Personal Strengths & Weaknesses Review

What will happen if Jose takes a job that is math-oriented and requires working alone all day when Jose prefers literature related activities and working with other people ?

• He will enjoy the job.

• He may feel isolated or bored.

• He will become more social.

• He will dislike math.

Juan is interviewing for a job. It is important for Juan to know what his strengths and weaknesses are because:

• It helps him improve and make better decisions.

• It makes him popular among friends.

• It allows him to avoid all challenges.

• It guarantees success in every task.

According to the discussion guide, who said, 'Know thyself'?

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Plato

• Confucius

Shon has an upcoming job interview- By evaluating himself, he can make the best use of his strengths and identify areas for improvement.

• True

• False

Melanie knows her strengths . This can help her maximize her performance in a job or activity by:

• Focusing on tasks that match her abilities

• Ignoring her weaknesses

• Avoiding teamwork

• Taking on unrelated tasks

If one of your strengths is being outgoing, what sort of career should you have? What about if you’re caring, determined, or a great leader?

• Choose a career that matches your strengths, such as sales for outgoing, healthcare for caring, entrepreneurship for determined, or management for great leaders.

• Choose any career regardless of your strengths.

• Avoid careers that match your strengths.

• Only choose creative careers.

Recognizing a weakness can help you improve your career prospects. Which of the following is an example of this?

• Identifying poor public speaking skills and taking a course to improve them.

• Ignoring feedback from colleagues.

• Focusing only on your strengths and never addressing weaknesses.

• Avoiding challenging tasks to prevent failure.

As we discussed everyone has both strengths and weaknesses. If asked about your weaknesses in an interview which of the following would be the best response?

• By being honest and showing how you are working to improve it.

• By denying you have any weaknesses.

• By blaming others for your weaknesses.

• By refusing to answer the question.

Self-examination may reveal characteristics we don’t really like about ourselves.

• True

• False

Some people have low self-esteem, so they are much more aware of their weaknesses than their strengths.

• True

• False