Types of Skills Websearch

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Work is l________ for pay.You are hired to perform sk_______.Therefore, you should:

Know what the different t_______ of sk_________ are.
I________ your skills.
Know the skills e______________ want.
C____________ your skills to e_____________.
Learn n______ skills.

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Types of skills

1.F_________ skills – skills every w_______ needs

2.M____________ skills – the skills an employer will p____ you to perform

3.Tr__________ skills – can be used from one oc__________ to another

4.M_____________ skills – those skills that you e_____________ using

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To identify your skills:

First, you need a l_______ of skills.
If you are or have been employed, think about the jobs you have had and the skills they require. A_____ those to your list.
Review the f___________ skills and add those to your list.
Make a list of all those a_______________, a________________, or similar "good e________________" that you have had in the past 2 - 5 years - whether work-related or not. R________ order them and choose the s_________ best. Add these to your list. These are your m_____________ skills.
R__________ the list and make a mark next to the skills you consider your m_________________ skills, the skills you most e_________ using.

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The skills employers want are f____________ skills, and the skills you see in d________________ of jobs you want.You can also look at "work c____________ statements".

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To communicate your skills to employers try the __________ method.

P______________ : What was the p___________ you faced?What were the basic issues?

A____________: What did you do to resolve the problem?What a_________ did you take?

R____________: What observable r___________ were there?Changes in b___________?N__________?Be c___________.Practice in front of a m_________.

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Learn New Skills

Everyone needs to be a life-long l___________. You will want to strengthen your f____________ skills and your other tr______________ skills.

Look for opportunities to l__________ new sk_________ and e__________ those you already have.

Learn what skills are n___________ and v___________ in your industry, n_____ and in the f_________.