I would have to say my greatest strengths is being patient and persistence. Being patient allows me to stay focused on the problem and be a good team player. I also added persistence because I find the best way for me to learn something is just putting in the time and not to getting easily discouraged helps me finish a difficult task. I know this about myself because being a self-taught graphic designer there has been many situations where I had to learn something quick.
I feel I produce my best work under pressure. It’s not the best to always feel stressed out over deadlines or a heavy work load but I feel I produce my best work when I’m not over thinking every detail. Nothing motivates like a looming deadline. It also allows me to just focus on using my technical skills to get the job done.
I need to focus on being more organized when balancing multiple projects. I have been know to keep pretty messy files which makes it difficult for other designers to work with. In my defense I never learned to keep files organized and the method I learned isn’t the best. I feel in mod 0 I have already learned so much about keeping more professional file trees.
I think my strengths will help my be a better and easier employee to work with. It’s hard to be a team player when you don’t have the patience for other people. I understand that learning a new skill as difficult as programmering will require lots of patience. Being patient will also help when trying to come up with the best solution to a problem, which there should be a bunch when entering a new field.
5. How might knowing about your strengths and working preferences benefit you as a software developer?
When becoming a programmer I really hope my strengths and preferences really help me in a team based environment. I think being persistent will help me with always staying positive as a team member. That can really be really important when dealing with long and challenging projects. I would imagine there will be many times as a .jr programmer that will be stressful. I hope I’m able to use that to push through.
