Rediscovering your strengths – How to identify your skills and boost your career.
Identifying and articulating your skills is crucial for career success, yet many people struggle to recognise their own strengths. If you’ve ever found yourself questioning your abilities or doubting your value, you’re not alone. At Finnesse Careers and Empowerment, we’re here to help you reconnect with your skillset, build confidence, and take charge of your career development.
Why Do We Lose the Ability to Identify Our Skillset?
There are several reasons why people may lose touch with their abilities, and understanding these can be the first step toward regaining clarity:
- Lack of Reflection: In the hustle of daily life and work, people rarely take the time to reflect on their skills and accomplishments. Without reflection, it’s easy to forget or overlook what you bring to the table.
- Career Stagnation: Repeating the same tasks or staying in a role that doesn’t challenge you can make your skills feel invisible or irrelevant. Over time, you may doubt whether your abilities are transferable to new opportunities.
- Overwhelm or Burnout: When you’re overwhelmed or burnt out, it’s hard to see the positives in yourself. Stress can cloud your perception and lead to undervaluing your skills.
- Negative Feedback or Self-Doubt: A single piece of critical feedback, or an experience of rejection, can disproportionately impact how you view yourself. Self-doubt often leads to questioning your entire skillset.
- Changing Job Market: As industries evolve, certain skills may feel outdated, causing people to feel disconnected from their value in the current market.
How Losing Touch with Your Skills Affects Career Development?
When you’re unable to identify your skills, it can have significant impacts on your career:
- Missed Opportunities - You may overlook roles that suit your abilities because you don’t recognise your qualifications.
- Low Confidence - Struggling to articulate your skills can make interviews and applications daunting, reducing your chances of success.
- Stalled Growth - Without clarity on your strengths, it’s hard to set goals, seek promotions, or pivot to new roles.
- Lack of Fulfilment - Feeling unrecognised in your abilities often leads to dissatisfaction and disengagement in your work.
Reclaim Your Skills with Finnesse Careers and Empowerment
At Finnesse Careers and Empowerment, we specialise in helping individuals rediscover and articulate their skills through tailored programmes, tools, and resources.
The Skill Builder Box
The Skill Builder Box is designed to help individuals and schools build skill awareness. Featuring 50 skill cards arranged from A-Z, this resource enables you to:
- Identify your transferable skills.
- Understand how these skills apply to various roles.
- Gain confidence in articulating your abilities during applications and interviews.
Personal Branding Masterclass
Our Personal Branding Masterclass helps you uncover your unique strengths and develop your professional identity. You’ll learn how to communicate your skills in a way that resonates with employers, giving you an edge in competitive job markets.
FIT Box
For those facing interviews, the FIT Box is your go-to toolkit. It’s packed with practical prompts and exercises to help you structure answers that showcase your skills and achievements effectively. The FIT Box is also excellent for personal growth because it helps individuals build confidence, develop self-awareness, and master interview techniques by practising structured, impactful responses to common questions. It equips users with the tools to reflect on their experiences, articulate their strengths, and present themselves effectively, fostering both personal and professional development.
Tailored one to one career exploration session
Our Career Exploration sessions offer a comprehensive approach to career development. From skill discovery to tailored career planning, it provides the clarity and confidence you need to move forward.
How to Reconnect with Your Skills
If you’re struggling to identify your skillset, here are some practical steps to get started:
- Reflect on Past Successes: Think back to moments when you felt accomplished. What did you do well? What skills were involved?
- Ask for Feedback: Sometimes others see our strengths more clearly than we do. Ask colleagues, friends, or mentors for their perspective.
- Use the Skill Builder Box: Work through the A-Z of skills in the box to rediscover your capabilities. This structured approach helps bring clarity to what you excel at.
- Seek Guidance: At Finnesse Careers and Empowerment, we provide expert advice and tailored support to help you rediscover your strengths and use them to advance your career.
Your Skills Are the Foundation of Your Success
Rediscovering your skillset is a transformative journey. It not only boosts your confidence but also empowers you to take charge of your career development. At Finnesse Careers and Empowerment, we’re here to guide you every step of the way with tools like the Skill Builder Box, F.I.T Box, and empowering masterclasses.
