Know-How Exchange : Career/Training

Hello Mara Bella,

I'd be happy to give you a password to 360Reach, a tool that will help you learn about your strengths and weaknesses from those around you. It will provide you with incredible insights you can use in your SWOT.

You can learn more about it here: www.reachcc.com/360reach and if you are interested just send me a mail and I will send you a password.

Best.
William
www.reachcc.com
williamarruda@reachcc.com

Very interesting project the teacher gave you. And hopefully you don't look at it as just a project to do to pass the class, but instead as something that will be very useful for you to know as you go through your career (seems you do, as you placed this in the Career category, not Student category).

Do you understand the basics of a SWOT? If not, https://www.quickmba.com/strategy/swot/ provides some information.

Some info you can use to fill in some blanks:
- for most students, a weakness is lack of job experience
- your being in school is a strength
- how is the economy in the geographic area and for the type of company you would be interested in working for -the answer to that could go under opportunity/threats.
- speak a second language - that's a strength

Ok, that is just a start. You have to fill in all the blanks.

Some strategies to get some info is to talk to friends, teachers, coworkers, etc. and ask them what they see as your strengths and weaknesses. Read papers, business magazines, etc. to get a feel for what is happening in the economy, working world, etc. for opportunities and strengths.

A book you may want to consider which may help this process, and in choosing a career, is What Color is your Parachute. It runs through a variety of activities which help you determine what you are good at and what you would want to do.