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Look for Work

Know Your Core Skills and How to Sell Them

Employers look for a wide range of skills. Some skills relate to specific types of work. Others are core skills that you need for every job. If you know your core skills, you can use them to impress potential employers. This will help you land the job you want.
Plan Your Career

Essential Skills Profiles

Essential skills profiles describe how workers in various occupations use each of the key essential skills.
Know Yourself

About Skills

You can get many of the skills you need through education and training programs. Some skills are transferable. You can use them in many different types of work. Others are work-specific.
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Plan Your Career

Recognize Your Strengths

Your strengths are the things you’re passionate about, not just the things you’re good at. You may be good at writing, but writing would be one of your real strengths only if you love doing it. Real strengths combine your passion and your ability.
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Explore Education and Training

Many Training Paths Develop Skills and Knowledge

Are you wondering how to get the career you want? Do you know how to build the skills and knowledge you need? There may be more than one way. Find the training path that’s right for you.
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Start Now to Build the Skills Employers Want

It’s a skills-based world out there, and many employers are specific about the skills they want. Start building your skills when you’re still in high school—or even in junior high. You’ll soon be able to show employers you’ve got the skills you need for the job.
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Explore Education and Training

Success at School: It’s About More Than Marks

To do well at school, you have to know how to conduct yourself as you work with classmates, instructors, and others involved in your learning. When you know what’s expected of you, you’ll do better at school, in your future jobs, and in your every-day life.
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Look for Work

Identify Your Work-Specific Skills

Every job requires certain work-specific skills. The better you know and can describe your skills, the better your chances of landing the job you want.