Interest_Approach

1. List 10-15 internal qualities or characteristic (good or bad) ← Loyalty ← Honesty ← Trust ← Integrity ← Intelligence ← Energy ← Aggressive ← Passion ← Respect ← Humility ← Sincerity 2. The characteristics should be written in the form of action statements, such as: ← I can do hard things if I try. ← I believe that everything happens for a reason. ← I do everything for my life and for the person I loved. 3. Place a positive (+) or negative (-) value next to each quality or characteristic ← Loyalty (+) ← Honesty (+) ← Trust (+) ← Integrity (+) ← Intelligence (+) ← Energy (+) ← Aggressive (-) ← Passion (-) ← Respect (+) ← Humility (+) ← Sincerity (+) 4. How that quality or characteristic influence others. • All the quality and characteristic above can influence others by what I act and express to the person I am with. I’m one of the societies who have to live with others and those qualities can influence them when I speak or act to them. Some can be positive to me but some is negative, I have to learn to develop my internal quality in order to control myself to do the good things and behave properly. 5. What’s your confidence level' From 1-10 why' • My confidence level is 5 out of 10 because I can be confident only in some situation that I familiar with and I have the close person with me. However I can confidence in some situation that I think I should be for example, when it’s time to start singing "happy birthday" at a birthday party, I’ll sing a song loudly. 6. Who’s your Idol' Why' • My idol is my dad because I like his thinking about everything such as work or family. I love him so much. He says to me “the money is not important for life. Important thing that is your health if you are not healthy that your money can not to help you be living. 7. What your plan after graduated' • After I graduated I have a plan to continue my study abroad and working at the same time in order to gain more experience before I start working in the future. 8. Write SWOT analysis about yourself. Strengths * ·Work Experience * ·Education, including value-added features * ·Strong technical knowledge within my field (e.g. hardware, software, programming languages) * ·Specific transferable skills, e.g., communication, teamwork, leadership skills Communication: Speaking effectively * Writing concisely * Listening attentively * Expressing ideas Research and Planning: Creating ideas ; Gathering information; Solving problems ; Setting goals ; Analyzing Human Relations: Developing rapport * Being Sensitive * Listening * Conveying feelings * Providing support for others * Motivating Sharing credit Organization, Management and Leadership: Initiating new ideas; Handling details Coordinating tasks Work Survival: Being punctual * Managing time * Attending to detail * Meeting goals * Enlisting help * Accepting responsibility * Setting and meeting deadlines * Organizing * Making decisions. o Personal characteristics (e.g., strong work ethic, self-discipline, ability to work under pressure, creativity, optimism, or a high level of energy o Good contacts/successful networking o Interaction with professional organizations Weaknesses Internal negative aspects that are under my control and that I may plan to improve * Lack of Work Experience * Low GPA * Lack of goals, lack of self-knowledge, lack of specific job knowledge * Weak technical knowledge * Weak skills (leadership, interpersonal, communication, teamwork) * Weak job-hunting skills * Negative personal characteristics (e.g., poor work ethic, lack of discipline, lack of motivation, indecisiveness, shyness, too emotional Opportunities Positive external conditions that I do not control but of which I can plan to take advantage * Opportunities I could have in the field by enhancing my education * Field is particularly in need of my set of skills * Opportunities I could have through greater self-knowledge, more specific job goals * Opportunities for advancement in my field * Opportunities for professional development in my field * Career path I've chosen provides unique opportunities * Geography * Strong network Threats Negative external conditions that I do not control but the effect of which I may be able to lessen. * Negative trends in my field that diminish jobs (downsizing, obsolescence) * Competition from my cohort of college graduates * Competitors with superior skills, experience, knowledge * Competitors with better job-hunting skills than I * Competitors who went to schools with better reputations. * Obstacles in my way (e.g., lack of the advanced education/training I need to take advantage of opportunities) * Limited advancement in my field, advancement is cut-throat and competitive * Limited professional development in my field, so it's hard to stay marketable * Companies are not hiring people with my major/degree