1. Identifying Your
Skills Sets
The First Step of Your Job Search

2. What Skills Do You Have?
What tools can you use?
Can you operate a
computer, multi-line
phone, fax or copier?
What software are you
proficient using?
Do you have a security
clearance?
What skills have you
acquired from your work
experiences? From life?
From Education?
What are your “soft” skills?
What are your “hard”
skills?
What are your
“transferrable” skills?

3. Soft Skills
Self-management or SOFT skills are in
greater demand than job seekers believe,
i.e., teamwork, communication, attitude,
reliability. Every employer wants
employees to have these skills, and they
make hiring decisions based on you having
them. If you ignore them, you will not get
hired!

4. Hard Skills
Work content or HARD skills that are
unique to the occupation, i.e., a
Carpenter has specific skills that are
very different from an Accountant.
Carpenters measure, cut, build.
Accountants calculate, audit, analyze.

5. Transferrable Skills
Portable or TRANSFERABLE skills are
those HARD and SOFT skills that relate
to many occupations, i.e., proficiency
with MS Office Suite applications, or
the ability to manage time using
Outlook, etc.

6. Enthusiasm
Personality
Honesty
Attitude
Honesty
Dedication
Job Specific Knowledge
Degrees/Education
Job Specific Skills
Licences
Professional
Affiliations
Leadership

7. How to Identify
Your Skills
Where Do I Start? - ONET

13. ONET & Labor Market
Information
Summary and Job Code
Related Job Titles
Tasks
Tools and Technology
Knowledge, Skills and
Abilities
Work Contexts
Education
Work Styles and Values
Interests
Related Occupations
Wage and Employment
Trends
Current Job Postings

14. Other Resources
Career One Stop – Skills Profiler
My Skills My Future – Career
Matching
My Next Move – Interest Profiler

20. My Next Move – Interest
Profiler
It’s a good tool and starting point.
The Interest Profiler matches interests and aptitudes
with careers and helps you decide what you want
to do.
Simple, easy and only takes about 15 minutes.
Scored by relevance.

21. Understanding What You
Can Bring To An Employer
Helps You Secure A Better
Career!
It Takes Some Thought and Work, But It
Pays Off with a Job Offer!