1. SKILLS &
PERSONAL QUALITIES

2. Talking about yourself is a little bit difficult for everyone.
In some cultures, it is not polite to talk about yourself and how well you can do things.
For a job search here in Canada, you must learn to talk about your skills clearly.
You must show Canadian employers that your jobs in other countries developed the right skills.

3. Learning to describe your skills will help you to:
- introduce yourself to an employer
-write your resume and cover letter
-prepare a calling card
-answer interview questions

4. Types of Skills Job Specific Skills Transferable Skills
Skills Most Canadian Employers Want
Personal Qualities or Attributes

5. Job Specific Skills/Transferable Skills
What can you do? I can………………
Personal Qualities or Attributes
What kind of person are you? I am………...

6. Job Specific Skills sometimes called hard skills or technical skills
skills that we use for one job
skills that we usually learn from courses at school or training on the job

7. Examples of Job Specific Skills
Preparing statistics with SPSS software
Navigating an airplane
Drafting blueprints
Operating a chainsaw

8. Transferable Skills
sometimes called soft skills or personal management skills
general skills that you can use for many jobs
skills that you learn from your family, your life experience, your hobbies or at work and in school
very valuable for employers

9. Examples of Transferable Skills
organizational skills
Nurses, delivery drivers, accountants, all need to be well organized.

10. Skills Canadian Employers Want
Academic
Skills
Personal Management Skills
Teamwork Skills
communicate
positive attitude
work with others
think
responsibility
plan and make decisions in a group
learn
adaptability
show leadership

11. Skills for Survival Jobs
Sometimes New Canadians need to take any kind of job to pay the bills for a short time. These are called survival jobs.
If you are a professional looking for a survival job, you will need to think about transferable skills.
For example a nurse has good skills working with people, good communication skills and good organizational skills. These are skills for a survival job in a store.

12. Personal Qualities
When you have the right personal qualities, you will fit in to the organization.
Sometimes we call these personality traits or attributes.

13. Examples of Personal Qualities
patient creative empathetic
accurate persistent calm
A calm and persistent troubleshooter
Accurately processed documents
Patiently instructed clients with disabilities

14. Nurse Job Specific Skills starting an intravenous
taking a blood sample
sterilizing equipment
recording patient charts 
 Transferable Skills
good oral and written communication skills
well organized and able to multi-task
 Personal Qualities
empathetic, gentle, trustworthy

15. Gas Station Attendant Job Specific Skills
knowledge of all safety regulations and WHMIS Symbols
processing credit card and debit card transactions
check oil
 Transferable Skills
fixing and repair machinery
working well without supervision
anticipate problems
  Personal Qualities
polite, outgoing, reliable
Gas Station Attendant

16. Scientist Job Specific Skills laboratory procedures
scientific calculations
chemical properties
  Transferable skills
handling dangerous materials safely
planning
troubleshooting
  Personal Qualities
innovative, methodical, open-minded

17. Receptionist Job Specific Skills operate a multi-line phone
use a computer and appointment scheduling software
identify the names and functions of all departments in the company
  Transferable Skills
working under pressure
good communication skills
solving problems
 Personal Qualities
cheerful, friendly, courteous
Receptionist

18. Lifeguard Job Specific Skills swimming 100 metres
life saving techniques
first aid and CPR
 Transferable Skills
thinking clearly in a crisis
calming people
problem solving
 Personal Qualities
alert, conscientious, energetic

19. Musician Job Specific Skills reading a score of music
knowing all major and minor scales
understanding tempo
  Transferable Skills
listen intently
cooperate as a team member
 Personal Qualities
creative, disciplined, focused

20. Resources Choices Computer Software Internet Sites
Library and Resource Centre Books
Talking to people who work in different jobs.