1. Write down your own strengths and weaknesses. What sort of organization will permit you to really leverage your strengths and keep you highly engaged in your work (person-organization fit)? Do some of your weaknesses need to be mitigated through additional training or mentoring from a more seasoned professional? My strengths are being hardworking, organized, and energic, as well as having tenacity and strong work ethics. My weaknesses are the lack of creativity, being under pressure, being straight forward, and being impatient. The organization that will permit me to leverage my strengths and keep me highly engaged in my work is being in the back-office support system where I would work on bookkeeping and other accounting services as necessary. I think it would be good to overcome my weaknesses through additional training and mentoring because they have more experience in actual business surroundings; therefore, I have a lot to learn. 2. Personal capabilities also need to be evaluated over time. Are your strengths and weaknesses different today from what they were five years ago? What are you doing to make sure your capabilities are dynamic? Are you upgrading skills, modifying behaviors, or otherwise seeking to change your future strengths and weaknesses? …show more content…
I am obtaining a degree in accounting as well as taking several courses in management. No matter what field of business I gain employment, accounting will be a good foundation. In my current employment, I continually receiving upgraded training on a regular basis, which is allowing me to expand my knowledge and skills that could be beneficial to my future strengths. When it comes to learning new skills, it takes practice to get better at it. The journey between average and genius is 50 years of on the job