BUISNESS

Why is it important to assess personal strengths and weaknesses before interviewing for a job? Interviewers often ask you to discuss your strengths and weaknesses. You must improve all weaknesses before you are hired. Employers require you to have at least 10 strengths. If you know your strengths and weaknesses, you will get the job.

Interviewers often ask you to discuss your strengths and weaknesses.

Why is assessing strengths and weaknesses a difficult task? It's an extremely time-consuming process. It's impossible to be modest when listing our strengths. It's unrealistic to try to discover every strength and weakness. It may reveal characteristics about ourselves that we don't like.

It may reveal characteristics about ourselves that we don't like.

When assessing strengths and weaknesses, what is wrong with simply saying, "I am a good leader"? It's not realistic. It's not specific. It's not honest. It's a false generalization.

It's not specific.

Which of the following illustrates how knowing your strengths and weaknesses can contribute toward professional development and career success: Developing new friendships in your neighborhood Avoiding new assignments Taking a leadership role on a group project Spending less time on tasks you find difficult

Taking a leadership role on a group project

Why is it sometimes difficult to be honest about strengths? No one likes to recognize strengths. Few people have strengths. We don't want to brag. Weaknesses are more significant than strengths.

We don't want to brag.

Which of the following questions might you ask when assessing your strengths and weaknesses: How can I better manage my time? Who can help me change? What can I improve? Why don't I work well in groups?

What can I improve?

How can observing a role model help you assess your strengths and weaknesses? You can ask him/her to identify your weaknesses. You can identify strengths you wish to possess. You can identify weaknesses you wish to avoid. You can ask him/her to identify your strengths.

You can identify strengths you wish to possess.

Jennifer's manager pointed out some areas for improvement in her last performance review. Now, she thinks she is a poor employee. This is an example of being modest. false generalization. recognizing your strengths. comparing yourself to others.

false generalization.

Describe the five steps of the process of assessing personal strengths and weaknesses.

-Ask yourself important questions -Review your education and experience -Get input from others -Observe others whom you admire -Complete personal skills inventories

List some tips for successful self-assessment of strengths and weaknesses.

-Be realistic -Don't compare yourself to others -Be specific -Be honest -Don't be too hard on yourself

Why shouldn't you compare yourself to others when assessing strengths and weaknesses? You will not measure up to others. Self-assessment is very competitive. Certain strengths are better than others. Everyone has unique abilities.

Everyone has unique abilities.

Which of the following tips keeps you from being too hard on yourself when assessing strengths and weaknesses: Minimize your strengths. Identify one strength for every weakness. Find a new weakness every day. Review your weaknesses each day.

Identify one strength for every weakness.

Which of the following quotes encourages you to evaluate yourself as a person: "Know thyself." "Life is like a box of chocolates." "Never give up." "Give me liberty or give me death."

"Know thyself."

Assessing personal strengths and weaknesses is a(n) __________ process. easy ongoing one-time competitive

ongoing

Employees should seek positions that minimize their experience. capitalize on their weaknesses. minimize their strengths. capitalize on their strengths.

capitalize on their strengths.

Knowing your strengths and weaknesses can help contribute to improved group performance because a group can only function with one leader. groups need members with different strengths to succeed. you will be able to avoid bringing your weaknesses into the group. groups will be able to remove members with too many weaknesses.

groups need members with different strengths to succeed.

When reviewing your education and experience to help assess strengths and weaknesses, look for choices. talents. patterns. mistakes.

patterns

Knowing your strengths and weaknesses can help you receive a raise each year. obtain any job you want to. perform better in your current job. make the right decision every time.

perform better in your current job.

A survey designed to help you assess your strengths and weaknesses is known as a group talent test. group learning exam. personal skills inventory. personal behavior survey.

personal skills inventory.

To find a career that's best suited for your strengths, it's important to be __________ about your strengths and weaknesses. competitive general realistic hopeful

realistic

When asking someone for input to help you assess personal strengths and weaknesses, you should avoid speaking to friends. approach only coworkers. request specific examples. expect to get your feelings hurt.

request specific examples.

A person you ask for input to help you assess personal strengths and weaknesses should be tactful. brutally honest. older than you. someone who will focus on your strengths.

tactful.