Personal Strengths & Weaknesses

I gave this paper a lot of thought before I began to write. "What qualities and traits do I posses that make me desirable as an employee, a teammate, and as a person?" First, you must be able to identify your own personal strengths and weaknesses in order to become a lifelong learner and an essential part of a "team". As technology is constantly growing you have to be willing to accept what makes you an asset or a liability in any given situation you may encounter in your life. The qualities and traits that I feel make me a valuable entity to my employers, co-workers, classmates and within my personal relationships are varied. I will go on to describe some of the attributes I think are most important in establishing and maintaining successful relationships whether personal or work related.

On a daily basis I am challenged with a multitude of situations that I must prioritize and resolve in order to move ahead. Through these experiences I have developed the ability to juggle these situations in a timely and satisfactory manner. Thus, making me a multitasked individual capable of handling a variety of rigorous tasks. Multitasking enables me to be more productive within a demanding atmosphere.

Aside from being an expert juggler, the ability to work well with others is a crucial part of most social interactions, as we are forced to interact with individuals in our social and personal realm. Active listening and an open dialogue are the keys to good communication. This has helped me to fulfill my obligations as a team member.

Dedication and hard work are additional components that have enabled me to gain ground in the workplace. For example, the refinery I work at is running 24, 7, for me this means having to sometimes work overtime or on the weekends. Taking on-line courses has made it easier for me to remain accessible and dependable as an employee. I haven't learned how to fit in time with friends and family yet, but I hope by my 3 or 4 course this will be a breeze.

Although I would like to think I was perfect, I have come into the reality that in order to move forth in life you must continually try to better yourself both professionally and personally. I feel that my most crippling weakness is my lack of education. Now days, you can't practically get a job flipping burgers without an Associates Degree. I started working straight out of high school and I was fortunate enough to get a good paying job in a respectable company. Still this isn't what I want to do for the rest of my life. You can