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6.01 Understand skills required for seeking employment.

Discovering Interests, Skills, Abilities, and Aptitudes

is the 1st step in job searching

• Interests- activities one likes to do.

• Skills- the ability to perform a task due to training or experience.

•Abilities- a skill you have already developed.

•Aptitude- the potential a person has for learning a skill.

Interests can lead to a career choice

 Most Interests fall into 3 categories:    1. People- interests include activities involving

people.   2. Information- interests include using ideas,

facts, figures, and words.    3. Technology- interests involve working with

things, such as tools, machines, and other equipment.

Quiz yourself—• Interest Inventory- designed to help you relate

your interests to occupational areas.

• Ability Assessment- measure how well you perform specific tasks and whether you can master certain skills.

• Aptitude tests- you can learn what careers you would be good at- aptitudes can be developed into skills.

   What skills are employers looking for?

    Basic Skills- Reads, writes, performs arithmetic and mathematical operations, listens, and speaks.Thinking skills- Thinks creatively, makes decisions, solves problems, visualizes, knows how to learn, and analyzes.Social Skills- skills people use to interact with others. These skills are one of the top qualities employers look for in a job candidate.

Personal Qualities•                           Displays responsibility•                 Self-esteem and self confidence•                           Self-management•                          Integrity and Honesty•                                 Cooperation•                          Follows directions•                   Initiative and self-motivation

Resources for choosing a career and seeking employment

• Research

• Networking

• Work-based Learning

Research

• Classifieds

• Internet

• Employment Agencies

Networking

• Job leads

• Referral

• Career fair

• Contact list

Work-based Learning• ApprenticeshipApprenticeship-A position that involves hands-on learning

while working under the guidance of a skilled worker in a registered program.

• Job Shadowing-The act of following a person on the job for a few days in order to learn about a particular career.

• Internship-A temporary paid or unpaid position that involves direct work experience in a career field.

• Cooperative education (Co-op)-Combines school studies with paid work experience.

Job- Work that a person does for pay.

Career- a work history of one or more jobs in the same or related fields of interest.

Trade- a particular skilled profession.

Types of Career Choices

Factors involved in choosing a career

• Salary and Earnings• Benefits

• Job Outlook• Advancement • Opportunities

•    Qualifications, training, education, and experience

•   Work permit