To analyze your competencies, you can use the following exercise.

Step 1: Discover your own competencies.

The questionnaire below will help you discover and recognize your own competencies. Assess yourself on the aspects mentioned by awarding yourself a score from 1 to 5. A score of 1 means that you have none or very little of this quality. A score of 5 means that you possess this quality to a very strong degree. Try to look at yourself objectively.

Step 2: Let others assess your competencies.

Ask at least two other persons to assess you on the same aspects (pick a variety of relations (family, friends, fellow students, colleagues)). Discuss the outcomes together, so you will gain even more insight!

In the end, summarize your findings and write them down for yourself.

Download the questionnaire here.

Now that you've gained insight into your competencies, write down the top 5 competencies you think are most valuable and give a short explanation why.

Please note: this exercise is not checked, but exists solely for your own development.