David R. MacIver 9/12/2025

How to say what you're good at

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This article offers advice on how to write about your strengths in professional contexts like annual performance reviews, CVs, and speaker bios. It addresses the common difficulty of self-assessment and suggests a method: instead of asking what you're good at, ask what others seem weirdly bad at. The author recommends starting from complaints about coworkers' shortcomings to uncover your own hidden talents, framing this as a form of mental autocompletion to overcome writer's block. The content focuses on career development and self-presentation skills, which are relevant to IT/technology professionals.

How to say what you're good at

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