Job Opportunities, Skill Acquisition and Self Development
Transcript of Job Opportunities, Skill Acquisition and Self Development
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CUFFUNN: 24th July2010
Ikechukwu C.IfeanachoICTCoordinator,UniversityofNigeria,EnuguCampus
Job
Opportunities,
SkillAcquisition
andSelf
Development
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Text1 Ecc 11:1 Castthybreaduponthewaters:forthoushaltfinditaftermanydays. Pro6:6 Gototheant,thousluggard;considerherways,andbewise:
6:7 Whichhaving
no
guide,
overseer,
or
ruler,
6:8 Provideth hermeatinthesummer,andgathereth her
foodintheharvest.6:9 Howlongwiltthousleep,Osluggard?whenwiltthou
ariseoutofthysleep?6:10 Yetalittlesleep,alittleslumber,alittlefoldingofthe
handstosleep:6:11 Soshallthypovertycomeasonethattravelleth,and
thywantasanarmedman.
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Job
Market2
Whatareyousellingthatthosewhocometothemarketwouldbe
interestedinbuying?
Market Theworldofcommercial
activitywhere
goods
and
servicesareboughtandsold
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Job
Opportunities Job Theprincipalactivityinyourlife
thatyoudotoearnmoney
Aspecificpiece of workrequired
tobedoneasadutyorfora
specific
fee
Theresponsibilitytodosomething
Astateofdifficultythatneedsto
beresolved
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Skill
Acquisition
Skill Anabilitythathasbeenacquired
bytraining
Abilitytoproducesolutionsin
some
problem
domain
Acquire Come tohaveorundergoa
changeof
Gainthroughexperience
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Self
Development
SelfDevelopmentistakingpersonal
responsibilityforone'sownlearninganddevelopmentthroughaprocessof
assessment,reflection,andtakingaction.
To
continually
update
skills
and
to
remainmarketableintheworkplace.
What?
Whentouseit?
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Self
Development
Assessyourcurrentskillsandinterest
throughpaperandpencilcareertestsorthroughcomputerprogramsthatanalyze
skillsandinterests.
Maintainalearninglogordiarytohelp
youanalyzewhatyouarelearningfrom
workexperiences.
Writeapersonalvisionandmission
Howtouseit?
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Self
Development
Developapersonaldevelopmentplan
thatidentifiesyourlearningneedsand
goals.
Findamentor
who
can
provide
you
withsupport,advice,andassistancein
yourcareerdirection.
Becomeinvolved
in
professional
organizations.
Howtouseit?
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The
Issue
of
Skillill proficiency(competent),facility(easeinmoving,
g
or
doing)
or
dexterity(ability
without
difficulty)
that
quiredordevelopedthroughtrainingorexperience
Skill
Marketable
FoundationSpecifiedin
anAdvert
Transferable
Usefulinmultijobs
Acquiredinthecourseof
life
Motivated
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Marketing
SkillsMarketingisthecommercialprocesses
involvedinpromotingandsellingand
distributingaproduct
or
service.
Learntolisten paycloseattention
Learnto
speak
express
in
speech
BasicManners howsomethingisdone
Dress
well
practical
and
possible
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Transferable
Skills
cisionmaking:Identifyingoptions,evaluatingthem,
dthen
choosing
the
most
appropriate
course
of
action.
oblemsolving:Identifyingandusinganappropriate
thodor
technique
to
arrive
at
asolution.
nning:Workingouthowtoscheduleavailable
ources
and
activities
in
order
to
meet
an
objective.
alcommunication:Usingspeechtoexpressideasand
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Transferable
Skills
rittencommunication:Producinggrammatical,well
pressed,easily
understood
and
interesting
text
in
an
propriateformat.
gotiating:Holdingdiscussionswithpeopleinorderto
chapositionofmutualsatisfactionandagreement.
apting:Changingormodifyingyourbehaviour in
ponseto
the
needs,
wishes
or
demands
of
others.
B
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Transferable
Skills
sinessawareness: Interestinandknowledgeofthe
mmercialenvironment.
searchinginformation:Findinginformation
propriateto
an
issue
from
avariety
of
sources.
xibility:Beingabletochangeplansandrespondto
winformationand/orsituations.
literacy:Understandingandbeingabletousearange
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Transferable
Skills
emanagement:Abilitytomanagepersonal
kseffectively
and
to
meet
deadlines.
meracy:Abilitytouseandworkwithfigures.
amworking:Abilitytoworkeffectivelywithothersto
hieveobjectives.
ilityto
prioritize:
Being
able
to
decide
priorities
for
hievingtargets.
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Goal
Settinggoalisanaimoranendtowardswhicheffortis
ected.
Agoal
is
where
you
want
to
be.
Specific detailed,particularorfocused
Measurable quantifiable Attainable selfMaintained
Realistic practical
and
possible Timely schedule
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OrganizeYour
Life!
Notables
Telephoney
Inwaiting
Helpwanted
Dont putitoff
Controlbug
Groupeffort
Schedulefuntime
Spacefreebies
Onceandonlyonce
Postmaster
SystemEngineer
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Come
to
terms
with
ICT! Technologywouldnotgoaway
ICT
is
fundamental
to
engagement
in
modernsociety
Findinformationappropriatetoatask
Mastertechnicalskillsandunderstandwhentousethem
ApplyICT
effectively
in
learning,
everydaylife,andtheworldof
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Some
Comfort!
1:8 Thisbook
of
the
law
shall
not
depart
out
of
thy
mouth;
but
shalt meditatethereindayandnight,thatthoumayest observe
oaccordingtoallthatiswrittentherein:forthenthoushalt
ethywayprosperous,andthenthoushalt havegoodsuccess.
1:7 Onlybethoustrongandverycourageous,thatthoumayest
rvetodoaccordingtoallthelaw,whichMosesmyservant
mandedthee:
turn
not
from
it
to the
right
hand
or
to the
left,
thoumayest prosperwhithersoeverthougoest.
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Employment
Selfemployed
Employed
BusinessOwner
Investor
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Curriculum
Vitae/
Resume
Whatdoyouhavetooffer whereis
theevidence?
Whatexperiencedoyouhave?
Whatknowledge
do
you
have?
What skillsdo ouhave?
Asummaryofyouracademicandwork
history anadvert(focusesonhowthe
finishedproduct
will
satisfy
the
needs
ofthecustomer)
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CurriculumVitae/ResumeTypes
Personalprofile,
education
and
work
experience,
relevantprofessional(technical)experience
nventionalchronologicalCV
Builtaroundthethreepillarsofresearch,teaching,
andadministration
ademicCV
Highlighttransferableskills,ITknowledge,provenillsBasedCV
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WhatEmployersWant
Continuity thinking,problemsolving
Confidence workingeffectively
with
people
Initiative communicationskills
Consistency initiativefollow
through
WorkExperience technicalmastery
IQ Intelligence:
theratio
of
aperson's
mental age
to
irchronological age
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PreparefortheInterview
Pray
Neverunderestimate
the
interview
BeabreastwithGlobal,NationalandLocalaffairs
Researchthe
organization
Dressproperlyandcorporately,smellnice
Keepin
mind
that
the
person
who
wants
to
hire
youissweatingtoo!
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ConducttheInterview
eontime,bepolite,dontchewyourpenorfingers,
eyourself
before
the
interview,
sit
comfortably
bservethe5050rule:ListeningSpeaking
ebrief
and
direct
with
your
answers:
20secs
2mins
eseenasapartofthesolution,andnotoftheproblem
he
Employer
thinks
the
way
you
job
hunt
is
the
way
you
dothejob
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AnswertheseFiveQuestions!
Whyareyouknockingonmydoor,ratherthansomeone
elsesdoor?
Whyareyouhere?
WouldyoubepartoftheproblemsIalreadyhave,orwould
you
be
a
part
of
the
solution?
Whatcanyoudoforus?
Willyoufitin?doyoushareourvalues?Willyourpersonality
encourageteamwork?
Whatkindofpersonareyou?
Betterworkhabits?Areyouthorough,smarter?...orwhat?What
distinguishes
you
from
the
rest
who
applied?
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Andwhenitisover
Youclaimedtohaveexcellentpeopleskills
Ithelpstheemployerrememberyou
TheInterviewerhassomethingtoshowthehiringpanel
Itcanreiterateyourinterestinfurthertalks
Opportunitytocorrectanywrongimpressionsyouleft
hind
aThankYounote!
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TimeManagement
Itsaboutmanagingourselves.Time
cannotbeexpanded.
MaintainBalance spiritual,
emotional,
academic,financesetc
Getthepowerofthepen bigpicturein
mind
Dodailyplanning planyourwork,work
yourplan
Prioritize worksmarternotharder
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7Habits FranklinCovey
BeProactive personalvision
Beginwiththeendinmind direction,
missionstatement,
destination
Putfirstthingsfirst urgentandimportant,
noturgentbutimportant,urgentbutnot
important,not
urgent
and
not
important
ThinkWinWin mutualbenefit
Seekfirsttounderstand,thentobe
understood
Synergize createcooperation
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Conclusions
Num13:33 Andtherewesawthegiants,
the
sons
of
Anak,
which
come
of
thegiants:andwewereinourownsightasgrasshoppers,andsowewereintheirsight.2Cor9:8 AndGodisabletomakeallgraceaboundtowardyou;thatye,alwayshavingallsufficiencyinallthings,mayaboundtoeverygoodwork:
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Thank
You!