-Describe one of your strengths
- What is something you have learned to do well (list a skill)? -I can plan ahead.
- What is something you know about (list some knowledge/expertise you have)? -I know practice is important.
- What is something you have a natural ability to do well (list a talent)? -I am a musician.
- How could you combine these to describe a specific strength?
- I am dedicated.
- Read through your Top 4 results from Pairin
- In your own words, what do these top 4 qualities tell you about yourself?
- I like arranging and planning ahead, and I'm a trial-and-error processor.
- Do they resonate with you? Why/why not?
- Yes, I recognize it from my previous working experience.
- How do they relate to the strength you wrote about in Prompt #1?
- I'm dedicated to try different solutions until problem solved.
- Challenges with strengths
- What can make it challenging to recognize your strengths? How can you work through those challenges?
- wording it out could be challenging. I would need to type out pieces and put them together.
- 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?
- I can be working too much and forgot the time when I'm working on an issue. For example, I could be working at 1 am when I'm stuck at a problem. It is good to know when need to stop, I would like to stop working right there, and regroup the next day.
- 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?)
- I like to plan ahead to break down a project to steps, and try to work within the time frame, dont study too late. Whiting notes would help me staying organized.
- How could you describe these working preferences to your project teammates? Your mentor? Your instructors?
- By given a rough description of what needs to be done with this project, and what do i plan on doing every day. If there's delay or ahead of schedule, what new adjustment I plan on doing.
- What would you need to be aware of when working with people who have different strengths from you?
- To listen and understand their strength, and how that will benifit our group work.
- How could your Pairin results help you better understand your everyday working preferences?
- It reveals how I prefer things the certain way, or what I feel comfortable, which all related to my working preferences.
- 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?
- I'd like to slow down and pay more attention to details.
- What are some steps you could take here?
- Read instructions line by line, repeat if necessary. Double check after finished.
- How could you be aware of progress you’re making?
- By seeing if I've made less mistakes due to not paying attention to details.