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UNDERSTANDING YOUR PERSONAL BRAND
wHAT ARE YOUR STRENGTHS?
Julie Pritchard, DWP presents 5 different methods to understand where your strengths lie - Try these out to uncover your strengths
OPTION 1
asking people you know
Step 1
A great way to find out more about yourself is to ask people that you like respect and trust – What do you think I am best at?
Step 2
This could be members of your family, a teacher, work colleague or friends you are close to
Step 3
Make a list of their answers, or indeed the kind of jobs that might suit your strengths and personality and why they think this.
Option 2
discover your personalty
take a free personality test
Discover your Personality for tips on how to get a better understanding of what makes you tick try the personality test.
Thinking about your personality is a great way to start identifying the kinds of jobs which could be a good match
option 3
Write down what you like to do
Think about 3 to 5 things you most enjoy doing and write them down. Challenge yourself to really think about why you like them
Example:
I have a blog that I update regularly with opinions, short stories and other bits and pieces I find around the web. I set aside time in the week to write and find stuff to publish, then I schedule posts on social media that link to my site
STEP 1: WHAT TRAITS COME UP FREQUENTLY?
Once you have answers from a few different places, highlight any areas that come up frequently, or character traits that lots of people have identified
What do you think you are best at? Is it the same things that the people you have asked have come up with?
STEP 2: MATCH YOUR TRAITS WITH STRENGTHS
The skills that come up most frequently will most likely be your strongest.
Look at the required skills section on some job adverts and compare which ones you have.
STEP 3: WORK ON DEVELOPING MISSING SKILLS
You will always be growing your skills, so don't worry if you don't get complete matches. Some of the missing skills you can work on!
Option 4
Look for patterns
OPTION 5
KEEP AN OPEN MIND
Some of the answers and results you get might be surprising or highlight aspects of your personality that you hadn’t considered. Don't dismiss those!
The idea is to get a better picture of yourself, and that includes the image you present to other people, as well as what you’re good at, and things that you can improve.
These unexpected qualities might lend themselves to an area of work that you had never considered before