 Step One Assess: Assessment Exercises
Exercise 4: Skills Assessment
This exercise assesses your skills. Skills are aptitudes that you've put
into practice and improved. There are two types. Transferable skills apply
to a wide variety of jobs. Technical skills are more highly specialized.
Identify the skills that others would agree you possess. For those that you
would enjoy using regularly, check whether your skill level is high, medium
or low.
Search for the type of work that requires your high level skills.
Increase your transferable skills; they give you more job options. To see
more skills that you might have, use the OSCAR software ( See Step
One: Assess).
Transferable Skills
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fixing |
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observing |
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lifting |
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creating |
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mediating |
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inspecting |
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planning |
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interpreting |
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comparing |
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leading |
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doing math |
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organizing |
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critically thinking |
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problem-solving |
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public speaking |
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decision-making |
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Medium |
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teaching |
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remembering |
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listening |
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managing |
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figuring |
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typing |
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persuading |
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directing |
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proofing |
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writing |
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predicting |
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researching |
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taking directions |
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communicating |
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selling |
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sorting |
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Technical Skills
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Medium |
Low |
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painting |
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roofing |
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cooking |
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plastering walls |
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helping patients |
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arranging flowers |
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recording sounds |
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trimming trees |
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reading blueprints |
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farming |
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Medium |
Low |
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welding |
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fitting eyeglasses |
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processing X-rays |
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cutting glass |
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installing carpets |
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driving a backhoe |
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testing water purity |
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caring for a child |
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driving a truck |
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playing an instrument |
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