2. S & W
Strengths Weaknesses
• In what areas do I naturally shine?
• Technical skill (degree, certificates
etc.)
• Personality trait (enthusiastic,
problem-solver, optimistic)
• Acquired skill (teamwork, leadership)
• In what areas do I need to improve?
• Education, training or personality –
where do I lack?
• Outsider opinion of myself
4. Strengths
• What have been your biggest successes? (think school,
sports, work, group project) What characteristics made
those possible?
• What visible qualifications do you have? (certifications,
degrees, education, training, internships, etc.)
• What projects have you worked on and completed?
(whether in school, at work, or in your personal life)
• What values do you have that others might not have?
• What knowledge-based skills do you have? (languages,
digital skills, software knowledge, and other technical
skills)
• What soft-skills do you have? (teamwork, leadership,
dependable, hardworking)
• What positive personality traits do you have? (friendly,
funny, empathetic, enthusiastic, honest, patient)
• What do other people in your life say are your
strengths? (friends, parents, coworkers, bosses,
teachers)
5. Weakness
What times have you “messed up”? (school, work, relationships, with your
family, etc.) What about you or what did you do to cause that issue?
Are you missing any technical qualifications from your education or professional
experience?
What situations and tasks do you usually avoid? Why? What does this say about
you as a person?
What bad habits do you have?
Have people ever complained about you? (Keep in mind that not all complaints
are true reflections of a person) What have been the valid complaints?
Think about things that aren’t necessarily weaknesses, but things that you could
improve.
What would others say you could improve?
7. Key points
Read the job
description carefully.
Two Strengths
matching job profile.
Use the story-telling
methods.
"Why should I hire
you?"
8. Sample
" My family annually holds a huge celebration for Durga pooja hosting more than 500
people. As I watched my uncle and other family members, give their best to feed and
gratify such a huge crowd with limited resources but excellent service it planted in me
the idea of hospitality. Providing a festive atmosphere and creating memorable moments
for all equally is the greatest job that's why I pursued this field."
" An avid gamer myself, from a young age I was attracted to the process of character
creation. Why is this character this? How were his/her attributes decided? and such
questions excited me more. I try to gain this knowledge from every source that I could
and kept going on. This passion ultimately led me to become a game designer."
9. • “I think my greatest strength is as a problem solver. I have the ability
to see a situation from different perspectives and I can get my work
done even in the face of difficult obstacles."
• I’ve always preferred to work in groups and find that my collaborative
nature is one of my strongest attributes. On projects that I directed, I
work well to inspire diverse team members and work side by side
with them to achieve the project goals. In fact, I’ve increased
productivity by ten percent over the course of two years.
10. • "After graduating in 2021, I interned with Infotext Technology and
worked with their artificial intelligence team. I realized that artificial
intelligence was a field that interested me very much and that it could
offer a lot of opportunities. Hence, I pursued an online certification
course in artificial intelligence from Sunrise University. As I was
looking for jobs to apply these skills, I came across your company
offering an AI researcher position and I applied immediately. It
thrilled me to receive an interview call, and I hope we can take this
forward so that I work with you."
11. • "Earlier I was too nervous to speak in front
of people, preventing me from sharing my
ideas. I felt I was underperforming. So I
decided to put myself in public-speaking
situations. During any meeting, I made sure
to speak at least one sentence and slowly
my confidence. I plan to continue this to
become a more effective communicator."
