Why You Should Take Self Assessment
Post 3 - Why You Should Take Self-Assessments
I thought it was also important to understand why it is important to take self-assessments. I personally have done many self-assessments. I have done them mostly at work. I have done them also in my personal life. I have found some in magazines on relationships, for example. What I find is very key is to be as honest with the self-assessment as possible. If you just try to answer the way someone wants you to, it will come back to bite you later one. It won't be the real you. Self-assessments can be a very good tool for yoru life in general. They can help with all sorts of issues and situations. They teach, as well, on all different subject matters.
Assessments let you rate yourself on different
characteristics (your skills, abilities, values, or interests, for example) and then see a list of occupations that could be a good match for you. But did you know that the process of taking an assessment might be just as valuable as the results you get? Read on to learn more about what an assessment can do for you. Fritsma (2009).
Assessments can help at any stage of your life. Years ago, you might have spent most or all of your career working for the same company. There was little need to assess yourself once you got your foot in the door. Those days are gone. Today, if you’re like most people, you’ll work for lots of different companies or organizations over the course of your career. This means YOU are in charge of deciding what’s important to you, where to develop your skills, and when and why it’s time to seek new opportunities. Whether you’re 14, 44, or 64, a self-assessment can help you do this. Fritsma (2009).
Assessments help you recognize your transferable assets. When exploring your options, you need not be limited to thinking only about your current and previous job duties. A good assessment will encourage you to think more about the qualities that you bring to any job. It won’t ask you if you’ve ever written memos or handled customer phone calls; it’ll ask you about your writing abilities or social skills. This is great if you want to explore the range of possibilities open to you. Fritsma (2009).
Assessments help you identify your weaknesses. No one is perfect at everything, and no one likes everything equally. If you really want to get the most out of your assessment, you MUST rate yourself honestly. It’s probably more important to name the things you don't like or aren't good at than it is to identify your strengths. The more truthful and discriminating you are, the better your results will match the real you.
Traci
References
Fritsma, T. (Oct., 2009). Top 10 reasons why you (yes you) should take a self-assessment. Retrieved from https://mnlearningthatworks.org/2009/10/21/top-10-reasons-why-you-yes-you-should-take-a-self-assessm...
I thought it was also important to understand why it is important to take self-assessments. I personally have done many self-assessments. I have done them mostly at work. I have done them also in my personal life. I have found some in magazines on relationships, for example. What I find is very key is to be as honest with the self-assessment as possible. If you just try to answer the way someone wants you to, it will come back to bite you later one. It won't be the real you. Self-assessments can be a very good tool for yoru life in general. They can help with all sorts of issues and situations. They teach, as well, on all different subject matters.
Assessments let you rate yourself on different
characteristics (your skills, abilities, values, or interests, for example) and then see a list of occupations that could be a good match for you. But did you know that the process of taking an assessment might be just as valuable as the results you get? Read on to learn more about what an assessment can do for you. Fritsma (2009).
Assessments can help at any stage of your life. Years ago, you might have spent most or all of your career working for the same company. There was little need to assess yourself once you got your foot in the door. Those days are gone. Today, if you’re like most people, you’ll work for lots of different companies or organizations over the course of your career. This means YOU are in charge of deciding what’s important to you, where to develop your skills, and when and why it’s time to seek new opportunities. Whether you’re 14, 44, or 64, a self-assessment can help you do this. Fritsma (2009).
Assessments help you recognize your transferable assets. When exploring your options, you need not be limited to thinking only about your current and previous job duties. A good assessment will encourage you to think more about the qualities that you bring to any job. It won’t ask you if you’ve ever written memos or handled customer phone calls; it’ll ask you about your writing abilities or social skills. This is great if you want to explore the range of possibilities open to you. Fritsma (2009).
Assessments help you identify your weaknesses. No one is perfect at everything, and no one likes everything equally. If you really want to get the most out of your assessment, you MUST rate yourself honestly. It’s probably more important to name the things you don't like or aren't good at than it is to identify your strengths. The more truthful and discriminating you are, the better your results will match the real you.
Traci
References
Fritsma, T. (Oct., 2009). Top 10 reasons why you (yes you) should take a self-assessment. Retrieved from https://mnlearningthatworks.org/2009/10/21/top-10-reasons-why-you-yes-you-should-take-a-self-assessm...