The art of truly understanding yourself is one that takes time and, more importantly, self reflection. To step away from yourself and assess what you see can feel a bit intimidating but the benefits of knowing yourself far outweigh the discomfort of working to figure it out. One of the first steps to the job search is figuring out what it is you have to offer to the work force. And while strengths are vital things to understand and articulate about yourself-weaknesses are just as important, here are some key reasons why:

Common Interview Topic

There are specific questions that you can almost always count on being asked in an interview, one of them being “What would you say are your weaknesses?” This question can feel awkward because…you’re trying to sell yourself right? Why would you want to delve into what you’re not the best at doing? While this doubt and hesitation springs up from not having thought through all aspects of yourself as a worker-it’s never a great feeling mid interview to be at a loss of words. When you are asked this question, do you know what you’ll say? 

Your weaknesses do not define the kind of worker you are, the way you own them and continue to work to improve does. 

Self Reflection Leads to Growth

If you don’t know the weak spots in yourself, how can you improve? Recognizing your weaknesses and knowing exactly where they stem from allows you to work-not just around-but  through them. If you don’t know where there’s a problem you could be wasting time in your ignorance. Someone unwilling to work to improve is someone who will continually disappoint not just those around them, but themselves. 

Displays Emotional Intelligence

When you are hired into a position, you are meshed with a team that will now depend on you for specific things. Who you are as a person plays a large roll into how well you play with others. If you are oblivious to what you are like in a team working capacity, you’re likely going to step on a lot of toes. Don’t be the one on a team that doesn’t know when to ask for help. The way you understand your weaknesses as well as strengths says a lot about how you will interact with others which is a critical part of the hiring process from an interviewers point of view. 

So, how can you figure out your weaknesses?

The Quiggle Assessment is designed to help you understand the kind of worker, leader, and team member you are. Through the use of Social psychology the test helps you to find out the specific Archetype you fall into and it doesn’t stop there! Once your Success Symbol is identified you are walked through your potential weak spots as well as your strengths and then taught how to articulate your strengths through the Power Pitch Generator. Don’t go into your next interview with anything less than utter confidence. Take the Quiggle Assessment today!

Lead Well,