This list can help you craft a cover letter, figure out what to showcase in a resume, explain to a manager what you bring to the table, and, most importantly, is a wholistic view of capabilities.
So for the next week or two, try this first step:
Format:
- Single-spaced
- No order
- Personal & professional
Exercise:
Write
down all the skills you have to offer – regardless of level of expertise.
·
Include everything you love to do· Include all you've been paid to do
· Include all you're learning to do
· NO JUDGMENT on the skills… if they meet the criteria above, put it down. We will sort it later.
Ensure
big buckets are broken into their components eg. Project Management is a
big bucket… what skills do you mean if you say project management?
Ask
friends and trusted peers to help you think of skills; to challenge you on what
you mean (the big buckets).
This
could take at least 2 weeks for about 30 min a day. Your list might be as long as
6-10 pages.
It's
like an inventory of who you are with no sorting… a kitchen cupboard full of
baking supplies before you've decided what to make.
e.g. I
am a GREAT cake baker but a LOUSY icer…but I can ice a cake… so I would not list "baking" … too vague.. but cake baking and cake icing.
Other example:
writing
monologues in different voices
speech
writing for other people
editing
executive presentations for tone and content
financial
oversight of server assets
creation
of project plans with key milestones
What are all the things you do?
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