Being Job-Ready: Identify Your Skills, Strengths, and Career Goals

by Mendlin, Ronald C.; Polonsky, Marc; Farr, J. Michael

• ISBN13: 9781563707056
• ISBN10: 1563707055
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Jist Works

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(3)
Your Foundation	3	(10)
Make the Most of Your Experience	4	(3)
Strengths and Skills: What's the Difference?	7	(1)
Define Your Strengths	8	(2)
Work Priorities: What's Important to You?	10	(3)
Identify Your Experience	13	(8)
Write Down Your Schooling and Training	14	(2)
Work Experience	16	(2)
Activities and Hobbies: What Do You Like to Do?	18	(1)
What Else?	19	(2)
Identify Your Skills	21	(32)
Break Down Your Skills	22	(2)
Different Types of Skills	24	(1)
Your Personality Skills	24	(1)
Identify Your Personality Skills and General Skills	25	(4)
Personality Skills Worksheet	25	(3)
Your Top Personality Skills	28	(1)
Personality Skills to Improve	29	(1)
Your General Job Skills	29	(13)
General Job Skills Worksheet	30	(6)
Your Top General Job Skills	36	(1)
General Job Skills to Improve	37	(5)
Take Inventory of Your Skills	42	(11)
Skills Inventory Worksheet	42	(8)
Your Top Skills	50	(3)
Put It All into Action	53	(38)
The Right Job for You	54	(1)
Start to Think About Careers	54	(1)
Jobs That Match Your Skills	55	(1)
Gather Information	56	(2)
Keep an Open Mind	58	(11)
Training Now Will Pay Off Later	69	(3)
Formal Schooling	70	(1)
What Type of School Will Provide the Training You Need?	70	(1)
How Will You Pay for It?	70	(1)
The Military	71	(1)
On-the-Job Training	71	(1)
Apprenticeships	71	(1)
Improve Your General Skills	72	(1)
Resources for Learning General Skills	72	(1)
Career Research Pointers	73	(1)
Short-Term and Long-Term Goals	73	(1)
Keep Your Goals Realistic and Manageable	74	(1)
Worksheets: Make Your Goals More Manageable	75	(2)
Action Plans	77	(7)
Daily Action Plans	84	(2)
Final Words About Goals	86	(5)
Conclusion	91	(2)
Appendix: Ideas of Jobs to Consider	93