Build Your

Skill Definition

A skill is an ability to perform an activity in a competent manner

Skills Possibilities=

Transferable/Functional

skills

Personal Traits/Attitudes

Knowledge-based

Actions taken to perform a task transferable to different work functions and industries.

Based on ability and aptitude

Knowledge of specific subjects, procedures, & information necessary to perform particular tasksAcquired through education, training, and on-the-

job experience.

Traits or personality characteristics that contribute to performing work.

Developed in childhood and through life experience.

Skills Types

Technical Work-specific

skills

Functional/transferable

skills

Self-management

skills

specific to a job and are not easily applied in other environments or situations

related to how we conduct ourselves and are rooted in temperament.

(sometimes referred to as personality traits)

can be applied in most environments and situations. They incorporate various combinations

of data, people, and thing skills

Skills Types

Communication

Research and Planning

Leadership and Management

Human Relations and Interpersonal

Transferable Skills Categories

• Interviewing for information

• Editing documents

• Speaking effectively in public

• Writing clearly and concisely

• Expressing ideas in an open forum

• Facilitating group discussion

Communication

• Generating ideas

• Identifying problems

• Developing alternative solutions

• Goal Setting and Evaluation

• Gathering information

• Identifying resources

• Developing evaluation and feedback strategies

Research and Planning Skills

• Providing direction, coaching and feedback

• Recruiting and hiring staff

• Managing groups

• Delegating responsibility

• Managing conflict

• Counseling for performance improvement

Leadership and Management Skills

• Listening actively

• Providing support for others

• Motivating

• Representing others

• Perceiving feelings, situations

• Cooperating

Human Relations & Interpersonal Skills

10 Top Skills for Work

Commercial Awareness

Problem solving

Team work

Communication

Negotiation

Working under

pressure

Confidence

Motivation

Organizing

Leadership

WorKuno Strengths Testingwww.freestrengthstest.workuno.com

Mayer Briggs Personality Test “MBTI”

www.myersbriggs.org

Personalities Tests

Practice

Practice

Practice

Practice

Language Skills

MS Office

Technical Software

Computer Skills

Introduction Letter

Application

Report

Formal Document

Formal E-mail

Writing Skills

Be Prepared

Collect Information

Arrive Early

First Impression

Do not Exaggerate

Be Confident

Interviewing Skills

What we should

DO

Influenced People

Field Network

Out of your circle

Networking

NetworksCommunity

Skills

Culture Exchange

Experience Communication

Managerial

Pup. Speaking

Team Work

Organizational Ex

Technical Ex.

Companies

Professional

Friends

Ideas Sharing

Knowledge

Volunteering Activities

Technical

Interests

Widen Perception with

Knowledge

Reading

Courses

Diploma

Master

Summer Training

Project Implementation

Work

Scholarships Internships

Objective/Summary

Education

Training/Internship

Training Program

Hobbies

SkillsS.T.A.R

Situation

Task

Action

Result

Creating Professional C.V

RESUME LANGUAGE SHOULD BE:

1. Specific rather than general 2. Active rather than passive 3. Written to express not impress 4. Articulate rather than

“flowery” 5. Fact-based (quantify and

qualify) 6. Written for people who scan

quickly

TOP 5 RESUME MISTAKES:

1. Spelling and grammar errors 2. Missing email and phone information 3. Using passive language instead of “action” words 4. Not well organized, concise, or easy to skim 5. Too long

RESUME TIPS

Do• Be consistent in format and content • Make it easy to read and follow • Use spacing, underlining, italics, bold, and capitalization for emphasis • List headings (such as Professional Experience) in order of importance • Avoid information gaps such as a missing summer • Be sure that your formatting translated properly if converted to a .pdf

DON’T: • Use personal pronouns (such as I) • Abbreviate • Use a narrative style • Number or letter categories • Use slang or colloquialisms • Include a picture • Include age or sex • List references on resume

RESUME TIPS

Linked-In Profile

Recruitment Websites

Companies Websites

Creating Profile

Passion