- Describe one of your strengths
- Something that I have learned to do well is to type at a decent speed without having too many mistakes.
- What is something you know about (list some/knowledge/expertise you have)?
Something that I know about is analytical thinking, I'm not sure if this counts but here we go, during my time in the military I worked as an All Source Intelligence Analyst, part of the training I attended centered around critical thinking.
- What is something you have a natural ability to do well (list a talent)?
I have a natural ability to run well.
- How do those combine to create a specific strength?
I tend to be a fast learner, when this is not the case, I know to put my pride aside and reach out for help.
- Read through your Top 4 results from Pairin
- In your own words, what do these top 4 qualities tell you about yourself?
These top 4 qualities tell me what my guiding principles/methods are, How I work best and collaborate with others.
- Do they resonate with you? Why/why not?
They do resonate with me, looking through the results it helps me understand myself better.
- How do they relate to the strength you wrote about in Prompt #1?
My guiding principles relate to my strength as a fast learner due to my constant pursuit of knowledge. Although learning may take longer for me, I thoroughly enjoy it.
- Challenges with strengths
- What can make it challenging to recognize your strengths? How can you work through those challenges?
One thing that can make it difficult for me to recognize my strengths is that I am very critical of myself, this leads me to at times overlook my strengths and focus on my weaknesses. To overcome this, I need to also see what I do correctly and how I rely on my strengths to get me through tough times.
- Do you ever see yourself overusing certain strengths? In what circumstances would you want to use them less and amplify other strengths? How could you adjust your approach in those instances?
When you are overusing one strength, you want to challenge yourself by working on your weaker strengths/or things you are weaker on. I believe that one of my strengths is digging for information on how to solve a problem, however, this may not always be the best process. When I take too long on a problem, I need to reach out for help.
- Strengths in action
- Write 1-2 sentences describing how you like to work (i.e., Do you pre-plan? Do you talk through your ideas first? Do you work better with deadlines? How do you stay organized?)
The way that I stay organized is by marking everything down in my calendar, scheduling time for everything in my daily life. The way that I usualy like to work, is get a basic idea in my head and start drawing/drafting it out. I then tend to jump back and forth between methods/problems as possible solutions get in my head.- How could you describe these working preferences to your project teammates? Your mentor? Your instructors?
The way That I would communicate this with teammates/mentors/or instructors is by being straightforward with it. If they know that I operate best under a schedule.- What would you need to be aware of when working with people who have different strengths from you?
I need to approach every situation with an open mind, with the expectation that not everyone will have the same strenths as me, or vice versa.- How could your Pairin results help you better understand your everyday working preferences?
My pairin results can raise my self-awareness of what works best for me, knowing these preferences will allow me to better advocate for myself and make best use of my time.
- Continued growth
- Is there any particular strength you'd like to sharpen while you're at Turing? Any area you consider a weakness that you'd like to strengthen?
A weakness that I would like to sharpen and change in to a strength is being able to verbally communicate with others better.- What are some steps you could take here?
Some steps that I can take in order to get better at this, is to volunteer more when an instructor asks for a volunteer to share/speak.
- How could you be aware of progress you're making?
I can be aware of progress being made once it becomes easier for me to verbally communicate with others and effectively get my point across.