Strengths and Weaknesses August 17, 2007

At my job we were asked to define our top 3 strengths and weaknesses before we were given a raise. Here is my letter to my Operations Manager who said “I think you’re a really good employee” after reading this and gave me a bit more of a bump in salary than I had expected.

Strengths and Weaknesses

I beleive my strengths are keeping up to date on what is fashionable
for the web because I’m always looking for content to go into what
I’m doing. Example: I see at least a 100 different web sites a day
because I’m looking for the details to go into our descriptions.

Another Strength I think I have is double checking everything.
Whatever data I upload, I check it within minutes and then later
after a project is done I re-check it for mistakes I might have missed.
Example: Editing Details on the VME site.

With strenghts in Gaphic Design, I believe with each new project,
even each logo I make (or header, pretty much anything creative) I stay
excited about it. I literally can’t wait to dive into it. I know what
looks good and is pleasing to the eyes, I make sure every spec is right
before and after it’s been created (Double-checked). Example: If I have
a logo I’m just not sure about what to do with it’s design creation, I
leave it until later and give it some thought for awhile and go onto
the next one (or several), and then come back to it when I’m ready. If
I still don’t have a good idea by the time I need to get it completed,
then I will make thumbnails until a good idea comes together with what
it is to be for.

I don’t have a hard time admitting when I’m wrong, but I view this as
a weakness because then I get discouraged in what I’m doing.

I like the designs I come up with so when I’m asked to change it
because it’s not something that (say you) want, I get dissapointed
in myself.

Finally another weakness I know I have, is I feel like I spend too
much time on one project (or each specific design) that I need to
keep balanced with other important parts of each task.

I hope you can tell that I enjoy my work. If I were’nt passionate
about what I’m doing, you wouldn’t be, either. I don’t dissapoint in
my work because I stay organized with preparation and timing. I know by
now what is expected of me and my duties are done with accuracy.

Evonna Gaba