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Every coin has two sides
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
This is true about our strengths and our weaknesses. Consider asking yourself what you are most proud of in your career?
For me, it was an easy answer. I built my business on a meager amount of start-up money and now enjoy a thriving business 16 years later.
On one side of the coin, you might believe that I was “tenacious” and therefore committed to my success at all costs. In this light, tenacity could be considered a strength.
On the other side of the coin, you might also deduce that I was too “stubborn” to accept failure. This is also true and it reframes my strength as a potential weakness since I put myself through years of personal challenges to make my business succeed.
My advice is to learn the value of your strengths in your own career. Before launching your job search, make sure to craft a resume that communicates your strengths by highlighting prior success stories.
Be aware, though, of how a core strength may also become a weakness.
Not only will you likely be asked to reveal your greatest weakness in an interview, if you are clever you can demonstrate how this weakness is also one of your greatest strengths.
Understanding both sides of this ‘coin’ may help you earn more of them in your next job!
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By InsideVoices
March 30, 2006 11:06 AM | Link to this
I often say my ‘attention to detail’ can be a strength and weakness of mine when in interviews. This statement alone has helped me land two great jobs in the past.
Employers have told me that they admire this quality.
By Darryl Ward
March 31, 2006 09:00 AM | Link to this
Your advice is quite interesting.. Being new to the Atlanta Area… It has not been getting in the door it has been competing with locals with the connections… i have come to believe in Atlanta it is very much in who you know!
By Gayle Oliver
April 4, 2006 11:06 AM | Link to this
Hey Darryl,
Is it different in the world elsewhere? 85% of jobs are filled through someone they know. With that in mind, networking is the #1 way to become one of the Atlantans with your own network. Welcome and send me your resume to jobs@execume.com