Identifying Your Skills

Bringing It All Together

Now you are at a point where you can review what you have learned about yourself. Ask yourself the following questions:

• Can you see any pattern in skills, knowledge and experience you have acquired?
• Have some skills come up several times?
• Are they in the same categories?
• Is there a pattern in the skills you are good at?
• Do you like doing these things?
• Which skills are the most important to you?
• Which skills would you like to use more?

You can now look at your skills and knowledge in relation to the jobs that you may be interested in.

• Do you have the right skills and knowledge to do the job?
• Can you provide evidence that you have these skills and knowledge?
• Are there other skills or knowledge that are necessary to do this job?

Finally, in terms of experience and qualifications:

• Are there any qualifications that someone in this job is expected to have?
• Do you (or are you about to) have them?
• Do you need to think about getting these qualifications?
• Do you have the necessary experience to prove to someone that you can do the job?
• Do you feel you have the experience, but would find it difficult to persuade someone that it is relevant?
• Do you need to start thinking about how you intend to gain the relevant experience?