. Tailoring your skillset to align with your industry and the desired role is the key to proving that you are the perfect fit.
The SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) is a useful tool to assist you with this. Normally used in a business context, the SWOT analysis can be adapted for personal use to highlight strengths and weaknesses, discover potential opportunities, and address any obstacles that might stop you from getting that dream role or promotion.
So before heading on your job search, dive into these four areas of reflection and learn more about yourself…
1. Discover Your Strengths
Identify the qualities that set you apart from the competition; these become your selling points to secure your next role. What do you do better than anyone else? What do you think others view as your strengths? Once you’ve pinpointed your strengths, it’s crucial to understand how they compare to your competition.
Examples of strengths include adaptability, problem-solving, communication, leadership, time management, creativity, teamwork, attention to detail, positive attitude, and dependability. Select a few strengths and establish connections between them and your previous role, showing how they enhanced your performance.
2. Confront Your Weaknesses
What areas can you improve upon? What should you avoid? Take a close look at your skillset to identify any obstacles hindering your personal and professional growth. Reflect on what others may consider as your weaknesses and if you’re unsure… ask them! Invest the time to work on these areas before pursuing your next role.
Be prepared to discuss your these and explain how you plan to overcome them. Our next few blogs will show you how to find them and the best ways to answer the all important ‘What are your weaknesses?’ questions in interviews.
3. Spot Opportunities for Growth
In terms of opportunities, it is important to identify external factors that you can take advantage of to find a new role or achieve a promotion. Evaluate your industry’s growth potential, if it’s on an upward trajectory, keep an eye out for new roles. Opportunities can also be found in your current workplace; does your employer offer any training opportunities? Explore the potential for this and take advantage of any further education or resources offered to enhance your qualifications and position yourself for future promotions.
Remember identifying and utilising opportunities will be a huge benefit to your career journey. Stay proactive, stay curious, and stay open to new possibilities.
4. Overcome Potential Threats:
It’s important to identify any threats to your career progression. Is there competition for the jobs you’re most suited to? Are there limited roles available in your industry? Are the industry demands changing? If this is the case, it’s crucial to seek out any to help you overcome these threats.
For example, if there is strong competition, seek opportunities to enhance your strengths and stay ahead of the competition.
Go through these areas of consideration and make notes on what you find. Considering these four areas will put you in the best position when seeking your next role and will enable you to truly take advantage of your own strengths, but also any opportunities for progression.
And if you have decided you’re ready for a New Chapter, contact us on info@newchapter.co.uk or take a look at our current vacancies.
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