Have You Updated Your Job Skills?

In my book How to Reinvent Your Career, I write about taking a skills inventory. It’s important to look at how things have changed since you last made a career move, and decide whether you’ve kept up with the changes around you. Are you lacking some important skills? I recommend assessing your skills inventory and deciding whether you need to get some training in some of the following areas:

1. Computer use
2. Networking
3. Interview performance
4. Job Hunting
5. Communication
6. Analytical research
7. Adaptability
8. Diversity awareness
9. Leadership
10. Planning/goal setting
11. Problem solving
12. Teamwork
13. Multi-tasking
14. People skills
15. Self-reliance

Remember that these are all important skills that employers are going to be looking for in prospective employees. Remember to highlight your abilities in each of these areas when writing your résumé.