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Self-assessment
The first vital step for employment is to conduct an assessment of yourself and your skills. The Department of Education, Science and Training have provided a useful worksheet to assist in the job searching self-assessment process: DEST Worksheet 2 - Understand Yourself (*PDF 137 k)
The issues to assess include:
What employers want
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communication, interpersonal skills
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analytic skills, problem solving skills
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organisational and time management skills
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self-esteem, confidence
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responsibility, initiative, diligence, flexibility
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leadership, imagination, motivation
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conflict resolution and negotiation skills
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will to learn, self-improvement, direction
What do I want
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sense of direction
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two or three things important to you
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things that if not achieved leave you unfulfilled
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career goals
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personal and positive
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written and specific
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challenging
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realistic and measurable
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what responsibilities, knowledge, skills, type of manager or colleague, type of organisation, location, remuneration?
Values and attitudes
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where do I place work in my life?
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what rewards are important to me?
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what are my commitments?
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family, friends
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causes, beliefs, sense of duty, obligations
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way of life
Personal attributes and skills
Organising skills
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time-structuring, management
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setting, achieving goals
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thorough, attention to detail
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decision making
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helicopter view
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manage others, lead
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planning
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political awareness
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contracting
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initiating
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delegating
Creative skills
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formulating hypotheses
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capacity for invention
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working with analogues, parallels
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extrapolating
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capacity for vision
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lateral thinking
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using metaphors, analogies
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suspending judgement
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building on other ideas
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being proactive
Cognitive skills
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numerical competence
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collecting, selecting data
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using information
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observing, recording
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applying judgement
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evaluating data, values, issues
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identifying, solving problems
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inductive, deductive reasoning
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synthesising, integrating data
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formulating, testing hypotheses
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summarising, assessing
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diagnosing
Contingency skills
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responding to change
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adapting to new situations
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adjusting to individual differences
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recognising need for change
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coping with the unexpected
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improvising
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adapting roles
Significant people
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who are the important people in my life?
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what are their views of my strengths?
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how will my career relate to them?
Past achievements
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recognition from self
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recognition from others
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certificates, awards
Social skills
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encouraging, motivating, criticising
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networking
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group interaction
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working co-operatively
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team work
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sharing responsibility
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willingness to learn
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assessing, evaluating others
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recognising, allowing for differences
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dealing with conflict, apathy
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explaining, persuading, empathising
Communication skills
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technical presentation
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expressing ideas, opinions
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presenting to the listen
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editing
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oral presentation to groups
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giving, receiving feedback
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active listening
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questioning, reflecting, clarifying
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non-verbal signs
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additional languages
Self-management skills
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self-awareness
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responsibility
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operating independently
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developing self-esteem
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coping, managing stress
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identifying self-potential
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self-disclosure
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personal power, presentation
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managing person-profession boundaries
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self-evaluation
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eliminating prejudices
Physical skills
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co-ordination
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fitness appreciation
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spatial awareness
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psychosomatic cues
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performances inhibitors
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diet, exercise
Reference: Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Business Council of Australia and Department of Education, Science and Training, 'Employability Skills for the Future', Commonwealth of Australia, 2002.
*This file is in Portable Document Format (PDF) which requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader. A free copy of Acrobat Reader may be obtained from Adobe. Users who are unable to access information in PDF should contact Rebecca Boddington telephone +61 4531 5308 to obtain this information in an alternative format.
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