Welcome to cataloging your professional toolkit! We've explored your strengths, values, and interests. Now let's inventory your skills - the specific abilities you've developed through experience.

Skills are different from strengths. They're learned capabilities you can demonstrate and improve through practice.

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What's one skill you've gotten much better at over the past few years?

Think of skills as tools in your professional toolbox. Some are technical skills - specific to certain industries or roles like coding, accounting, or graphic design.

Others are soft skills - interpersonal abilities like communication, leadership, or problem-solving that apply across many fields.

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Which type of skill do you currently feel stronger in: technical or soft?

Here's what makes skills powerful: they're portable. Many skills transfer between different roles and industries, even when the job titles look completely different.

A teacher's presentation skills work in sales. A project manager's organization skills work in event planning.

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Can you think of a skill that could be useful in multiple different careers?

Let's distinguish between hard evidence and vague claims. Instead of saying "I'm good with people," identify specific skills: "I facilitate team meetings" or "I train new employees."

Concrete skills are easier to communicate to employers and easier for you to recognize.

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What's one specific skill you can demonstrate rather than just claim?

Don't underestimate skills you've gained outside traditional work. Volunteering, hobbies, school projects, and life experiences all build real capabilities.

Managing a family budget develops financial planning skills. Organizing community events builds project management abilities.

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