1. PERSONAL STRENGTHS What employers look for in their search for the RIGHT prospective employee.

7. You need to be the best you can at describing your best qualities; particularly your key strengths. It is good practice at some point, to ask yourself: "What am I good at?" purely as a means to establish if you have already thought through this most important question.

10. Of course at a job interview, questions may take many different forms: "What are your main strengths?" “ Why should we hire you?" “ What do you think makes you the best candidate?" “ Convince me you're the right person for us" “ How do your skills match our particular needs?" As with all your Presentation Statements it should be so well rehearsed that it sounds completely spontaneous. The examples below should get you thinking ~ so give your Key Strengths statement some thought now. “I have very good communication skills; I work well either leading or being part of a team and I am self-motivated and capable of working on several tasks at once.” “As a leader of small teams I involve people in the decisions so that they feel involved and ensure they have the opportunity to contribute to tasks facing the team. I manage the information, plan and organize and make the decisions as required.” “With my strong communication skills, I have been able to motivate the staff to higher standards of performance meaning we have also helped our profits figures through increased sales and tighter cost-control.”

11. Finally: Understanding your interests, skills, and attitudes will increase your confidence and help you sell your strengths to a target employer. Increased self-confidence sends a positive message to employers. Do not spend too much time trying to discover your weaknesses. If you cannot think of weaknesses that affect your ability to secure your target position - move on! Career plans built on strengths decrease the time it takes to find the right job.