Assessment of job skills, experiences and accomplishments, and
the cataloging of evidence stories to support claims, is the
first preparation task in the development of interviewing proficiency,
a special level of skill required to win job offers, the
principal objective of an interview. Job skill strength assessment
forms a foundation for interviewees to determine the skills
they want to feature in interviews and to make matches with
position skill requirements..
Assessment selections
are automatically saved to form your Candidacy Package.
You can view your PACKAGE in Step 7. TOOLBOX upon the completion
of Step 3. BRANDING.
JOB SKILLS ASSESSMENT
There
are three skills classifications interviewees need to assess
to identify their skill strengths
1. Transferable
Skils
2. Content
Specific Skills
3. Soft
Skills
The skills classifications are
representative and not all-inclusive. Add to the classifications
any additional skills strengths you possess. Keep in mind
that behind every skill is a body of knowledge and an evidence
factor
INSTRUCTIONS
Review the three
classifications of Job Skills and select with a check
mark those skills where you possess depth of strength.
Repeat the selection
process two additional times and have a trusted individual
review your final selections.
TRANSFERABLE
JOB SKILLS
Skills
that are portable and can be applied to virtually any job
situation and industry.
Computer Literate
Customer Oriented
Implement Decisions
Profit Focused
Meet Deadlines
Creativity
Written Communication
Planning
Decision Maker
Problem Solving
Promote Change
Implement Decisions
Presentation
Set Priorities
People Development
Organizing
Team Player
Project Management
Leadership
Time Management
Profit Minded
Follow Through
Critical Thinking
CONTENT SPECIFIC SKILLS
Job
specific, knowledge based skills acquired through work experience,
education and training.
EXAMPLE:
Accounting requires
accountants to have skill in such areas as payroll, taxes,
accounts receivable and payable, cash flow etc. Review the
following skills resources to identify your Content Specific
Skills.
Industry
Knowledge
Functional
Expertise
State
of Art Knowledge
Courses
Completed
Seminars
Attended
College
Major/Degree
Project
Management
Team
Participation's
Special
Assignments
Training
Programs
Publications
Performance
Reviews
Use the fields below to enter your Content Specific
Skills.
Skill 1
Skill 2
Skill 3
Skill 4
Skill 5
Skill 6
Skill 7
Skill 8
Additional
Skills:
SOFT SKILLS
Skills related to personal qualities and traits that identify
who you are.
Achievement Oriented
Empathetic
Practical
Adaptable
Energetic
Profit Focused
Aggressive
Even Tempered
Quick Learner
Articulate
Enthusiastic
Reliable
Assertive
Flexible
Realistic
Balanced
Goal Oriented
Resilient
Caring
Honest
Resourceful
Common Sense
Humorous
Responsible
Competitive
Independent
Self-Starter
Confident
Intelligent
Self-Sufficient
Conscientious
Mature
Sincere
Conceptual
Motivated
Work Ethic
Cooperative
Open
Tactful
Creative
Optimistic
Tough Minded
Dedicated
Patient
Trust Worthy
Dependable
Persistent
Team Player
Direst
Punctual
Understanding
Dynamic
Poised
Versatile
EXPERIENCE /ACCOMPLISHMENTS
ASSESSMENT
A second
assessment preparation task is to catalog key work experiences
and accomplishments. They provide interviewers with
key information to judge your qualifications for the position
opening.
An additional and important interviewee benefit is that
experiences and accomplishments form the core for answers
for Behavioral Interviewing that companies are increasing
utilizing. INSTRUCTIONS
Use the
fields below to catalog your key work experiences and accomplishments.
EXPERIENCE/ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Experience 1
Accomplishment 1
Experience 2
Accomplishment 2
Experience 3
Accomplishment 3
Experience 4
Accomplishment 4
Additional:
STORY
COMPOSITION
Compose a story for each
of your assessment selections. The stories need to provide
evidence that your claims are believable. For example, one
of your skill strengths might be planning. When an evidence
story is included as part of your answer to an interviewer
question, it contributes to answer content and believability.
INSTRUCTIONS
For each of the chosen
Job Skills, Experiences and Accomplishments, enter into
the spaces below your selections and an accompanying
title of the story you want to develop. Use S.A.R.(Situation,
Action, Results) as a story composition guide.In Step 6.
PRACTICE you will practice the delivery of your stories.
Example
The following is an example
of a Selection and Title entry:
Planning Skills at the
XYZ Company
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