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 these things?
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By Getting the Skills Employers Want From You!
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What Are Those Skills?

• What are some skills that employers look for
  before hiring someone?

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Skills that employers look for are

• Promptness
• Teamwork/social skills
• Dependable
• Time management
• Follow directions
• Computer skills
• Reading comprehension skills
• Math skills

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Each of us has skills, traits, and
characteristics that we have developed so far.
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Where do we learn these skills?

• Home
• School
• Church
• Sports Teams

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• Here are some different types of skills needed
  for different types of jobs.

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Circus Workers Need Three Kinds of Skills

• Technical Skills
• Social Skills
• Life Skills

Graham Toft, Hudson Institute
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Banker or Financial Advisor

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

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What Kinds of Skills Does It Take to be
Successful in some other Jobs?
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Teacher

1. General academic skills (reading, writing,
   math)
2. Oral and written communication skills
3. Social Skills

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Carpenter

• Math skills
• Technical trade skills
• Communication skills

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Grocery Store or Retail Clerk

• Math skills
• Computer skills
• Social skills

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Professional Athlete

• Special talent skills
• Reading comprehension skills
• Communication skills
• Memory skills

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Truck Driver

• Special drivers license
• (reading and writing skills to pass drivers
  test)
• Map reading and Geography skills

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Pharmacists

• Math skills
• Chemistry skills
• Reading skills
• Communication skills

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• According to a survey, there are
• Ten Top Skills and
• Characteristics Needed by
• Employers.

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What Do You Think They Are?
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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
• Southern7 WIB

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YOUR Education IS About Developing These Skills!

• About 75 of Employers Require a High School
  Diploma/GED or MORE for Entry-Level Jobs

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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?
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Additional Resources

• Southern Indiana Chamber of Commerce
  (www.sicc.org)
• www.kentuckianaworks.org
• Southern7 Workforce Investment Board (944-7793)
• Work One Center (Karen Bertrand 948-6102 ext.
  111)
• ICPAC (icpac.indiana.edu)
• Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov/oco)
• Department of Education (www.ed.gov/index.jhtml)

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• Material adapted from
• David Clifton
• Dean of Academic Affairs
• Ivy Tech State College South Central Indiana

• In Conjunction with
• Southern Indiana Chamber of Commerce
• Region 14 School-to-Career Partnership