| The famous salesman and sales trainer Zig Ziglar used | | | | It is as if you need to put yourself under a |
| to point out to rookies that "It is not what you have | | | | microscope to look at every detail properly. Ask |
| got; it is what you use that makes a difference." | | | | people who know you well to help you document |
| To achieve steps throughout your career - your first | | | | your accomplishments. |
| job, a promotion, a job or a career change - you | | | | You should consider scholarships, honors as well as |
| must sell the primary product - YOU. | | | | awards that you have received. Don't forget his |
| Just as a successful sales person must know their | | | | competitions that you have participated in describing |
| product, you must know your qualifications and be | | | | accomplishments try to be as specific as possible. For |
| able to communicate them clearly to employers in a | | | | example list - Won first place in school writing |
| resume, in a cover letter, and in interviews. | | | | competition or voted President of the senior class. |
| To help ensure wise job and career choice, you need | | | | When identifying the skills and accomplishments you |
| to clarify what values and work preferences are | | | | achieved throughout your education, training and |
| important to you. | | | | organizational activities, consider two kinds of skills |
| Thoroughly inventory your qualifications, including your | | | | that employers are seeking: job specific skills and job |
| training, education skills, and work experiences. It is | | | | transferable competencies. |
| vital that you identify your intrinsic values and work | | | | Job specific skills are the technical abilities that relate |
| preferences. | | | | specifically to a particular job. For example in |
| Your personal career inventory will be an important | | | | accounting, preparing a balance sheet by using |
| source of information when you develop your | | | | accounting software customized for a client job |
| resumes, cover letters, job applications, and more. | | | | specific skill. Front end alignment on a vehicle is a job |
| Employers may want your inventory information | | | | specific skill for an auto mechanic. Operating a CAT |
| when considering you for a job. Included in your | | | | scan machine or other medical diagnostic equipment |
| personal inventory are basic personal data and | | | | are other job specific skills. |
| information are - education and professional training , | | | | On the other hand transferable competencies are |
| work experience skills and accomplishments as well as | | | | abilities that can be applied to more than one work |
| well as people that you can utilize as references. | | | | environment. For example, both accountants and |
| The first step in compiling your personal career | | | | auto mechanics are required to have such |
| inventory is documenting your education and training. | | | | transferable as reading, writing doing mathematics |
| This information includes specific dates, places, career | | | | and general computer proficiency skills. Other |
| relevant courses and activities, skills and | | | | transferable competencies include working well with |
| accomplishments. In addition you will also need to | | | | others, organizing work and materials, solving |
| document your memberships and achievements in | | | | problems, making decisions and managing resources. |
| personal and other organizations related to job and | | | | Remember to o achieve steps throughout your |
| career targets. This information will help you identify | | | | career you must sell yourself. |
| or confirm an appropriate career choice, develop | | | | You must know your qualifications and be able to |
| resumes and cover letters and prepare for job | | | | communicate them clearly to employers in a resume, |
| interviews. | | | | in a cover letter, and in interviews. |