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Skills Identification Exercise for Job Seekers

This document provides guidance on completing a skills summary exercise to identify relevant experiences and skills for a job posting. It instructs the user to list key requirements from a job posting, describe related experiences that demonstrate those requirements, and identify the skills developed from those experiences. An example is given showing how experiences volunteering at a music festival and for a student study were relevant to creative project coordination and demonstrated skills like organization, teamwork, and communication.

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Skills Identification Exercise for Job Seekers

This document provides guidance on completing a skills summary exercise to identify relevant experiences and skills for a job posting. It instructs the user to list key requirements from a job posting, describe related experiences that demonstrate those requirements, and identify the skills developed from those experiences. An example is given showing how experiences volunteering at a music festival and for a student study were relevant to creative project coordination and demonstrated skills like organization, teamwork, and communication.

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SKILLS SUMMARY EXERCISE

This exercise will help you identify experiences and skills that you have developed in reference to the
requirements of a position as listed in a job posting. It will assist you in going beyond simply listing your
skills in your work search documents and in interviews. This exercise will help you communicate to the
employer how you developed and practiced particular skills.
 Identify key words and phrases from a job posting’s position requirements
 Describe your related experiences to the requirements of the job
 Describe the skills developed from that experience

JOB REQUIREMENTS RELATED EXPERIENCES SKILLS

Ex. Assist with creative input and  Volunteer at the Edmonton Jazz  Organization
coordination of special communication Festival, assisted with the  Team Work
projects, internal and external to the promotions planning and  Written and verbal communication
company execution  Ability to work independently
 Sociology class organized a study  Attention to detail
on social media activity of U of A  Time management
students during the SU elections  Multi-tasking
and presented findings to the  Results oriented
class
 Event planning

Ex. Provide consultation, advice, and assist  Information booth volunteer for  Communication
with capacity building exercises for both Heritage Days festival  Ability to work with diverse
internal and external partners  Part-time position held at InfoLink audiences
 Trained incoming volunteers for  Support and advising
UAlberta Week of welcome  Listening
 Consultation
JOB REQUIREMENTS RELATED EXPERIENCES SKILLS

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