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Unit 2: Who Am I?
Section 1: Who
Am I Now? | Section 3: What
Skills Will Help Me Become That Person? | Unit
Summary |
SECTION 3: WHAT SKILLS WILL HELP ME BECOME THAT PERSON?
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Transferable Skills and
Employability Skills |
Activity:
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Visiting the Conference Board of Canada
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As our world changes, the kinds of skills we need to succeed in a given
career change as well. An important thing to consider when choosing a career,
beyond what you like and what your current skills are, is what skills you
might need to adapt to these changes.
The Conference Board of Canada interprets trends in the world of work
and relates them to information that the average person can use, and should
use, when planning a future career. They have created an updated list
of employability skills for the new millennium.
- Connect to the Conference
Board of Canada's website.
- Compare the Employability Skills List on page 66 of your textbook
to Employability Skills 2000+:
- How has the list changed? Consider titles, how it is arranged,
and what has been added, modified, or re-named.
- Are any of the skills listed more important than others?
- Compare this list to the interests and skills you have:
- Which skills on the list do you already have?
- Which skills might you need to develop to be more of an asset
as an employee? How can you develop them?
- Notice that all of the skills relate to any possible occupation. Why
is this?
- What might be the most difficult of the skills to develop? Why?
- What does this list tell you about what employers choose employees?
Can you get by on qualifications alone? How important does your attitude
and ability to adapt to change play in today's job market?
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Good Habits |
Activity:
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Learning the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
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One of the best favours you can do for yourself is to learn effective personal
management skills. These skills are transferable—they will help you
in all areas of your life. Developing good habits by practicing good personal
management skills helps you keep your life organized so that you can plan
for your future and help those plans come to life. Being organized also
allows you to free up time to experience life and take advantage of the
learning opportunities that come your way. In Career Studies 10, you've
learned about different personal management strategies to help you keep
your life organized. To research it further, go to the experts.
A famous personal management skills book you may of heard of is Stephen
R. Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. His son, Sean
Covey, has written a book based on the same principles, but geared it
to teenagers. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens is worth reading.
The link below will give you an overview of the book.
- Review The
7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens for yourself. Copy the list of
the 7 habits of highly effective teens.
- In what 3 categories are the habits grouped? Why is it important to
develop good habits in all three categories?
- Think of an area or situation in your life where you might have benefited
from having developed these habits. What habits do you need to work
on to make your life more focussed and manageable?
- Visit the link below to read about the author of the book, Sean Covey,
and answer the following questions:
- What kinds of things did Sean Covey do before he chose to write
this book?
- What do you think made it possible for him to achieve success
in such a diverse range of careers?
- Do his achievements suggest that he has good habits himself?
Sean
Covey biography
Keep the list of habits handy for reference. If you focus on what they
suggest and follow them, they will eventually become your habits.
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Communication Skills
Resources |
Activity:
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Examining the Importance of Communication Skills
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So you're the class chatterbox, and you love to talk on the phone. Does
that make you a good communicator? Not necessarily. Communication skills
are transferable skills, a key part of succeeding in life: they affect how
you interact with others, how you get your ideas across, how you interpret
what other people are saying to you, and how other people interpret what
you're saying to them. Other people's impressions of you can be largely
based on how you communicate. To develop your communication skills, you
need to practice. Your career studies text provides you with some exercises
and tips that will help you to become a better communicator. The Internet
is also a great resource for more information on communication skills.
- Visit the following site: CareerPathsOnline.com
- Search for other sites that deal with communication skills.
- After visiting the sites, answer the following questions:
- Which areas of communication am I strong in? What evidence supports
this?
- Which areas do I need more practice in? Make a list of some tips
that you can refer to when you encounter a situation requiring skills
in this particular area of communication.
- What situations require you to use the communication strategies
listed below? Provide an example where possible for each area of
your career.
- active listening
- talking so people will listen
- asking for something
- the "I message"
- giving feedback
- receiving feedback
Remember that communication skills are some of the most important transferable
skills. Practicing good communication strategies is one way to
turn them into habits that will help you throughout your career.
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