Before Breakfast Know what you're good at
Dec 19, 2025
Discover the power of recognizing your strengths to boost your confidence in job hunting. Learn to gather feedback from colleagues and listen closely to compliments as valuable data. By recording these strengths with real examples, you can effectively showcase your abilities in performance reviews. Plus, find out how to match your strengths with job postings to nail those interview questions. Embrace the insight from others to enhance your career journey!
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Capture Compliments As Evidence
- Pay attention to compliments and record them as evidence of your strengths.
- Use these recorded strengths and examples in reviews or interviews to demonstrate fit.
Job Seeker Asked Colleagues For Strengths
- A job seeker asked colleagues to identify her greatest professional strengths as part of a career transition course.
- She entered interviews with a ready list of strengths and concrete examples people had given her.
Write Down Specific Praise Immediately
- After receiving praise, write down the compliment and an example of how you demonstrated the skill.
- Store these notes in a file, journal, or an email to yourself for future use.