Bridging the Gap-Identifying Your Transferable Skills
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- 1. Bridging the Gap: Identifying Your Transferable Skills Deborah Kang & Judy Sun University of Georgia
- 2. Poll: What is Your (Intended) Major? Instructions: 1. Text UNGSCL2015 to 37607 to join the session 2. Text response(s) to 37607 Examples: “Marketing Psychology” “Biology, Statistics” “International-Business”
- 3. Overview Wandering Map Gap Analysis Application: Sample Job Descriptions Developing Leadership Now: Next Steps Q&A and Assessment
- 4. Intended Learning Outcomes Visualize and identify patterns in past experiences and achievements Assess one’s competitiveness for entry-level positions in desired field Plan next steps to achieve desired career path
- 5. Wandering Map Source: “You Majored in What? Mapping Your Path from Chaos to Career” by Katherine Brooks
- 6. Wandering Map: Prompts 1 What are your favorite classes? 2 What jobs have you held in the past? (PT or FT) 3 What leadership, volunteer, and project experiences do you have? 4 What are your hobbies?
- 7. Wandering Map: Example Themes Transferable Skills Planning & Organization Communication Time Management Teamwork/Collaboration Research & Analytical Leadership Conflict Resolution Helping Problem-Solving Scenarios Influenced others Created change Made a difficult decision Took a risk Made a difference Implemented an idea Learned from a mistake/failure
- 8. Gap Analysis
- 10. Gap Analysis Transferable Skill/ Qualification Currently Possess: Experience(s) (See Wandering Map) Target Skill: How & When?
- 11. Gap Analysis: Accounting Transferable Skill/ Qualification Currently Possess: Experience(s) Target Skill: How & When? Reconciling General Ledger Accounting 1002, KPMG Internship Communication Student Government Association Leadership Run for President of SGA (April 2016) Teamwork Relay for Life - Fundraising Committee Conflict Management Speak up in next SGA meeting Oracle Accounting Software Coursera (Spring 2016) PT job (Spring 2016) Internship (Summer 2016) Organization Secretary of Delta Phi Epsilon
- 12. Developing Leadership Now: Next Steps
- 13. Poll: What Will You Do in the Next 24 Hours? Text response(s) to 37607
Editor's Notes
- Breakout #2: Developing Leadership Now 12:15 pm - 12:50 pm (40 min) Room 3103 Before webinar: pollseverywhere.com UNG Career Services website: http://ung.edu/career-services/ Speaker backgrounds anticipate 25 students copies of 3 job descriptions (print 10 each)
- Word Cloud/Wordle texting multiple majors in can be separated by a space or comma texting majors with two words: use - to connect the two words
- We’re going to start out with a brief poll Transition into a guided wandering map activity, which is a visual representation of your significant college experiences Introduce the concept of targeting skills you still need to develop using a gap analysis Practice identifying transferable skills and necessary requirements for sample job descriptions And give you some tips for determining what you can do now in the present to be a leader in your own career planning
- Keep responses short -- 1-2 words, just to jog your memory (“Camp counselor at Camp Kasem” -> “Camp Kasem”) If people do not want to visually write it out then they can just list their responses to each prompt
- Not an exhaustive list scenarios - write keywords around the shape transferable skills - write keywords on line between shapes that share that skill
- JUDY Now that we’ve identified some transferable skills you currently possess and are continuing to develop, we’re going to look at some sample job descriptions and how to apply a gap analysis to it.
- Here’s an example of a behavioral youth counselor job description with some keywords you will want to make a note of and address in your resume, cover letter, interview, etc. We want to see how we measure up with a gap analysis.
- Taking that job description for instance and filling in the 1st column with those items you highlighted, you will be able to evaluate where you are now (or the skills you currently possess) and what skills you need to develop to qualify for the job you want to apply for. So if you see a job description that lists organization as a qualification and that’s something you do possess, you’d write in the 2nd column some examples of where you’ve gotten those from...maybe from managing your time with your leadership positions or part time job. Then for qualifications that you may not possess, for instance knowledge of financial modeling, then you’d fill in the 3rd column with ideas of how you can gain experience -- maybe a class or student organization?
- This is what an example could look like for an accounting job. It’s important to be able to name your experiences because when you make it as far as the interview, you will want to be able to respond with rich examples when you’re asked questions like “tell me about a time when you worked on a team…” <HAND OUT JOB DESCRIPTIONS> Individually see how you measure up, we know these may or may not be jobs you are actually interested in applying for, but just for you to get practice...take ___ minutes to skim the job description you’ve been given, mark it up however you see fit, and jot down some notes for a gap analysis. Then we’d like for you to gather in groups to discuss with each other what you think the top transferable skills/qualifications are for the job and how you think you can find opportunities on campus or through projects and work to gain experience if you were to do a professional development plan.
- Set goals with deadlines http://ung.edu/career-services/ > Tips by Topic > Career Planning Backwards planning -- if I want a job next summer and don’t have these skills yet, what do I need to do between now and then to get experience? http://ung.edu/career-services/ > Employment > on-campus recruitment, UNG Job Board
- This time the responses will show up as text boxes, so feel free to list out all the things you plan on doing in the next 24 hours, but be realistic -- maybe you’ll start looking at job descriptions, update your resume so you demonstrate those transferable skills you have and need, etc.
- Pass out assessment for attendees to fill out