Personal SWOT Analysis:
Competencies and Foundation Skills
Based On: What Work Requires of Schools: A SCANS Report for America 2000
Student’s Name: _____________________________ Date: __________________________________
Evaluator’s Position/Title: ____________________________________________________________
Please read each statement as it relates to the competency or foundation skill. Indicate which ones are either your Strengths or Weaknesses.
COMPETENCIES
SCORE 1. Resources: Identifies, organizes, plans and allocates resources
S A. Manages Time – Selects goal-relevant activities, ranks them, allocates time
and prepares and follows schedules
S B. Manages Money – Uses or prepares budgets, makes forecasts, keeps records
and makes adjustments to meet objectives
S C. Organized – Acquires, stores, allocates and uses materials or space efficiently
W D. Plan – Identifies and plan tasks based on importance
W E. Allocate Resources – Establish appropriate priorities
SCORE 2. Interpersonal: Works with others
S A. Team Work – Participates and interacts well on a team, contributes to group effort
S B. Sharing – Ready to share and teach others new ideas and skills
W C. Leadership – Communicates ideas to justify position, persuades and
convinces others; responsibly challenges existing procedures and policies
S D. Negotiates – Works toward agreements involving exchanges of resources;
resolves divergent ideas
S E. Works with Diversity – Works well with men and women from Diverse
Backgrounds and Cultures
SCORE 3. Information Management: Acquires and uses information
S A. Acquires and Evaluates Information Effectively (Use Libraries and Search Engines)
S B. Organizes and Maintains Information on computers
S C. Interprets and Communicates Information Effectively without biases
S D. Uses Information Appropriately (My Space and Facebook)
SCORE 4. Technology: Works with a variety of technologies
S A. Applies Technology to Task- Understands overall intent and proper procedures for setup,
use and operation of computer equipment and software
S B. Uses Technology – Efficiently uses software such as Word, Excel, Power Point, Web
Development, to process and store information and data
W C. Maintains and Troubleshoots Equipment – Prevents, identifies or solves
problems with equipment, including computers and software
Foundation Skills
SCORE 1. Basic Skills: Reads, writes, performs arithmetic and mathematical
operations, listens and speaks
W A. Reading – Locates, understands and interprets written information in prose
and in documents such as manuals, graphs, and schedules
S B. Writing – Communicates thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in
writing; and creates documents such as letters, directions, manuals, reports,
graphs, and flow charts
S C. Arithmetic/Mathematics – Performs basic computations and approaches
practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical
techniques
S D. Listening – Receives, attends to, interprets, and responds to verbal messages
and other cues
S E. Speaking – Organizes ideas and communicates effectively orally
SCORE 2. Thinking Skills – Thinks creatively, makes decisions, solves problems,
visualizes, knows how to learn, and reasons
W A. Creative Thinking – Logical thinking and reasoning; generates new ideas
S B. Decision Making – Specifies goals and constraints, generates alternatives,
considers risks and evaluates and chooses best alternative
S C. Problem Solving – Recognizes problems and devises and implements plan of action
S D. Seeing Things in the Mind’s Eye – Organizes and processes symbols,
pictures, graphics, objects, and other information
S E. Knowing How to Learn – Uses efficient learning techniques to acquire and
apply new knowledge and skills; believes in life long learning
S F. Reasoning – Discovers a rule or principle underlying the relationship between
two or more objects and applies it when solving a problem
SCORE 3. Personal Qualities – Displays responsibility, self-esteem, sociability,
self-management, integrity, and honesty
S A. Responsibility – Exerts a high level of effort and perseveres toward goal
attainment
S B. Self-Esteem – Believes in own self-worth and maintains a positive view of
self
S C. Sociability – Demonstrates understanding, friendliness, adaptability,
empathy, and politeness in group setting
S D. Self-Management – Assesses self accurately, sets personal goals, monitors
progress, and exhibits self-control
S E. Integrity/Honesty – Chooses ethical courses of action
Credit:ivythesis.typepad.com
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