CareerBox    >    Self  Awareness  >  My  Future      Adapted  from  the  SWOT  analysis  worksheet  at  http://www.mindtools.com/stress/ps/StressSWOT.htm    

SWOT Analysis

After completing the above, your next step is... • What can you do next that will build on your strengths and maximise your opportunities? • Is a specific weakness really undermining you? What can you start to do about it? Work out how I can tackle my weaknesses and threats. They are the only things from holding my back. I need to build on my strengths and especially opportunities. My work placement could be so valuable to my career should I make the most of the opportunities given to me. My lack of confidence and poor written skills could be the only major things to hold me back; improving both over the course of the next year will improve my outlook and career aspiration dramatically.

STRENGTHS (Internal, you) • What do you both do really well? • What do you really enjoy doing? • What do others see as your strengths?

WEAKNESSES (Internal, you) • What do you find really difficult? • What could you improve? • What are others likely to see as weaknesses?

Organised & Time Managed Strong Presenter and Public Speaker Creative Enthusiastic Friendly Outgoing Competitive Co-Operative

Pessimist Lack Confidence Academic Writing Skills Easily bored Poor at Handling Stress

OPPORTUNITIES (External) • What opportunities are open to you? • What trends could you take advantage of? • How can you turn your strengths into

opportunities?

THREATS (External) • What could stop you achieving your potential? • What is your competition doing? • What threats do your weaknesses expose you

to? Networking Opportunities with Internship New Challenges within Industry that will expand my experience Wider Career Prospects Career Direction

Lack of Confidence in Myself Not as flexible with Work Placement opportunities as my competitors are. Academic skills not as developed as I would like.