Skills refer to the things you do well. The key to finding the most appropriate jobs in the industry is recognizing your own skills and communicating the significance written and verbally to a probable employer.
What types of things are you good at? If you look back over your life, from the time you were small until now, you will likely see that a pattern of strengths emerged very early in life. For example, you may have always been good at fixing things, or with people, or at raising money for clubs or organizations. Recognizing your strengths, and how you can use them in certain careers more than others, will help assure success in your chosen career.
Most skills and abilities are learned, you are not born with them. It’s likely that some types of things that you do well come easier to you than others. You may be great at understanding computers, but not very good at athletics. It’s important to take a realistic look at the skills and abilities you have, and those you are interested in developing.
Unfortunately, many people sell themselves short when trying to list or describe the skills that they possess. If you can't be confident in your skill set and understand the skills that are transferable into new markets, then you'll have a much harder time convincing a potential employer that you're the right person for the job they're offering. This is where being able to identify your own skills and interests can help you to bridge the gap and show that you are more than qualified for the positions that you seek.
The first thing that you need to do is start thinking about the different jobs that you've had in the past and the various skills that you've developed over the years. Even fairly menial jobs can pass on a variety of skills, including those skills which are highly sought after in the corporate world such as time and project management and even customer relations. The skills that you have were developed with time and hard work, so don't be quick to discount them. List the various skills that you've developed through work and other activities, making notes of any areas that you are particularly strong in. Managing a household or home business requires skills. If this is you, identify what skills you possess.
When you begin looking for a job, make sure that you try and find potential employers who fall within some of your areas of interest even if you've never had employment in that area before. Often times employers will ask job candidates during an interview exactly why it is that they want to work for the company they've applied at; being able to say that you're genuinely interested in the work that they do and having enough knowledge about the field to back that statement up will help to show them that you'll likely be a diligent worker and that you won't become bored with the work and go off seeking another job.
If you have developed skills or possess natural talents which support that area of interest, that's even more of a mark in your favor since you will not only be interested in the work but will also have at least some of the skills and abilities needed to do it. These are qualities that employers are always looking for, and they can help you to land the job even when you thought that you wouldn't be qualified enough.
One secret to finding out what makes you happy is to really notice yourself and notice what it is that makes you happy. Think about the activities that you do that give you pleasure and find ways that you can use to find out what really gives you pleasure. Remember that the more that you enjoy what you're doing, the less it's going to seem like work and the more successful you are going to become.
The time has come when you need to look at yourself, find out whatever it is that truly makes you happy, and you need to find a way to incorporate the passion you feel for that with a way to make money. It probably won't happen overnight, of course, but if you keep your eyes open, if you stay focused, and if you keep thinking outside the box, the chances are very good that you'll find the happiness and the success that you're looking for.
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