MODERN CAREERS
The 7 step guide to a
personal skills audit
By Michelle Gibbings
I
t’s a cliché to say the world is
changing. It has and also will.
What’s indisputable, is that the
pace is getting faster. To have a
thriving career, you need to keep
your skills relevant and continuously
refine and adapt your operating
style. If you don’t, you’ll quickly
become outdated. Equipping
yourself with new skills and ideas
requires a willingness to learn new
things.
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May 2016
This is not a responsibility that can
be outsourced to someone else.
Successful people know it’s their
responsibility to direct their career
and that learning is a critical part
of that process. Everyone learns
differently, but what’s common is
that people learn better the more
involved they are with their learning.
As the famous Confucian text said:
“Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and
I may remember; but directly involve
me and I’ll make it my own”.
So, if learning is essential to career
success, and it’s more successful
if the person finds it interesting and
relevant then it naturally follows
that each person should have a
tailored plan that helps them target
how and what they learn. The good
thing – this is a simple exercise to
do, and it can be fun.
Here’s how it’s done…