PERSONAL ESSAY

Personal Essay

Personal Essay

Introduction

All individuals are different in a way that everyone has a set of characteristics that make him or her unique, and special. There are certain qualities that differentiate humans and it is also a fact that individuals are not perfect, the qualities they have are both positive and negative. Some of these qualities are an asset, helping them in communicating at personal as well as at professional levels. Other qualities can be called weaknesses, which act as hurdles in achieving a number of goals. It is very important to recognize that although people strive to achieve perfection in their lives, they cannot, however they can minimize these weaknesses to reduce their impact on careers and personal lives (Symmonds, 2009).

Strengths

Influencing people to act positively and favourably.

Making favourable first impressions.

Natural speaker.

Exhibiting poise.

Motivating others to act.

Desiring to help others.

Generating enthusiasm.

Radiating optimism.

Proficiency in CSS, Java Script, and PHP.

Proficiency in HTMLand VB.NET

Command over MS Access and SQL server 2000.

Command over Adobe Photoshop CS, Microsoft Expression Web 3, Flash Version 8.0, and Front Page.

Weaknesses

More concerned with popularity than results.

Can act impulsively at times.

May be inconsistent in drawing conclusions.

Tends to make decisions based on surface analysis.

Can be unrealistic when appraising people.

May be inattentive to detail.

Tends to trust people indiscriminately.

Can appear superficial.

I have had academic success in the past four years at the university, and I feel that I could carry on those successes to my professional life as well. Personally, the field of software and hardware support fits my professional goals perfectly. One of my professional goals is to never stop learning through continuous improvement. After job shadowing my assistant band director, I noticed a phrase he kept saying over and over. “I never stop learning. You learn something new every day whether you know it or not.” That is what I have learnt through my education i.e. to keep learning and improve my overall personality.

Another professional goal I have is to be part of a prestigious software and hardware support organization. I want and will transform twenty-first century learning. Facing challenges of helping the misunderstood, to helping the understood go above and beyond, is a daily task as a good employee.

Through my educational accomplishment in the university, I have recognized the weaknesses and strengths in my personality. A few of my strengths entail efficient management of time and self-improvement approach. In my student days at the university, I learnt that efficient time management is essential. One should distribute suffice time to the significant activities and make a schedule to effectively attain the objectives. I used to prioritize my activities and plan to achieve my objectives efficiently. By adapting a well-organized behaviour, I learnt that it is necessary for a person to sort out the objectives and strive to accomplish them. It has helped me to become not only a better student, but a better person overall. Apart from practising effective time management, I take pride in doing each work ...