Job-related skills are technical skills that are used in a particular job. For example, a secretary needs to be able to type, a mechanic must be familiar with a variety of tools and repair procedures, and a cashier needs to know how to make change and operate a cash register. Job-related skills might be applicable to several different jobs or a cluster of related jobs, but they are not transferable to as wide a variety of jobs as are transferable skills.

Even if you have not yet worked at the job you want, you probably have some experience and skills that are needed. These can come from several sources:

• courses you have taken
• other jobs or volunteer work
• hobbies, family activities and other experiences.

Every occupation will have different job-related skills. Later, when you start researching different career options, you will find out what technical skills are needed for each occupation. The exercise below will help you determine which of these skills you already possess, and which you need to acquire. If you already have a career option in mind, you can try the exercise now, or you can come back to it later when you start to identify some career alternatives.

Directions

1. Type in your name and click the update button.

2. Type the name of the occupation you are interested in.

3. List some job-related skills you have already acquired for that occupation.

4. Click the proceed button

5. Print the returned list of your job related skills.