1. StrengthsQuest / StrengthsFinder (Understanding Your Results)
Kathleen E. High, M.Ed. GCDF
Career Counselor

2. What is “StrengthsFinder”?
StrengthsFinder is an online assessment
Two versions
StrengthsFinder (General use)
StrengthsQuest (Used for students in college)
Used to identify natural ‘talents’
When those talents are used repeatedly, they become strengths

3. Research Based People who succeed in their careers
After interviewing thousands of ‘successful’ people in a variety of careers, one theme emerged:
People who succeed in their careers
do so by focusing on strengths
rather than weaknesses
Based on this research, a total of 34 talents kept showing up in these ‘successful’ people

4. Total of 34 Themes
The assessment was designed to help you identify your top 5 strengths
These strengths don’t normally suggest specific careers
Instead, they are more like ‘transferable skills’ – Can be used in a variety of careers/jobs
The more you use those talents, the more they become a strength

5. All 34 Themes Fall into 1 of 4 Categories
Executing (Making Things Happen)
Influencing (Reaching Broader Audience)
Relationship Building (Creating Groups)
Strategic Thinking (Futuristic Thinking)

6. Executing (Making Things Happen):
Achiever
Arranger
Belief
Consistency
Deliberative
Discipline
Focus
Responsibility
Restorative

7. Influencing Themes (Reaching Broader Audience):
Activator
Command
Communication
Competition
Maximizer
Self-Assurance
Significance
Woo

8. Relationship Building (Creating Groups):
Adaptability
Connectedness
Developer
Empathy
Harmony
Includer
Individualization
Positivity
Relator

9. Strategic Thinking (Futuristic Thinking):
Strategic Thinking (Futuristic Thinking):
Analytical
Context
Futuristic
Ideation
Input
Intellection
Learner
Strategic

10. Your Results: Your Report Will Show Your Top 5 Strengths
With 34 Strengths and 5 Rankings, There are Millions of Combinations
Extremely Unlikely That Yours Will be Like Anyone Else’s

11. Can or Do Your Strengths Change?
May Change Slightly in Ranking Over Time
Based on How Often You Use Them
Based on What Strengths Are Required in Specific Situations

12. (Former Office Worker) 10 + Years as a Education & Career Counselor
Example: Kathleen
Year: 2000
Graduate Student
(Former Office Worker)
Year: 2015
10 + Years as a Education & Career Counselor
Strategic
1. Strategic
Analytical
2. Individualization
Learner
Relator
Responsibility
5. Individualization
5. Analytical

13. Review Your Results What Are Your Top Five Themes?
Highlight Descriptions That Resonate with You
Overall, Do You Agree?
Identify Some Actions Listed for Developing Your Strengths
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14. Review Your Results
Identify Which of The Four Categories Do They Fall Under?
Executing
Influencing
Relationship Building
Strategic Thinking
Identify If Any Careers and/or Transferable Skills Are Revealed? If So, Highlight Them
Do You See Any Patterns or Themes?