Next to writing about myself in third person (’Ms. Philipsen has over 7 years web development experience with technologies ranging from JAVA Swing to PHP…’), the most uncomfortable thing for me to do is “rate” my abilities. This time, I have a scale as such:
EP (Exceptional Performance) i.e. “Rock Star”
AP+ (Accomplished Performance Plus) i.e. “Lead Guitarist”
AP (Accomplished Perfomance) i.e. “Keyboardist”
AP- (Accomplished Performance Minus) i.e. “Roadie”
UP (Unacceptable Performance) i.e. “Groupie”
Of course, the ego in me wants all EPs for all aspects of my self appraisal. However, I just don’t think I am being at all objective if I label myself total and utter “Rock Star”. So, in the spirit of objectivity, I banish the ego and try sprinkle the EPs with a few AP+ and AP for good measure… you know, “room to grow”.
How do others handle this?