This document discusses the importance of self-assessment for career navigation. Self-assessment involves reflecting on one's values, interests, abilities, and personality to discover true talents and determine a satisfying career path. It recommends taking time for self-reflection, making lists of experiences and skills, practicing self-interviews, and summarizing achievements with context. It also suggests managing weaknesses by explaining them and growth, and preparing for common interview questions by having relevant examples and asking questions about the company.

1. Yousra Sattar
yousrasehar2009@yahoo.com

2.  What ?
 Why ?
 How?

4. Self assessment is the key first
step in navigating your career.
It's your ability to reflect and
articulate your values, interests,
abilities and personality
preferences.

5. Self-assessment provides the
opportunity to discover where
a person's true interests,
talents, values and abilities
lie. Having this information
can be essential to
determining a satisfying career
path.

6.  Take some time for yourself .
Look at your
 Experiences
 Skills

7.  Gather your all thoughts.
 Make a list.

8.  Take a fake interview of yourself.

9.  Summarize your achievements and relate
them with past
 Situation or task
 Actions
 Result or outcome

10.  Manage your weaknesses
 Explain what and why ?
 What you learned?
 Show that you dealt successfully

11.  Be prepare for questions
 “Tell me about yourself …”
 “What are your strengths/weaknesses …”
o List strengths that are relevant to the job
o Mention only weaknesses not related to your core

12.  “Why do you want to work for us …”
o Don’t be selfish and give them good reasons.
 Why do you believe you are a good fit for this
position …”
o State you relevant skills, experience and education
 Do you have any questions …”
o Ask questions relating to company and job

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tta/pdf/InterviewPPT8309.ppt