Who Are You Strengths

The “Who Are You” assessment is designed to give a person a better idea of their strengths and weaknesses so they can further develop themselves in the areas that they choose to. I have taken many self-assessments throughout my professional career and the information presented in this assessment was not alarming and nothing new to me. I know what my strengths are and I tend to build upon them, rather than working on a weakness that may never be a strength. I cannot say that I actually learned anything new.

The assessment revealed that my weaknesses are: ability to focus on one thing at a time, seeking support from others, energy level, mathematics and self-management and emotional control (Bethel University, 20114). I agree with these

In the workplace it is crucial that employees have the ability to clearly articulate their thoughts, ideas and position in a manner that is understood by all. With the ever-increasing use of “text-talk” and other written shortcuts, many folks today seem to have forgotten the English language has very specific rules for grammar (Bethel University, 2014).

I plan to increase my writing skills by controlling my paragraph length. I would like to improve in this area as I know that my paragraphs can be too wordy. Although, I receive positive feedback on my workplace communication from my supervisor and peers, I know that it is too much at times and I often wonder if I lose the audience midway through the message. I plan to improve by ensuring that my paragraphs contain 40 to 80 words and to not exceed 150 words.

Another area that I would like to work on is using buzzwords and figures of speech. I tend to do this when sending out fun workplace communication messages like: wellness initiatives and fundraising opportunities as I feel that it helps with keeping everyone engaged. Since this is something that can distract readers, I want to make sure my workplace communication is professional and I want to stop using them. I can go about making the change by removing them from my writing and doing a second proofread check just for

To me, the challenges of using APA consistently is not having the ability to know every rule there is with in-text citations or creating a reference sheet. APA has so many variables as it relates to authors and the type of publication. This style of writing also requires that the paper be written in uniform guidelines, such as: specific margins, font and spaces. As a student that has never heard of this writing style, it can be very frustrating and intimidating when it is first