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 Choosing a career consistent with your
strengths, skills, and abilities is a great way to increase the
success of any career plan.
Strengths
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 with money, with people, or with mechanical
tasks.
Skills & Abilities
Most skills and many abilities are learned--you are not born with
them. It’s likely that some types of things that you do well came
easier to you than others. You may be great at fixing things, 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
or willing to acquire.
Work Content Knowledge
Work content knowledge is necessary to function in any job. This knowledge may be acquired on the job at the
entry level or through training or college education to prepare for
higher levels of performance.
Many skills are transferable--in other words, they can be used
in many different types of work. Two examples of transferable skills
are having strong communication skills or being good with people.
It’s important to recognize and build upon your transferable skills
since these can be used at just about every occupation you
choose!
Use WOIS self-assessment tools
to help you identify your skills and
abilities. (Contact Student Support Services for User ID and password (360) 596-5261.)
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