Transcript Presentation

ASSESSING YOUR
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
February 2, 2016 First Tuesday
Outline
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What skills are used on the job
Typical physics major skills
Brainstorming your experiences
Convert a skill category into something marketable
Next steps
Today’s topic is based on material found at
https://www.spsnational.org/careerstoolbox
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What knowledge and skills are used on
the job?
■ What are the three most common knowledge and
skills used by physics bachelor’s recipients in their
first “real” job after graduation?
■ Discuss with a neighbor
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Thoughts
about
this?
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Typical physics major skills
■ Communicating complex ideas
■ Analysis and quantitative thinking
■ Working with others
■ Problem solving and critical thinking
■ Working with laboratory instruments
■ Conducting research
■ Proficiency with computer hardware and software
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Brainstorming your experiences
■ On the worksheet, list your experiences that may
have some relevance in a job.
■ These include…
– science courses you have taken
– laboratory courses that you have taken
– any work experience (whether paid or volunteer)
– leadership experiences
– events sponsored by organizations in which you
have been actively involved
■ Let’s share a few of these with the group
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Skills Assessment Activity
■ Now you’ll relate some of these experiences to the skills
and knowledge discussed earlier
■ Identify a skill category that appears in multiple
experiences
■ Follow the “Skills Assessment Guidelines” to fill out the
Assessment Worksheet for at least one skill category
■ There are more copies of the worksheet found at
https://www.spsnational.org/sites/all/careerstoolbox/s
rc/live/data/excercises/CareersToolbox-Exercise4.pdf
■ Feel free to work with a neighbor
■ Discuss at least one example as a group
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Next steps
If you are a senior
If you are a junior or earlier
■ Work through the skills assessment
guidelines for more skills
■ Get more experience
■ Add the resulting bullet points to
your resume
■ Try some of the experiences you
have heard about from others
■ Refine your resume
■ Develop a few quick anecdotes to
share at an interview or networking
session
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Next Meeting
■ April 5, 2016
■ 5:30 – 6:30 pm
■ Topic: Student choice. Some possibilities
– Career Services presentation
– What’s grad school like
– Job search skills such as interview, resume, cover letter
– Networking skills
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