JobOpportunities, SkillAcquisition andSelf Development

Ikechukwu C.Ifeanacho
ICTCoordinator,UniversityofNigeria,EnuguCampus ikechukwu.ifeanacho@unn.edu.ng CUFFUNN:24th July2010

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JobMarket
Market Theworldofcommercial activitywheregoodsand servicesareboughtandsold Whatareyousellingthatthosewho cometothemarketwouldbe interestedinbuying?

JobOpportunities
Job Theprincipalactivityinyourlife thatyoudotoearnmoney Aspecificpiece of workrequired tobedoneasadutyorfora specificfee Theresponsibilitytodosomething Astateofdifficultythatneedsto beresolved

SkillAcquisition
Skill Anabilitythathasbeenacquired bytraining Abilitytoproducesolutionsin someproblemdomain Acquire Come tohaveorundergoa changeof Gainthroughexperience

SelfDevelopment
What? SelfDevelopmentistakingpersonal responsibilityforone'sownlearningand developmentthroughaprocessof assessment,reflection,andtakingaction. Whentouseit? Tocontinuallyupdateskillsandto remainmarketableintheworkplace.

SelfDevelopment
Howtouseit? Assessyourcurrentskillsandinterest throughpaperandpencilcareertestsor throughcomputerprogramsthatanalyze skillsandinterests. Maintainalearninglogordiarytohelp youanalyzewhatyouarelearningfrom workexperiences. Writeapersonalvisionandmission

SelfDevelopment
Howtouseit? Developapersonaldevelopmentplan thatidentifiesyourlearningneedsand goals. Findamentorwhocanprovideyou withsupport,advice,andassistancein yourcareerdirection. Becomeinvolvedinprofessional organizations.

TheIssueofSkill

ill proficiency(competent),facility(easeinmoving, ngordoing)ordexterity(abilitywithoutdifficulty)that quiredordevelopedthroughtrainingorexperience

Skill
Marketable Transferable Motivated

Foundation

Specifiedin anAdvert

Usefulin multijobs

Acquiredin thecourseof life

MarketingSkills
Marketingisthecommercialprocesses involvedinpromotingandsellingand distributingaproductorservice.
Learntolisten paycloseattention Learntospeak expressinspeech BasicManners howsomethingisdone Dresswell practicalandpossible

TransferableSkills

ecisionmaking:Identifyingoptions,evaluatingthem, ndthenchoosingthemostappropriatecourseofaction.

oblemsolving:Identifyingandusinganappropriate ethodortechniquetoarriveatasolution.

anning:Workingouthowtoscheduleavailable sourcesandactivitiesinordertomeetanobjective.

ralcommunication:Usingspeechtoexpressideasand

TransferableSkills

rittencommunication:Producinggrammatical,well pressed,easilyunderstoodandinterestingtextinan ppropriateformat.

egotiating:Holdingdiscussionswithpeopleinorderto achapositionofmutualsatisfactionandagreement.

dapting:Changingormodifyingyourbehaviour in sponsetotheneeds,wishesordemandsofothers.

TransferableSkills

usinessawareness: Interestinandknowledgeofthe mmercialenvironment.

esearchinginformation:Findinginformation ppropriatetoanissuefromavarietyofsources.

exibility:Beingabletochangeplansandrespondto ewinformationand/orsituations. literacy:Understandingandbeingabletousearange

TransferableSkills

memanagement:Abilitytomanagepersonal skseffectivelyandtomeetdeadlines.

umeracy:Abilitytouseandworkwithfigures. amworking:Abilitytoworkeffectivelywithothersto hieveobjectives.

bilitytoprioritize:Beingabletodecideprioritiesfor hievingtargets.

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Measurable quantifiable Attainable selfMaintained Realistic practicalandpossible Timely schedule

GoalSetting

Agoalisanaimoranendtowardswhicheffortis ected.Agoaliswhereyouwanttobe. Specific detailed,particularorfocused

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Notables Telephoney Inwaiting Helpwanted Dont putitoff Controlbug

OrganizeYourLife! Groupeffort Schedulefuntime Spacefreebies Onceandonlyonce Postmaster SystemEngineer

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Skills Skills Incentives Incentives Incentives Skills Skills Skills Incentives Incentives Resources Resources Resources Resources Resources

DimensionsofChange

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Success Confusion Anxiety SlowChange Frustration FalseStarts

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CometotermswithICT!
Technologywouldnotgoaway ICTisfundamentaltoengagementin modernsociety Findinformationappropriatetoatask Mastertechnicalskillsandunderstand whentousethem ApplyICTeffectivelyinlearning, everydaylife,andtheworldof

SomeComfort!

1:7 Onlybethoustrongandverycourageous,thatthoumayest ervetodoaccordingtoallthelaw,whichMosesmyservant mmandedthee:turnnotfromitto therighthandorto theleft, tthoumayest prosperwhithersoeverthougoest.

1:8 Thisbookofthelawshallnotdepartoutofthymouth;but ushalt meditatethereindayandnight,thatthoumayest observe oaccordingtoallthatiswrittentherein:forthenthoushalt kethywayprosperous,andthenthoushalt havegoodsuccess.

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Selfemployed Employed BusinessOwner Investor

Employment

CurriculumVitae/Resume
Asummaryofyouracademicandwork history anadvert(focusesonhowthe finishedproductwillsatisfytheneeds ofthecustomer) Whatdoyouhavetooffer whereis theevidence? Whatexperiencedoyouhave? Whatknowledgedoyouhave? Whatskillsdoyouhave?

CurriculumVitae/ResumeTypes

onventionalchronologicalCV Personalprofile,educationandworkexperience, relevantprofessional(technical)experience

cademicCV Builtaroundthethreepillarsofresearch,teaching, andadministration illsBasedCV Highlighttransferableskills,ITknowledge,proven

WhatEmployersWant

Continuity thinking,problemsolving Confidence workingeffectivelywithpeople Initiative communicationskills Consistency initiativefollowthrough WorkExperience technicalmastery

IQ Intelligence:theratioofaperson'smental ageto eirchronological age

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Pray

PreparefortheInterview

Neverunderestimatetheinterview BeabreastwithGlobal,NationalandLocalaffairs Researchtheorganization Dressproperlyandcorporately,smellnice Keepinmindthatthepersonwhowantstohire youissweatingtoo!

ConducttheInterview

Beontime,bepolite,dontchewyourpenorfingers, eyourselfbeforetheinterview,sitcomfortably

Observethe5050rule:ListeningSpeaking

Bebriefanddirectwithyouranswers:20secs 2mins

Beseenasapartofthesolution,andnotoftheproblem

TheEmployerthinksthewayyoujobhuntisthewayyou ldothejob

AnswertheseFiveQuestions!

Whyareyouhere?

Whyareyouknockingonmydoor,ratherthansomeone elsesdoor? WouldyoubepartoftheproblemsIalreadyhave,orwould youbeapartofthesolution? Willyoufitin?doyoushareourvalues?Willyourpersonality encourageteamwork? Betterworkhabits?Areyouthorough,smarter?...orwhat?

Whatcanyoudoforus?

Whatkindofpersonareyou?

Whatdistinguishesyoufromtherestwhoapplied?

Andwhenitisover

daThankYounote! Youclaimedtohaveexcellentpeopleskills Ithelpstheemployerrememberyou TheInterviewerhassomethingtoshowthehiringpanel Itcanreiterateyourinterestinfurthertalks

Opportunitytocorrectanywrongimpressionsyouleft ehind

TimeManagement
Itsaboutmanagingourselves.Time cannotbeexpanded.
MaintainBalance spiritual,emotional, academic,financesetc Getthepowerofthepen bigpicturein mind Dodailyplanning planyourwork,work yourplan Prioritize worksmarternotharder

7Habits FranklinCovey
BeProactive personalvision Beginwiththeendinmind direction, missionstatement,destination Putfirstthingsfirst urgentandimportant, noturgentbutimportant,urgentbutnot important,noturgentandnotimportant ThinkWinWin mutualbenefit Seekfirsttounderstand,thentobe understood Synergize createcooperation

Conclusions
Num13:33 Andtherewesawthe giants,thesonsofAnak,whichcomeof thegiants:andwewereinourownsight asgrasshoppers,andsowewereintheir sight. 2Cor9:8AndGodisabletomakeall graceaboundtowardyou;thatye, alwayshavingallsufficiencyinallthings, mayaboundtoeverygoodwork:

ThankYou