Personal Employability Pro™

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Introduction	1

Personal Employability Profile	2

1) Computer Literacy	3
2) Positive Attitude	4
3) Self-Marketing	5
4) Communication	6
5) Active Learning Skills	7
6) Information Gathering	8
7) Problem Solving	9
8) Resourcefulness	10
9) Personal Initiative	11
10) Self-Management	12

ID# DBFDN8FD for Sample Person on October 31, 2006

©2006 Selection Testing Consultants Intl Ltd., KirkFoord Communications Inc.

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Introduction
Personal Employability Profile
This Feedback Report was produced as a result of the on-line Personal Employability Profile (PEP) assessment that you recently completed and provides an inventory of your views about your current skills and abilities in ten different skill areas:

Computer Literacy
Positive Attitude
Self-Marketing
Verbal Communication
Active Learning
Information Gathering
Problem Solving
Resourcefulness
Personal Initiative
Self-Management

Please note that the findings in this report reflect your current viewpoint and also your confidence levels at this time. If you are having difficulties either at work or in your personal life at the moment, the skill levels indicated in the report may be lower than you expect. As with any assessment, it can be helpful to discuss the Feedback Report with someone you know and trust.

This report provides a brief thumbnail sketch for each of the ten skill areas as well as suggestions for personal skills development.

From an employer's viewpoint, the skills and abilities in this report are "employability" skills and highly valued in today's workplace. They are also "transferable" skills that you take with you in to every situation you encounter in your life and your work.

From your own point of view, this profile reflects your current "survivability skills". These are the skills you need to be resilient in the face of change; the skills you need to survive and thrive in your personal and working life.

Some people believe that resilience is a matter of attitude and attitude is of vital importance. But surviving and thriving in a competitive and rapidly changing world demands other skills as well. You need to be well informed and keen to learn. You need to listen and communicate well and be resourceful and creative when problems arise. You need to manage yourself and the way you respond to different situations.

Skill development is and on-going process. By taking action on some of the suggestions for development in this report and beginning to build your personal employability, your confidence and overall survivability will grow.

We hope you find the Personal Employability Profile helpful in some way.

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Personal Employability Profile


1) Computer Literacy This is an assessment of you interest in/ use of/ comfort level, when using today's computer technology.

2) A Positive Attitude This is an assessment of your approach to life, people and success.

3) Self-Marketing This is an assessment of your ability to promote yourself, to sell yourself and your ideas.

4) Communication This is an assessment of your ability to speak clearly and listen carefully.

5) Active Learning This is an assessment of your eagerness to learn and your ability to learn constantly from various sources.

6) Information Gathering This is an assessment of your interest in new information and your ability to research and talk to people to find the information you need.

7) Problem Solving This is an assessment of your ability to accept problems as they arise and find a way to handle them.

8) Resourcefulness This is an assessment of your ability to respond creatively to the circumstances you encounter at work and in your personal life and overcome obstacles that normally stop people.

9) Personal Initiative This is an assessment of your motivation and determination, your ability to look around, see what needs to be done, and just do it.

10) Self-Management This is an assessment of your ability to manage your money, your time and your life.

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1) Computer Literacy
Computer Literacy is almost as important as knowing how to read and write.

This is an assessment of your interest in, use of and comfort level when using today's computer technology.

Based on your responses, you are OK in this area. You can become even more computer literate.

To build this skill:

Complete an evening/weekend/part-time computer or Internet courses in your community.
Ask a more technologically advanced friend or family member to teach you about some of the newer technologies.
Become more comfortable with computers by using them whenever you have the opportunity.
Learn how to shop on-line.
As you learn more about computers, help others who are not as skilled as you are.

ACTION PLANNING

I WILL:

1. _____________________________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________________________

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2) A Positive Attitude
Some people don't think of attitude as a skill, however a positive attitude is essential and it can be learned and cultivated.

This is an assessment of your approach to life, people and success.

Based on your responses, you are OK in this area. You can enhance your positive attitude.

To build this ability:

Be openly thankful of others and focus on their strengths rather than any perceived shortcomings.
Identify your own strengths and build awareness of them. Apply the same technique to others.
Commit to focusing on your strengths 90% of the time.
Make positive statements about yourself.
Reflect on your personal achievements and successes and remind yourself of how you achieved your successes.
Identify growth opportunities for yourself by deciding what you would like to improve about yourself and spend some time each day working on this.
Pay no attention to negative or unhelpful statements. Highlight positive statements by agreeing to them or asking for them to be repeated.

ACTION PLANNING

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3) Self-Marketing
We are always, in one way or another, selling ourselves and our abilities to other people.

This is an assessment of your ability to promote yourself, to sell yourself and your ideas.

Based on your responses, you are fairly good at marketing yourself. You can become even better at this.

To build this skill:

Stay in touch with people you know and show them that you are interested in what they are doing. By showing your interest, you are likely to have a chance to discuss the things you are doing.
Join community or school organizations and associations.
Make a list of everything you've achieved in your life that gave you a sense of accomplishment, no matter how insignificant it may seem.
Review these accomplishments to see what personal "strengths" they required of you. Make a list of these strengths.
Write and practice saying a brief "30 second commercial" about yourself that you can use when meeting people for the first time.
Write a new resumé or update your existing one to emphasize the skills and abilities you have to offer.

ACTION PLANNING

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4) Communication
Communicating effectively is one of the hardest things we have to do. This is an assessment of your ability to speak clearly and listen carefully.

Based on your responses, you are good at verbal communication.

Here's how to build this skill:

When you don't understand what someone has said, ask for an explanation.
Commit to listening twice as much as you speak.
Join a public speaking group.
If you have trouble speaking your mind, investigate assertiveness training.
Remember to ask people about something before you tell them something.
Respond to the questions of others but avoid being long-winded.
If possible, take a few moments to think before replying to questions.
Patiently draw people out when they have trouble making their point.

ACTION PLANNING

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5) Active Learning
We learn all the time but don't always recognize our own learning.

This is an assessment of your eagerness to learn and your ability to learn constantly from various sources.

Based on your responses, you are a reasonably active learner. You can become even better at this important skill.

To build this skill:

Review this report to determine some of the things that you could do to become more employable. Use it to shed light on the things you want to learn to get what you want from your life.
Review what you have learned over the last 6 months, during the last year and last two years. Did you learn skills that are helpful to you? Are you using them today?
Contact schools and colleges in your community and request an assessment of your learning style.
Write a learning plan for yourself that details the most important things you want to learn and what you are going to do about it.
If you haven't studied for a while, take a classroom or on-line course on a topic of general interest to you.
Ask questions and pick up magazines and newspaper articles; watch television shows and learn to recognize the kinds of informal learning you do on topics of interest you.
At the end of each day, ask yourself: What did I learn today?

ACTION PLANNING

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6) Information Gathering
In the Information Age, success often depends on having the right information at the right time.

This is an assessment of your interest in new information and your ability to research and talk to people to find the information you need.

Based on your responses, you are OK in this area. You can become even better at gathering and using information.

To build this skill:

Make a list of the sources of information available to you. (EG: Yellow Pages, newspapers, directories, books, the Internet, Employment Resource Centres, Chambers of Commerce, magazines and journals, libraries, friends)
Choose a topic of interest (either work related or of personal interest) and use the Internet to find relevant books and articles.
Before researching a topic, clearly define what it is you want and need to know. Write this on a small piece of paper and post it over your desk.
Share the information you gather with others who have similar interests and ask them to tell you what they know about the topic.
Read a newspaper every day looking for information that is important to you, your life and your work.

ACTION PLANNING

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7) Problem Solving
People often run or hide from problems instead of facing them head on.

This is an assessment of your ability to accept problems as they come up and find a way to handle them.

Based on your responses, you are OK in this area. You can become even better at problem solving.

To build this skill:

Keep your mind sharp by doing puzzles, playing word games or board games.
Think of a problem from your past and clearly define the root cause in simple terms.
Recall a problem that you solved in the past and write down the steps you took to solve it.
Think about a mistake you've made in your personal life or at work. Look for the lessons it taught you. Decide how you would react another time.
Think about a problem from your past that turned into an outstanding opportunity.
When trying to solve a problem, ask others for help.

ACTION PLANNING

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8) Resourcefulness
In a world that is constantly changing, personal resourcefulness is an essential skill.

This is an assessment of your ability to respond creatively to the circumstances you encounter at work and in your personal life and overcome obstacles that nor

Based on your responses, you are OK in this area. You can become even more resourceful.

To build this skill:

Recall a past situation that challenged you, that caused you to stretch your thinking and come up with a creative response.
When you come up against an obstacle, instead of letting it stop you, look for a way to get around it.
Think of a specific goal that you would like to accomplish. Come up with a couple of different ways to meet the goal. Brainstorm ideas with friends
Don't give up when things become difficult. Remain objective. Look for the creative solution.
Shake up your daily routine. Do something different. Drop in to place you've never been before. Take an unusual route to work. Walk if you usually drive or take public transit (at least part of the way).

ACTION PLANNING

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9) Personal Initiative
Personal initiative will help you meet the various challenges you face at work and in your personal life.

This is an assessment of your motivation and determination, your ability to look around, see what needs to be done, and just do it.

Based on your responses, you are OK in this area. You can become even better at using your initiative.

To build this skill:

Think of a goal you will like to achieve. Develop a plan of action to do this.
Consider your past and find the earliest memory that illustrates your initiative and determination. Write it down.
Take on new tasks without being asked.
Make a list of the things you truly enjoy doing. Imagine a circumstance in which someone would pay you to do it.
Think of a situation that challenged you and forced you to do things a different way or an obstacle that you overcame. Examine the steps you took to do this.
Look for ways to save money or improve something. Share your ideas with others.

ACTION PLANNING

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10) Self-Management
We are all called upon now to actively manage ourselves and our lives in a deliberate way.

This is an assessment of your ability to plan for the future and to manage your money, your time and your life.

Based on your responses, you are OK in this area. You can become even better at self-managing.

To build this skill:

Review your goals often. Decide on the most important and address these first.
When setting goals, have an alternative plan in case circumstances change.
Use a daily/weekly/monthly calendar to create schedules.
Think about the areas of stress in your life and decide to take action on those things over which you have some control.
Make some kind of exercise or personal activity a daily goal.
Learn to say "no" when you are overloaded.
Talk to an accountant or financial advisor. Make a plan to manage the money that comes to you.

ACTION PLANNING