Personal Strengths and Career Weaknesses

More career evaluation stuff from Dad. Transcribed from a scan. (I'll be considering these for myself, of course...)

PERSONAL STRENGTHS

In order that we may have some understanding of your personal strengths, please check any of the words listed below which you feel other people in your working environment might use to describe you (eg superiors, peers, customers, and general business associates)

active
adaptable
aggressive
alert
ambitious
analytical
argumentative
artistic
astute
attentive
broad-minded
composed
congenial
conscientious
considerate
consistent
constructive
contemplative
courageous
courteous
creative
cultured
daring
democratic
dependable
detailed
determined
dignified
diplomatic
discerning
disciplined
discreet
discriminating
economical
efficient
eloquent
energetic
enterprising
enthusiastic
esteemed
exacting
extroverted
fair
forceful
forward-thinker
frank
friendly
generous
genuine
good natured
honest
imaginative
independent
individualist
inspiring
intellectual
intuitive
just
keen
kind
logical
loyal
methodical
modest
objective
observant
opinionated
optimistic
orderly
outspoken
patient
perceptive
perfectionist
personable
philosophical
poised
positive
practical
productive
proud
purposeful
realistic
reliable
resourceful
respected
self-reliant
sense of humor
shrewd
sincere
sociable
sophisticated
sympathetic
systematic
tactful
talented
thoughtful
tolerant
visionary

CAREER NEGATIVES
Listed below are the common factors which can eliminate job candidates from employment consideration. Please review this list carefully. Then, check only those items which potential employers MIGHT negatively attribute to you, IN VIEW OF YOUR OBJECTIVES. For example, if you were seeking to become a University PResident, but did not have post-graduate degrees, potential employers might view you as a candidate with insufficient formal education. Please be completely forthright. We need to understand the way you view your position, in order to minimize or compensate for any potentially negative factors.

You don'to have enough work experience
your experience is limited to 1 industry
your experience is limited to 1 company
your experience is in other industries
your experience is in other disciplines
you have a record of too many jobs
you've made lateral job shifts
your present earnings are relatively low
you are presently unemployed
your work history has employment gaps
you are in a semi-remote location
you aren't fluent in enough languages
you have insufficient formal education
your education is unrelated
you have uncertain job references
you were terminated from previous job(s)
you may be considered too young
you may be considered too old
you haven't traveled enough overseas
you haven't traveled enough in the US
your academic record was mediocre
you didn't hold many jobs in college
you had few activities in college
you need more experience in large firms
you need more experience in small firms
you haven't shown much leadership
you've made slow financial progress
you don't have many major accomplishments
your career has peaked out
you haven't been frequently promoted
you're too much of a specialist
you've been in your job too long
you're too much of a generalist
your previous earnings were too high
you don't know the geographical area
you need more line experience
you need more staff experience
you need more supervisory experience
you need more budgetary experience
you need more creative experience you need more analytical experience
you need more writing experience
you need more speaking experience
you need more management experience
you need more general management experience
you need more top management experience
you need more civic participation
you haven't published enough
you aren't well enough known