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7.3 Performing Initial Self-Assessments

Answer the following questions about the types of work environments in which you are most
comfortable. Make sure you record your responses to these questions so you can use this
information later in developing your Personal Career Profile.

• What do you do especially well (your strengths)? What do you struggle with (your
weaknesses)?
• Do you like to work outdoors or indoors?
• Are you most alert and do your best work in the early morning, from 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m., or at night? Are you flexible about the hours you work?
• Do you prefer to work alone or as part of a team?
• Are you an idea or “big-picture” person, or do you usually focus on the details?
• Do you prefer to work with people and data or physical objects and equipment?
• What is most important to you in a work environment? Name three things your
ideal work environment must have. Name three things your ideal work environment
would not have. Consider issues such as the type of work, the amount of travel, your
schedule, your interactions with other people, and so on.
• Are you a multitasker who likes to have a multitude of tasks and duties going at the
same time, or do you prefer to focus on one task for long periods of time?
• Are you a sprinter or a marathoner? Do you work better in short blocks of time with
frequent breaks or when you have larger blocks of uninterrupted time?
• What type of organization do you think you would most enjoy working for: a small,
family-owned firm; a medium-sized organization where every position feels criti-
cal to the company’s operation; a large for-profit corporation with opportunities to
move to different functional areas of the company and to climb the corporate ladder;
a charitable or nonprofit service organization; or your own business?
• What type of work tasks do you dislike the most, procrastinate about, or struggle
with whenever you have to do them?

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