Personal SWOT Analysis Template

Personal SWOT Analysis

The Personal SWOT Analysis will provide insights based on your personality strengths and weaknesses, challenges you see ahead, opportunities present around you now, as well as future favorable circumstances.

Threats

Finally, look at any threats to your career growth. This part accounts for the external factors that could hurt the chances of attaining your goals.

What is the biggest external danger/obstacles to your goals?

List out all the things that affect your work due to the external environment. See below a few examples and feel free to add your own:

1) Family problems
2) Issues in your marriage
3) Anxiety (mental health issues)
4) Childcare, etc.

workplace environment

Is your industry contracting or changing direction?

Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years? Will there be a drastic change?

List out future changes that you will have to add or avoid if you own a business.

If you have a job, will advancement in technology cost you your job?

in the next 5 years i think nothing is going to change that much. would probably avoid the over use of AI on how ineffective it is right now

Is there strong competition for the types of jobs for which you are best suited?

Performing this analysis will often provide key information – it can point out what needs to be done and put problems into perspective.

These are sample questions and sample answers, please feel free to add your own questions and answers.

What obstacles do you currently face at work?

distractions

Procrastination

Could any of your weaknesses lead to threats?

completing task on time

Yes, workplace efficiency

Are any of your colleagues competing with you for projects or roles?

yes there are some colleagues competing with me for projects or roles

Determining the outcomes

Once you have listed out your SWOT - It's now time to evaluate and determine further steps that need to be taken in order to achieve your goals.

There are mainly two methods:
1) Matching
2) Turning negatives into positives

Turn negatives into positives

The other method is converting your weaknesses into strengths or threats into opportunities.

For example: growing a skill set through education, finding a creative way to feature a weakness as a strength, etc.

using my weakness as a strength

Analyze the root cause for threats and create a strategic plan for it

growing a skill

Invest in training or skill devolopment to improve weak areas

Matching

You can evaluate your results using the matching method, which means connecting two of the categories to determine a course of action.

Please see a few examples here.

Weaknesses & Threaths

Matching weaknesses to threats exposes areas you should work on or situations to avoid, letting you know where to be more defensive as well.

not being proactive enough

procrastination

Strengths & Opportunities

For example matching strengths to opportunities shows you where to be aggressive and take action.

i can finish projects

a can take action when necessary

Taking Action

This is the most important step of all: bringing the plan into action.

Start using your results to track your progress. Set up measurements and milestones and keep working toward them. Step by step, you will get where you want to be, so get started now!

reflect what isnt working

Adjust the approach that im doing

set a spesific goal

break it into smaller manageable steps

Opportunities

For the opportunities section, look at the external factors you can take advantage of in pursuing a promotion, finding a new job or determining a direction for your career.

Is there a problem or unfilled need you want to solve?

no

What opportunities are available to aid your development?

What will you gain from the opportunities that you might take advantage of?

List out all the things that will help you.

Here are some examples:

• Learning new technologies
• Interacting with people currently working in that field
• Better Pay
• I will be able to teach and help other fellow colleagues
• This will help me move up in the organization

Learning new technologies

Getting better Pay

Emerging trends? New technology that may positively impact you?

Will technology help boost the efficiency of your work

Yes it will help me complete tasks more quicker than usual.

How much time will you need to learn the new technology

Hopefully it would take me a few hours to understand on how to use the technology

Is the process you currently follow going to change?

'Technology' is not equal to Information Technology. For example, if you are in the soap-making business and you bring machines that speed up the process, you have introduced new technology or a process.

• Is the process you currently follow going to change?
• What changes do you need to make in the current process to improve it?
• How much time will you need to learn the new technology?

Add some questions and answers related to your industry and niche.

yes it is going to change either by the fact things are going to be more easier or more harder

Is your industry growing?

Do you see potential growth in your industry?

Yes as due to how much people uses AI there will be a bigger growth

Yes as most jobs and occupations are probably going to be taken by AI

What niche or Industry are you currently working in?

• What Niche or Industry are you currently working in?
• Do you see potential growth in your industry?
• Do you see a better opportunity where you can excel?
• Will it create more jobs?

Try to create your own questions and answers that relate to your industry.

I'm going to work on the robotics industry

What is the state of the economy?

- The Canadian economy is about to enter recession; at a risk of recession due to tariffs/trump.

If you plan on changing your job or investing in your own business:

• Is this the right time to invest in your business?
• Will you get your desired salary if you change your job right now?
• Will you get the desired ROI if you invest right now?

Have you calculated the risk involved?

Add a few questions and answers of your own related to the industry that you work in.

no this isn't the right time to invest, I wouldn't change my occupation for my salary because it would be too risky, and no i wouldn't get the desired ROI if i were to invest right now

My Weaknesses

This part examines the areas which you need to improve and the things that will set you back in your career.

It is really important to be honest when you list out your weaknesses.

Ask yourself these questions

What other traits can you improve to be more efficient?

What would other people see as your weaknesses?

Ask people around you about your weaknesses - such as the colleague sitting next to you, your sibling or your best friend.

Personal Habits

Personal habits have a significant impact on people around you OR influence the impression you create in someone's mind.

List out those bad habits that you have. Here are some questions to help you:

• Do I bring strong smelling food to the office?
• Do I smell?
• Do I tell inappropriate jokes?
• Do I play out music too loud?

Not talk a lot to other people

make inappropriate jokes Iguess

Inattentiveness

Do you pay attention to how things are in done your workplace? Each company has a different working environment, so make sure to observe how things are done in that company.

Here are some questions to help you:

• Do I pay attention to what people tell/advice me to do?
• Do I ask someone to repeat themselves because I was lost in my own thoughts?
• Do I eat my lunch on my desk while others eat in the cafeteria?
• Do I pay attention to the dress code the company follows?

Sometimes ask people to repeat themselves because i was lost in my own thoughts

Sometimes don't pay attention on what they are talking about.

Body Language

Body language is nonverbal communication, such as facial expressions, body posture, gestures, eye movement, touch and the use of space.

List out those weaknesses here. Here are some questions to help you:

• Do I have a weak handshake?
• Am I not making eye contact while talking to someone?
• Do I subconsciously shake my leg while sitting?

weak handshake

subconsciously shake my leg while sitting

Does any part of your education or training need improvement?

Do you have stage fright? Or do you become nervous and sweaty when you give a presentation in a room full of people staring at you?

That is something you should definitely work on!

List out such things that you need to improve.

I need to be Less Insecure

My public speaking skills

My presentation skills

What are your negative work habits and traits?

Have you ever heard a mother yell at her kid 'Get off your phone or I will throw that phone away'?

Again, be honest and list out all those negative work habits that you have. Your parents/wife/husband/colleagues might help you correctly point them out if you are stuck!

Social media addiction

I constantly arrive late at school

I Procrastinate a lot!

My Strengths

Begin by identifying your strengths. These are the traits or skills that set you apart from others.

List out all your strengths - if you get stuck, talk to people around you and ask for their input. Please be honest with yourself.

Ask yourself these questions (don't be modest!)

These are sample questions and sample answers, please feel free to add your own questions and answers.

What do others see as your strengths?

My intelligents in certain topics, and my coordination

What are your talents, or natural-born gifts?

Skills that you are naturally born with

Have you ever heard someone say 'you are as hard-working as your dad'?

If you are unable to point them out, ask people around you, most likely someone from your family will be able to tell you your Natural Talents.

Choose from the examples below or/and add others:

I like to innovate

I am a quick problem solver

I am an Introvert

What skills have you worked to develop?

What are the Skills that you have developed over time?

These are the skills you have learned because you view them as essential OR people advised you to acquire them in order to improve yourself.

Choose from the examples below or add others:

Leadership and Management Skills

Writing Skills

Analytical and Research skills

What are you good at naturally?

This is something that you learn unconsciously OR you learn by just observing someone you look up to (family/ colleagues/ teachers etc.)

Take a deep breath, close your eyes, think for a minute and type in your 'Natural Strengths' here.

Choose from the examples below or/and add others:

Innovation

Taking Initiative

Countinous Learning

Focused