Matching Your Skills To Find Appropriate Jobs
We all have different skills and talents. This blog post will help you identify your skills and abilities by telling you what to look out for and what to consider. It will then list two jobs that require similar skills, one high paying and one low paying. You can see which job might be right for you based on your financial wellbeing needs.
The first thing is to identify your soft skills:
- Time management
- Attention span
- Communication
- Leadership potential
- Field independence vs field dependence (this affects interpersonal relationships) - Cognitive flexibility (or mental flexibility) (how quickly you can change from task to task).
- Visualization (or spatial abilities)
- Vocal control
- Physical stamina
- Ability to handle stress
- Resourcefulness (ability to apply knowledge to new situations)
- Ability to produce outputs in a timely manner
The second thing is to identify your transferable skills: transferable skills are things you're good at that don't necessarily have anything to do with what you studied at school. For example, if you're good at writing, that skill can be used in any job. It's not specific to literature or the humanities. It's a transferable skill. It's useful for me in doing research because I know how to write well.
- Social skills
- Problem solving skills
- Originality in thinking . (the more original you are, the fewer mates you may have)
- Unusual talents (such as wearing your socks on your hands or singing while performing mathematics )
- Team spirit
Hobbies: One way to find out what jobs suit you is by looking at hobbies. You can learn more about hobbies and see if they are transferable or not by seeking out resources such as http://www.amazon.com/Hobbies-Exploring-Your-Passion/dp/0762412779 .
For instance, if you like to sing and you're good at it, that's an example of a hobby. You could use your vocal abilities to be a singer in a band, or maybe even as a private tutor for voice lessons. Or if you like to write and enjoy it, you could write for the entertainment industry or for magazines on topics that interest you. Perhaps you can find a job as writer for TV shows or online blogs.
If you love computers, you might be able to get paid to do computer work such as designing games or coding sites.
Aside from hobbies, you can think of activities and extracurricular things that you've done. For example, if you've played in a sports team, maybe your skills from that experience can be used in a job. The same is true for other extracurricular activities such as writing for the school or college newspaper.
-Family: You might also want to take into account your family background. Because of that, you may have useful connections to help you find a job or get a leg up in the business world.
If your parents own their own business, they might be able to give you work experience there and eventually find you an entry level position. Similarly, if you've been volunteering at a local organization, and you enjoy it, maybe you'll be able to get in somewhere where you can make a career out of it. If a family member works for the same company as you, for instance a relative who works in accounting or legal services, there's a chance that they can help you with advice on how to better navigate your way around the business.
-Volunteer work: Another factor is whether or not your school's extracurricular activities are related to what you're interested in doing for work.
For instance, if you were a member of a school's robotics team and you're interested in being an engineer or working in the robotics industry, then it might be something to consider. Similarly, if you worked with your school newspaper and liked writing or editing, that's also something to take into consideration especially if you're considering being a writer or journalist.
- Job experience: If you had previous job experience before going to university then that could help. For example, if your previous jobs have given you work experience related to a career path that interests you now such as marketing for the entertainment industry, then all the better.
- Familiarity with the industry: You might also want to think about which industries interest you and how much you know about them.
For instance, if you've worked for a family business and you've seen it up close, then that would be useful to consider. The same can be said of any volunteer work that you do. For example, if you tutor kids in math and you're passionate about it, consider using those skills in that industry in your future career. Or perhaps English is your favorite subject, so maybe around teaching English or being an English as a Second language teacher.
- The environment and circumstances: If you're in a place such as a low paying job market, where the wages are low or poor, that should be taken into account. If you're looking for a job in a high paying industry such as finances, then that should be considered.
- Job culture: Does your current or desired job culture match up with who you are? For instance, is the type of work that interests you compatible with your personal values? Are there other factors in play such as workers not receiving any training and just have to do their jobs or have to do them perfectly .
- Perks and benefits: Some jobs might provide employees with employee benefits such as free lunches, or other perks such as health care plans or family leave. These are beneficial depending on the situation but you should be aware of them first. You don't want to get into a job where you're not getting these things and are unhappy about it for instance.
- Jobs that could sustain your life and routine . If your current lifestyle fits well with what you want, there's no need to look elsewhere. However if you're wanting to look for something different, then consider what kind of lifestyle it gives you compared to your current situation.
- Job market: If you're looking for a job, do you have to look in the city where you live? If so, can you try finding jobs close by? Perhaps there are other places that have better job markets. Is it possible to move closer to where the jobs are? Can you get a move closer to work help in the form of daycare or babysitting if needed?
- Flexibility: You don't want to be stuck in a job that doesn't suit your needs. At the same time, having too much flexibility isn't beneficial either because it might cause other problems for instance if you don't have someone around as support when needed .
Conclusion: Conclusion: All of that said, if you want to look for a job, then maybe a career counselor can help you out in some ways. They can provide advice on how to get into the job of your choice. Look at what type of jobs are available, whether it's in the city where you live or not. Some careers can be done from home so this might work for you.
Also see my previous article on " How to Find a Job "
Hope this helps
Victoria Victoria is a blogger who writes about life and all things related to her passion - beauty and fashion. She blogs at http://thebeautybookgirl.blogspot.com/ and also has an Instagram account https://www.