¶ … SWOT analysis of self
After the training and acquisition of skills within the institution, there will be the other life outside the college where the skills and knowledge acquired will have to be pout into practical use. This is an eventuality that every graduate faces and hence there is need to know oneself properly and understand your emotional intelligence and behavioral pattern as well as disposition of the personality so that one is adequately prepared for the job market out there. It is on the basis of these facts that the below SWOT analysis on myself was conducted with the ultimate aim of affirming my presumptions about my personality using a professionally proven metrics like the one presented herein. The self SWOT analysis will delve into the personal Strengths that are displayed by my daily approaches and conduct, the Weaknesses that emerge from the perspectives I hold and the decisions I often make, the Opportunities that come up for me to utilize my strengths in a gainful manner and lastly the Threats that come up against my daily plans to achieve the goals that are set before me.
Strengths
In the emotional intelligence section, it emerged that I have 'other awareness' which often helps me in the work that I do. In order to understand the position of clients who walk into the showroom or you meet in the marketing sessions, which is what I am prepared to start my career off with, it is important to be in a position where you can accurately tell what they are feeling. This is also appositive attribute in effectively dealing with colleagues at the future work place and even classmates in the college. Without showing empathy to others, it ca take you so long to understand what they are going through hence you could be around them but still be of very little help. The test also showed that I am a highly introspective person under the section of 'introspection'. This shows that I take deep consideration for inner self before making decisions and the decisions that I make are motivated by strong values that I believe in. Being introspective also allows one to have high levels of self-awareness, hence knows how to deal with their inner emotional turmoil that if not checked, may end up ruining their careers.
Weakness
It is also important to know the weaknesses that an individual has and the matrix presented helps in effectively gauging the weaknesses. One of the weaknesses that emerge from the test is that I come out as a 'performance avoid-orientation' which means I often fear taking up tasks that may reveal my inner inabilities that I had kept to self. On the contrary, I would rather take up assignments...
I am risk averse generally in life and the test has brought that to the fore. These are weaknesses that may hinder my future career since I will tend to choose which job to take up and which one to avoid, yet it is possible that the one I will be avoiding is what will work out better for me. Another weakness showed up in the presentation of my Type A personality, where I recognize and worry about stress in my life. This is an indicator that I can easily get depressed by a stressful situation and it may hinder me from accomplishing my duties.
Opportunities
There are various opportunities that present themselves in the study of the personality that I ma. For instance in the evaluation of the level of helpfulness to others, it emerged that I scored highly on the helping behavior. This means I value team approach to issues and assignments which is a good opportunity to exploit such in building up my career in the future and become a good leader. If I exploit this team approach, it is an opportunity for me to significantly rise and become the head of a department within a short time of commencing my work. The other opportunity is seen in the effective commitment section where the scores indicated that I have a strong sense of commitment to my employer or the person I work for. This is an opportunity that can easily make me the favorable candidate for any higher post that may fall vacant or internal promotion as compared to those who may not have the organizational vision and culture instilled within them. Under the core job characteristics again, the scores turned out to be similar to this above since it showed the tasks I am assigned tend to be enjoyable and satisfying. This is from the constant strive I make to enjoy whatever I do and even the team assignments and the class work given. This is a great opportunity for me progress and build my career in the future in whichever field I may fall into since it shows I am not choosy on the work that I am given.
Threats
There are some characters and behaviors that may act as threats to achieving the full potentials that we have. For instance in my filling out of the matrix, it came out that in the Big Five section, I fell under the personality of agreeableness. This can be said to be the person who does not want to rock the boat and cars much about the emotional state of others. In as much as it may be a good attribute, it can also be catastrophic to the decision and opinions that the individual holds. This means I often have to give in to the opinions of others or even abide by the decisions…
