EVALUATING PERSONAL RESOURCES,
CAPABILITIES, AND COMPETITIVE
STRENGTH
Assignment 4a
Joseph Gamble
My Professional Strategy Status
• I have recently developed my own personal strategic plan
and plan to integrate that into my premium website which
positions myself and professional capability for potential
employers to view. (joegamble.net)
• I have also improved my competitiveness by deciding to
learn more about database management and plan to
pursue certification in SQL server.
• My professional strategy seems to be working very well
as indicated by the magnitude and frequency of progress
that I am making in developing a comprehensive
professional portfolio.
Resource and Capability Analysis
• My research skills enable me to have an above-average
wealth resource to seek out the information that I may
need on any given matter.
• I am knowledge-capable of single-handedly delivering
superior results in most of the metafunctions of IT – this
includes hardware and software development,
implementation and support, as well as consultation.
• I know how to apply practical concepts to increase
profitability and functionality by studying Business
Management, so my technical skills are bolstered by my
leadership/interpersonal expertise and experience.
SWOT Analysis
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Strengths
Technical and Managerial Expertise
Entrepreneurial Business Experience
Self-sustainable and Efficient
Demonstrated capability to handle
complex tasks
Understand how to translate a
business’s functions to increase
revenue
Threats
• Individuals who are solely IT specialists
and managers that have more
qualification
• Individuals who have more service and
a higher GPA or interviewing skill
• Job opportunities being limited due to
economic state
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Weaknesses
Need a stronger professional network
Tend to be demanding and perhaps
overbearing
Have a hard time accepting failure
Do not have a lot of community service
experience
Do not have a perfect GPA (3.2)
Opportunities
Increase my professional network
Become better at job interviews
Have examples of career related
projects that I’ve completed on-hand
Increase my GPA
Pursue more IT certification and
research prospective employers
SWOT Conclusions & Proactive Actions
• I have an exceptionally strong “strengths” category that
give me a distinct competitive edge and knowledge
synergy.
• My weaknesses and threats can be overcome and
nullified by properly developing micro-strategies to
improve their position or making them nonfactors. These
factors I would consider to be moderately
disadvantageous.
• Such actions would include expanding my professional
network by going to IT conferences and being more
socially active. Additionally, I need to better target my
potential employers for the specific nuances for a job that
I may be missing.
Professional Qualifications and Salary
Expectations
• I would consider myself to be extremely qualified for an entry
level position in practically any role for an IT consulting or
solutions company due to my knowledge, experience, and
degree qualifications for my age.
• I have used the statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor to
study the trends of national average annual earnings in 2010 to
project my expected salary as an entry-level software
developer and IT manager, which are around $67,000 and
$115,000 respectively. I am adjusting for inflation and local
market conditions.
• I am prepared to take less money in order to provide a better
value proposition my employer, and leverage my ability
qualifications in hopes to be promoted to an IT manager within
5-7 years.
• Best practices for my industry include project management,
system lifecycle development, software, and operating system
certifications to leverage as value.
Competitive Strength Assessment
This helps me to list industry key success factors and other relevant measures of
competitive strength, and I can apply the same principles for my career
Myself
Competitor #1
Competitor #2
(Average Applying Competition)
(Occupied position, High performance)
Key success
factor
Weight
Strength rating
(1-10)
Weighted
score
Strength rating
(1-10)
Weighted
Score
Strength rating
(1-10)
Weighted Score
Education
.2
8
1.6
5
1.0
8
1.6
Tech skills
.2
9
1.8
5
1.2
8
1.6
Experience
.3
6
1.8
4
1.2
8
2.4
Reputation
.05
6
.3
5
.25
8
.40
Employment
History
.25
5
1.25
5
1.25
7
1.75
Overall Score
1.00
6.75
4.9
7.75
Immediate Strategic Issues and Problems
• Making sure to find job placement for this upcoming year
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upon graduation (extremely serious)
Acquiring SQL Server certification (semi-serious)
Rapid expansion of my professional network (serious)
Continued development of interview skills (moderately
serious)
Packaging of self-published career applicable examples
to present to prospective employers (moderately serious)