To conduct a personal SWOT analysis, ask yourself questions about each of the four areas being examined. Answer honestly. honesty is crucial, or the analysis will not generate meaningful results. With that in mind, try to see yourself from the standpoint of a colleague or a bystander, and view criticism with objectivity.

You don't have to share everything, or really even share the specific strengths/weaknesses/opportunities/threats you come up with (but please feel free to share them, because a lot of us probably have similar ones and it might be helpful to discuss them). But do at least reflect on what your personal SWOT analysis tells you about your career goals, what you may want to to do address any weaknesses, etc. Please write something substantial to show me you've really done the analysis and thought about it.