Discussion 05.1: My Gap Analysis

Practice Activity 1

Job-Specific Skills

STEP 1: Inventory your Current Skills

Below is a list of questions that will help you take an inventory of the job-specific skills you already have. Write your answers to each of these questions in the provided space below.

1. Do you have a high school diploma or GED? Yes |_| No |_|

2. List all the Associate’s, Bachelor’s, and Master’s Degrees you have successfully completed (or are about to complete).

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3. List key and specific courses you have successfully completed that have given you skills you’ll need in your career field:

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4. List all key duties, skills, and abilities you’ve used to perform jobs you’re doing now, or have done in the past.

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5. List all job-specific skills you’ve learned on your own through self-study or hobbies.

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STEP 2: Inventory Career-Related Skills

Use O*Net Online or the NAU Online Library’s Job and Career Accelerator to research the skills that are required in the job you are aiming for after you graduate. Write these skills down in the chart below. Then, put a check in the “Have” column if you already have that skill. Put a check in the “Don’t Have” column if you do not have that skill.

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Your Gap Analysis

The skills you marked as “Don’t Have” on the list above represent your gap: these are the skills you are currently missing and need to get before you will have a good chance of landing the job you’re hoping for.