Start identifying your skills now!

Step 1:  Write the title of an activity.  Focus on those activities that potentially demonstrate skill and experience relative to employment.  You may get may get these titles while working for community organizations, volunteer activities, or employment.

Step 2:  List the tasks involved in performing this activity.  Tasks are the basic functions of an activity.

Step 3:  List the skills involved in accomplishing each task.  Be sure to include job, self management and transferable skills. 

 EXAMPLE

Activity Title: Administrative Assistant

• Task: Answering telephones

  • Skills: Getting along well with others, listening, mediating, communicating, respectful, helpful, resolving conflict, developing rapport, assertiveness, dependable, outgoing, pleasant, sensitive, tolerant, detail-orientated, enthusiastic, friendly intelligent, kind, mature, patient, sincere, tactful, understanding

• Task: Completing paperwork

  • Skills: Typing, word processing, timeliness, detail-orientated, researching, accurate, writing clearly and concisely

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