There are many ways to find out what your interests and skills are. You can join many volunteer events where you do many things that can help you figure out what you want to do. Also you can try to make a list of all your hobbies and figure out what type of skills are needed to do those hobbies.
It's really easy to assess you interest, skills and abilities to use to figure out jobs that are appropriate for you
A website that you can use to do it for you is http://www.careercruising.com/Default.aspx
Firstly, you have to find out the username and password from your school and then you must make an account.
Once you have made your account, you fill out the suvey under Assessment Results --> Career Matchmaker.
After this you can start filling out the survey to find out what types of jobs are suited for you. It is important to know what you want to do now because then you can get jobs not that will help you build for the job you want in the future by practising the skills needed.
Also, another website that can help you decide on your essential skills is http://literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html
When you finish filling out the multiple choice questions, at the very end it shows you exactly what essential skills you have and how much of each !
Friday, July 29, 2011
What are some essential skills that I may have to develop for the work place and how can I further develop these skills?
Essential Skills
Reading - Writing
- Document use
- Computer Use
- Oral communication
- Money Math
- Schedualing or budgeting and accounting
- Measurement
- Data Analysis
- Numerical Estimation
- Job Task planning and organization
- Decision making
- Problem Solving
- Finding Information
If you want more information on these essential skills then you can go to http://skills.edu.gov.ca
All of these are essential skills needed for any job. You can improve on these skills by doing volunteer work requiring some of these jobs. Also you can try practising these skills becasue some of these skills are used in everyday life.
Where can I find information about different careers and what information should I look for?
http://www.alec.co.uk/free-career-assessment/list-of-different-careers.htm
^ This website shows different fields that you can enter and all of the careers underneath the fields are listed in alphebetical order to help you. The types of careers you should be looking for are types that fit your skills, interest and characteristics, also ones that you are interested in.
^ This website shows different fields that you can enter and all of the careers underneath the fields are listed in alphebetical order to help you. The types of careers you should be looking for are types that fit your skills, interest and characteristics, also ones that you are interested in.
Job interview
Job interviews can be very stressful, so a few tips on how to complete them can be very helpful !
Tip 1: Dress professional
Tip 2: Practise answering different questions
Tip 3: Try not to stutter
Tip 4: Introduce yourself with a smile and good handshake, and dont loose eyecontact
Tip 5: Before your interview find out everything you can about the company
Tip 6: Try to come across happy and energetic to show that you fit the part
Tip 1: Dress professional
Tip 2: Practise answering different questions
Tip 3: Try not to stutter
Tip 4: Introduce yourself with a smile and good handshake, and dont loose eyecontact
Tip 5: Before your interview find out everything you can about the company
Tip 6: Try to come across happy and energetic to show that you fit the part
If you follow all of these tips, then you should be able to have an excellent job interview. Also, it would be a good idea to practise with a friend who has already had experience with a few job interviews that could give you a few more helpful tips.
Final Reflection
What are some occupations you are now interested in based on your skills, abilities, interests and values? What aspects of these jobs interest you and what aspects do not interest you?
One of the occupations i am very interested in right now is becoming a pediatrician. Pediatricians are a type of doctors that work with children, this interest me very much because i enjoy working with kids and. One of the interests that i have that require me for this job is that i enjoy chemistry. One of the skills that I have is that i am a very good listener and pay attention to detail so i would be able to diagnose the patients quiecky and efficiently. One of the abilities that suit me for the job is that i know how to care and control children. One of the aspects of this job that interests me the most is being able to know that i have helped a life a life and maed a difference. One of the aspects that does not interest me is the fact that i have to stay in school for alot longer.
How does the knowledge you gained about yourself help you determine your future and educational career plans?
The knowledge i gained about myself helped me determine my future and educational career plans by helping me understand what my strongest and weakes skills are. Also, it helped e understand what types of jobs are best suited for me and why. Now that i know what type of career i want to go into it helped me understand what type of future i could have based on how much money i would be making and how much time i would have left over. Also, how long i would have to stay in school for to reach my career and what types of marks i should also be getting.
Did you learn anything in this unit that surprised you?
Something I learned in this unit that surprised me was that i am much more active then i thought I was.
What are some activities you enjoyed in this unit and found useful? What are some activities you did not enjoy in this course and did not find useful?
The activities that i found most useful in this course were the surveys. I found this the most useful because it helped me get a better understanding about myself and what type of jobs are the best suited for me. I also found that the real game was very helpful as well because i helped me realize what type of life i would have if i got the job i wanted. And also i found the resume writing and cover letter very helpful becasue those are thigs i can use right now to helo me get a job that might help me get the skills that i need to get the career i want. Something that i did not find useful in this course is the hobbies, skills and career chart. I did not find this useful becasue, personally, it did not help me understand what I needed to help me get a career that i want.
One of the occupations i am very interested in right now is becoming a pediatrician. Pediatricians are a type of doctors that work with children, this interest me very much because i enjoy working with kids and. One of the interests that i have that require me for this job is that i enjoy chemistry. One of the skills that I have is that i am a very good listener and pay attention to detail so i would be able to diagnose the patients quiecky and efficiently. One of the abilities that suit me for the job is that i know how to care and control children. One of the aspects of this job that interests me the most is being able to know that i have helped a life a life and maed a difference. One of the aspects that does not interest me is the fact that i have to stay in school for alot longer.
How does the knowledge you gained about yourself help you determine your future and educational career plans?
The knowledge i gained about myself helped me determine my future and educational career plans by helping me understand what my strongest and weakes skills are. Also, it helped e understand what types of jobs are best suited for me and why. Now that i know what type of career i want to go into it helped me understand what type of future i could have based on how much money i would be making and how much time i would have left over. Also, how long i would have to stay in school for to reach my career and what types of marks i should also be getting.
Did you learn anything in this unit that surprised you?
Something I learned in this unit that surprised me was that i am much more active then i thought I was.
What are some activities you enjoyed in this unit and found useful? What are some activities you did not enjoy in this course and did not find useful?
The activities that i found most useful in this course were the surveys. I found this the most useful because it helped me get a better understanding about myself and what type of jobs are the best suited for me. I also found that the real game was very helpful as well because i helped me realize what type of life i would have if i got the job i wanted. And also i found the resume writing and cover letter very helpful becasue those are thigs i can use right now to helo me get a job that might help me get the skills that i need to get the career i want. Something that i did not find useful in this course is the hobbies, skills and career chart. I did not find this useful becasue, personally, it did not help me understand what I needed to help me get a career that i want.
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