What do you want from LIFE

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What do you want from LIFE?
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Do you want

• To Be Stylin
• An MTV Crib
• A Nice Ride
• To Chill on the Beach

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How do you get them?
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By Getting the Skills Employers and Customers
Want From You!
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What Are Those Skills?

• Did you know that we develop them in school, at
  home, and at play?

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Each of us has skills, traits, and
characteristics that we trade for the things we
value in life.
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You Need Three Kinds of Skills

• Technical Skills
• Social Skills
• Life Skills

Graham Toft, Hudson Institute
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Employers Say You

• Must be able to communicate well.
• Must have and continuously improve technical
  skills.
• Must have basic academic competencies.

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What Kinds of Skills Does It Take to be
Successful in These Jobs?
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Much of what we think about are technical skills,
But

• Life and Social Skills cut across all jobs.
• The technical skills often dont matter without
  those skills, just as those skills dont matter
  without the technical skills

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Top Ten Skills and Characteristics Needed by
EmployersSurvey Says
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What Do You Think They Were?
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• Dependability and Reliability
• Honesty and Integrity
• Work Ethic
• Positive Attitude
• Teamwork and People Skills

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• A Job Well Done
• Adaptability and Flexibility
• Attendance and Promptness
• Customer Focus
• Communication

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Some Important Skills That Were Close to the Top
Ten

• Show Initiative
• Be Organized
• Reading Comprehension
• Math

• Make Good Decisions
• Have a Good Appearance
• Be a Leader
• Listen

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Skills Currently Needed

• Verbal Communication
• Teamwork
• Assuming Work Responsibilities
• Listening Skills
• Problem Solving

• Phone Etiquette
• Customer Service
• Time Management
• Word Processing
• Following Directions

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• Which of the Ten do you show the most?
• How does your work at school show that you have
  the Top Ten Skills?
• How does your life at home show that you have the
  Top Ten Skills?
• Why do you think employers chose these skills?
• Which of these skills best describe you?
• Which of these skills do you need to develop?
• How can you develop these skills?

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What Do YOU Want to do and How Can The Top Ten
Skills Help YOU Do It?