1. McGraw-Hill© 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2 Skills and Interests – Your Career Assets Seminar 3

2. McGraw-Hill© 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2-2 Agenda 1)At look at Unit 3 Project 2)Your Values, Interests and Personality 3)Soft Skills and Adaptive Skills 4)Hard Skills and Transferable Skills 5)Job Specific Skills 6)Brand Identity 7)Skills Gap 8)Questions

3. McGraw-Hill© 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2-3 Unit 3 Project

4. McGraw-Hill© 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2-4 Unit 3 Project

5. McGraw-Hill© 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2-5 Your Values, Interests, and Personality Values and skills should align with your career goals and mission Values are what you feel strongly about

6. McGraw-Hill© 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2-6 What do you value? Workplace Values –Values that are upheld and honored in the workplace Values determine your choices, attitude and actions Make sure you are clear about your values

7. McGraw-Hill© 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2-7 Your Unique Personality Your personality needs to fit with your career and workplace Personality Assessment –Categorizes your personality traits to determine if your personal attributes are a good fit in a particular work environment

8. McGraw-Hill© 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2-8 Self-Check How can being more aware of your personality and values help you in your career, or when job hunting?

9. McGraw-Hill© 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2-9 What are three things you learned about yourself from the assessments on personality or on values? Self-Check

10. McGraw-Hill© 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2-10 Soft Skills and Adaptive Skills Skills Vocabulary: –Identifying your skills in order to market and sell yourself to potential employers, or to your current employer if you want to be considered for advancement Soft Skills: –All of the skills, excluding technical expertise, that you need to do a job Adaptive Skills: –Soft skills, related to your work style, and help you function as a good employee on a day-to-day basis

11. McGraw-Hill© 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2-11 Hard Skills and Transferable Skills Hard Skills –The technical expertise you need to do a job well gained through education and experience Transferable Skills –Skills you learn from your experiences

12. McGraw-Hill© 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2-12 Job-Specific Skills –Skills that require special training, experience, education, and certification

13. McGraw-Hill© 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2-13 Achievements Achievement –An accomplishment or success that you attain

14. McGraw-Hill© 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2-14 Your Brand Identity Brand Identity –Your personal marketing image that highlights your worth and value to employers

15. McGraw-Hill© 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2-15 Identify Your Skills Gap Skills Gap –The skills you must acquire in order to obtain your ideal job

16. McGraw-Hill© 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2-16 Your Degree Match Your Degree to Goals and Responsibilities –Your completed degree shows that you have the ability to achieve a long-term goal –A degree can make you valuable for careers you have not even considered.

17. McGraw-Hill© 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2-17 Summary Organizing and outlining your skills, values, accomplishments makes it easier to create your resume, cover letter, and portfolio Increased awareness of what careers you should considered based on your interests, values, and skills Continue to expand your career possibilities as you learn new skills

18. McGraw-Hill© 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2-18 Skill / Terms 1)Describe how being more aware of your personality, values, and interests assists you in finding a great career fit. 2)Explain the difference between hard and soft skills, and provide two examples of each term.

19. McGraw-Hill© 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2-19 Skill / Terms 1)Explain transferable skills and provide two examples. 2)Define skill gap. Explain how you might close this gap. 3)Name two different careers (job titles/positions) you could consider with your degree.

20. McGraw-Hill© 2011 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 2-20 Thank you for taking the time to join us tonight! Please feel free to contact me via … AIM: NicoleDarling44 email: ndarling@kaplan.edu if you have any questions. Have a Great Week!! Thank you for taking the time to join us tonight! Please feel free to contact me via … AIM: NicoleDarling44 email: ndarling@kaplan.edu if you have any questions. Have a Great Week!!