Building and Managing Superior Skills

Week 5
1-urinish
1.If there are two opportunities for professional development, which one should you choose?
The one that brings you closer to your desired job and better helps you outperform the competition

2.What is a particular theory in the field of business strategy that may be used as an analogy for drawing ideas and developing analytical methods for personal development?

The resource-based view of the firm

3.Why do I need to support the evidence of my mastery in performing skills by providing data?

To prove to prospective employers that I have achieved the required level of competency based on real or realistic data

4.Why is it important to understand the ways evaluators rate and organize competencies as key words?

Key words are scanned by programs designed to check for key competency words in resumes and cover letters

5.What are the components of the Self-Assessment Grid for Evaluation?

Competencies, critical tasks, standards, assessments, and evidence

6.Why may people tend to overestimate themselves when conducting self-assessments?

This is a cultural trait

7.What is a critical task in the context of a competitive job selection?

An exercise or a simulated activity aimed at demonstrating the candidate’s proficiency

8.Self-assessment tools in career self-management is about the grades you earned in school

False


2-urinish

1.SWOT analysis is often recommended for use in career planning. What do you think are potential problems with the use of this method?

SWOT analysis is a specific tool developed for use in business strategy; it is unclear how to use it “correctly” for career planning
Even in its native environment, SWOT analysis does not have any analytical capacity on its own
There are reports that SWOT analysis is often misused and misinterpreted