Job Opportunities, Skill Acquisition and Self Development

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CUFFUNN: 24th July2010

Ikechukwu C.IfeanachoICTCoordinator,UniversityofNigeria,EnuguCampus

[email protected]

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!

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