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1-3-2-EPS30 Grade:11 Unit-1-L-3- Self Assessment Report- Introduction
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Self Assessment
Self-Assessment is the very first step of channelizing career, personality, or self-development.It offers the
most beautiful, useful, and constructive pieces of information that guide you in making key career, business,
or life decisions. So, if you want personal growth, you need to look into yourself to find out
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Where you were in the past
Where you are now
Where you will be in the future
Besides, assessing yourself is essential while making important decisions like choosing a college or field or
making career choices. Along with researching about your preferences, you need to introspect yourself as
well. That is, you need to do a Self Assessment. Based on your personality, strengths, or weaknesses, you
can make the best-suited decisions. On the professional front, a Self Assessment may also be done for
choosing a career or evaluating your employee’s performance.
If you also want to do a Self Assessment, the first thing you need to do is understand what Self Assessment
is, what factors play a vital role in the process, and how you can assess yourself.
What is Self Assessment?
As per the definition suggested by the University Of
California Berkeley“Self-Assessment is a process of clarifying your value
through discovering the relationship between various
occupations and your personality type and work style,
interests, career values, and skills. Even if you have
engaged in a Self-Assessment process early in your
career, your interests may have changed over time, and
you may be eager to learn new skills.”
In the Self-Assessment process, you evaluate yourself
by answering some questions which do not have a definitive answer. The choices might be direct, like yes or
no format, or you might have to fill out the answers. It is briefly what Self-Assessment is. It is not kind of an
exam or a test. It is a chance to judge your performance. Self-Assessment may include questions about your
interests, personality, values, skills, etc.
You might have conducted such assessments unknowingly at times while making decisions that might be
personal or professional. If someone asks you about yourself, you may need some time to think about the
deeper aspects of your life.
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The general details, such as likes or dislikes, may not be the only factor that defines you. There are many
other aspects, thought processes, shortcomings, prejudices, situations, etc. that would have influenced your
personality and behavioral patterns. So, make sure that you are not lying about yourself in the assessment, as
then it will be very effective in showing the right picture of your own-self that will ultimately guide you in
making the right choices in the present to improve your future.
Why is Self Assessment So Crucial?
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Self Assessment is not just for self-growth and self-improvement; it is a chance to be a better version
of yourself. You can rate yourself and accordingly evaluate where you might be going wrong.
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It is a perfect opportunity to recognize yourself and explore the unknown aspects of your personality.
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A Self Assessment will help to increase the teamwork and improve the engagement between the
workers. It helps in evaluating the level of skills and improving them if needed.
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While talking about the significance of honest assessments, August Wilson, an American playwright,
and winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama, once said-
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“Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness.
Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.”
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So, the right assessments optimize your chances of not committing similar mistakes again and
moving ahead with better decisions and resolutions.
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