Assessing your skills often tells you where you stand out and how you might use these skills in a work setting. At this point you may not realize that many of the skills you have developed in and out of the classroom are transferable to a variety of work environments.
Functional skills reflect the ability to work with people, data and information or objects.
You can further break down your skills by looking at your natural talents as well as your intellectual, creative, leadership and problem-solving abilities. A simple place to start in identifying your skills is to think of your achievements. Do not underestimate the value of the skills and abilities that you have cultivated through work experience, extracurricular activities and the classroom. Look to your experience for some important clues on how you might want to shape your future. This exercise is designed to help you evaluate some specific skills that are transferable to work settings.