In life, we are searching for identity, purpose and meaning.
We are in a process of transition, ever changing and evolving.
In our journey through life, we have different goals.
In the beginning, we
- Discover our interests and skills
- Explore potential careers
- Complete training opportunities
We develop a better understanding of our identity, purpose, and strengths.
Then, seasons change, and we have to transition to something new.
Yet, with change, we have to continue to develop a better understanding of our identity, purpose, and strengths – our interests and skills.
A great place to begin is discovering or reviewing your strongest interests and skills.
As a review, your interests are RIASEC or Holland Model matches jobs to job codes, interest clusters, work personality environments, or personality types.
The Occupational Codes are –
- Realistic
- Investigative
- Artistic
- Social
- Enterprising
- Conventional
A skill is a learned or acquired behavior, activity, competency, or proficiency.
Knowing about transferable skills will help teens and adults prepare to be successful in the workplace or business. Transferable skills are a product of our talents, traits and knowledge. These skills determine how you respond to new activities, work situations or jobs.
Transferable skills are non-job specific skills that you have acquired during any activity or life experiences. Student activities and experiences include campus and community activities, class projects, and assignments, hobbies, athletic activities, internships and summer part-time jobs.
Transferable skills fall into three (3) groups: Working with people, working with things, and working with data/information.
These terms are defined below:
- Working with people skills happen when people sell, train, advise, and negotiate.
- Working with things skills occur when people repair, operate machinery, sketch, survey, or troubleshoot.
- Working with data/information skills involve budgeting, researching, and analyzing.
