identifying your skills sets

Identifying Your Skills Sets

The First Step of Your Job Search

What Skills Do You Have?

What tools can you use?

Can you operate a computer, multi-line phone, fax or copier?

What software are you proficient using?

Do you have a security clearance?

What skills have you acquired from your work experiences? From life? From Education?

What are your “soft” skills?

What are your “hard” skills?

What are your “transferrable” skills?

Soft SkillsSelf-management or SOFT skills are in greater demand than job seekers believe, i.e., teamwork, communication, attitude, reliability. Every employer wants employees to have these skills, and they make hiring decisions based on you having them.  If you ignore them, you will not get hired!

Hard SkillsWork content or HARD skills that are unique to the occupation, i.e., a Carpenter has specific skills that are very different from an Accountant. Carpenters measure, cut, build. Accountants calculate, audit, analyze.

Transferrable SkillsPortable or TRANSFERABLE skills are those HARD and SOFT skills that relate to many occupations, i.e., proficiency with MS Office Suite applications, or the ability to manage time using Outlook, etc.

SKILL SETSEnthusiasmPersonalityHonestyAttitudeHonestyDedication

Job Specific Knowledge

Degrees/EducationJob Specific SkillsLicencesProfessional Affiliations

Leadership

How to Identify Your Skills

Where Do I Start? - ONET

ONET & Labor Market Information

Summary and Job Code

Related Job TitlesTasksTools and TechnologyKnowledge, Skills and Abilities

Work Contexts

EducationWork Styles and Values

InterestsRelated OccupationsWage and Employment Trends

Current Job Postings

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My Next Move – Interest Profiler

It’s a good tool and starting point.The Interest Profiler matches interests and aptitudes with careers and helps you decide what you want to do.

Simple, easy and only takes about 15 minutes.

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Understanding What You Can Bring To An Employer Helps You Secure A Better Career!It Takes Some Thought and Work, But It Pays Off with a Job Offer!