W8 Choosing a Career with Essential Skills Flashcards
[ Identification ]
Activities that you accomplish each day that compromise your job.
Task
[ Identification ]
Position that you fulfill each day as steps in your career ladder.
Job
[ Identification ]
The progression of jobs fulfilling your goals within your occupation.
Career
[ Identification ]
The area of interest or industry within which you work.
Occupation
[ Identification ]
- Add value to any career.
- Special soft skills required in addition to having academic qualifications.
- Self-developed skills, qualities, and behaviors that are not specific to an industry.
Professional Skills
[ Identification ]
- Employers deem them valuable because this can help determine if you will fit with their company values and culture.
- This also show how you will perform once employed.
- These are intangible and help you interact and work better with others.
Professional Skills
[ Identification: R.I.A.C.S.E ]
In this category,
You are: mechanical
You like: working with mechanical or electric equipment, building things, and using tools.
Realistic
[ Identification: R.I.A.C.S.E ]
In this category, you can pursue:
- Engineer
- Architect
- Forester
- Pilot
- Military Officer
- Crafts Person
- Fish and Game Warden
- Industrial Arts Teacher
Realistic
[ Identification: R.I.A.C.S.E ]
In this category,
You are: curious and science-oriented
You like: science, technology, research, investigating, or studying natural science
Investigative
[ Identification: R.I.A.C.S.E ]
In this category, you can pursue:
- Chemist
- Economist
- Physician
- Anthropologist
- Dentist
- Engineer
- Physicist
- Production Planner
- Biologist
- Psychologist
- Research or System Analyst
- Surgeon
Investigative
[ Identification: R.I.A.C.S.E ]
In this category,
You are: creative and artistic
You like: painting, designing, singing, dancing, writing, reading literature, and listening to music
Artistic
[ Identification: R.I.A.C.S.E ]
In this category, you can pursue:
- Artist
- English Teacher
- Musician
- Singer
- Actor
- Interior Decorator
- Interpreter
- Orchestra Conductor
- Advertising Executive
- Public Relations Specialist
- Writer
- Reporter
Artistic
[ Identification: R.I.A.C.S.E ]
In this category,
You are: highly organized
You like: maintaining orderly files/records & designing systematic procedures
Conventional
[ Identification: R.I.A.C.S.E ]
In this category, you can pursue:
- CPA
- Banker
- Business Teacher
- Clerk
- Financial Expert
- Office Manager
- Secretary
- Data Processor
- Proofreader
- Credit Manager
Conventional
[ Identification: R.I.A.C.S.E ]
In this category,
You are: service-oriented
You like: teaching, helping, and counseling
Social
[ Identification: R.I.A.C.S.E ]
In this category, you can pursue:
- Counselor
- Social Service Director
- Interviewer
- Teacher
- Nurse
- Therapist
- Training Director
- Recreation Leader
- Educational Administrator
Social
[ Identification: R.I.A.C.S.E ]
In this category,
You are: business-oriented
You like: selling, persuading, directing, influencing, supervising, and managing a business.
Enterprising
[ Identification: R.I.A.C.S.E ]
In this category, you can pursue:
- Manager
- Salesperson
- Market Analyst
- Broker
- Contractor
- Personnel Recruiter
- Insurance Underwriter
- Salary Administrator
Enterprising
[ What are these? ]
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Problem Solving
- Leadership
- Flexibility
- Decision-Making
- Organizational and Planning
- Interpersonal
- Self-Management
9 Essential Skills to Help You Get Hired
[ Identification: 9 Essential Skills to Help You Get Hired ]
This skill is essential to the ff:
- Ask for advice or help
- Brainstorm ideas with colleagues
- Advocate for your needs, others’ needs, and for your company’s needs.
- Deal with demanding customers or colleagues
- Facilitate, listen, and persuade
Communication
[ Fill in the blanks: 9 Essential Skills to Help You Get Hired ]
In the rapidly globalizing world, strong ________ skills have become increasingly important for staying competitive in the job market today and tomorrow.
In the rapidly globalizing world, strong communication skills have become increasingly important for staying competitive in the job market today and tomorrow.
[ Identification: 9 Essential Skills to Help You Get Hired ]
- It is the ability to work with others professionally to achieve specific goals.
- You need to be able to work well with others through effective communication, sharing in responsibilities, and working towards a particular purpose.
Teamwork
[ Identification: 9 Essential Skills to Help You Get Hired ]
This skill is essential to the ff:
- Build relationships
- Help build a team
- Resolve conflicts
- Manage a team
Teamwork
[ Identification: 9 Essential Skills to Help You Get Hired ]
It is the ability to identify problems, devise smart and effective ways to address them, implement the solutions identified, then test to see if they worked.
Problem Solving
