SKILL: 4. Working both collaboratively and autonomously
TITLE: Adopting self-analysis
SUBTITLE:
EQF LEVEL (INTERNAL REFERENCE): 4
Keywords:
1 Self
2 Analysis
3 Self-esteem
4 Exploring
5 Planning
Introduction:
By the end of this LU you will be able to adopt self-analysis.
Content:
According to the American Psychological Association (APA), self-analysis is the exploration of the self to better understand personal thoughts, emotions and behaviours. It can occur both consciously and unconsciously in many aspects of our daily life.
Today we will tackle how to do self-analysis at the workplace, which is one way of analysing yourself.
- Choose a convenient time. Select a time slot in which you could devote at least one hour of your time for self-reflection. You should focus on your habits, goals, competences and general performance.
- Write down all of the accomplishments that you have amassed in the workplace during the last year. Don’t be shy. It’s okay to be proud of yourself. The main goal of this step is to highlight your accomplishments. Consider all of the projects that you have worked on and the extra duties that you were assigned as well as all the ways in which you have brought value to your company. Try to use specific examples.
Can’t remember what you have achieved?
- Review your emails to see what you have accomplished.
- If there is a log of your work activity, go over that document to remember.
- You can also ask yourself some questions such as “In what ways have I taken on leadership roles?” or “Did my work help further the organisation’s mission?”.
- Use the STAR approach if you are having a hard time pinpointing your accomplishments: It allows you to highlight a specific situation in which you brought value to the company. The steps to take are:
- Identify the (S)ituation: briefly describe a situation when you felt really proud of your performance.
- Describe the (T)ask: What did you have to do?
- Describe the (A)ction that you took in order to complete the task
- Highlight the (R)esult that was achieved through your action
- Write down areas that you would like to improve on. Remember to be objective during your self-analysis. Consider times in which you did not meet your goals, or areas in which you could be more effective.
It would be helpful to get some honest feedback in this area if you could have access to your supervisor’s feedback.
- Make a list of 5 goals that you would like to accomplish over the next year.: This part should focus on what you can do to enhance your work performance. Remember to add SMART goals that are aligned with your responsibilities and the company’s mission.
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Language point
Read the following sentence.
It allows you to highlight a specific situation in which you brought value to the company.
The words in bold are used to introduce a Relative Clause. ‘Which’ is a relative pronoun, but ‘in which’ is used in formal register and so it is often used in the passive voice (not in this case).
