Question

1. Skill Identification Exercise: Job-Related Examples

• Review the list of job-related skills below,
• Think about times or situations when you have used each skill, and note that example in the right-handcolumn

Skill	Example (job, academic and/or volunteer experience)
The ability to solve problems (related to your major or concentration if possible)
Strong hands-on mechanical skills; can take things apart and put them back together
Strong analytical aptitude and attention to detail
The ability to apply sound professional judgment
The ability to use laboratory equipment to generate data and process materials

Professional communication (written and verbal)
Effective utilization of time and resources
Working as part of an effective and collaborative team
Innovation and creativity; can think of new ways to make things work more efficiently
Strong customer-focused attitude
The ability to manage competing priorities
The ability to quickly learn and apply new skills
Positive attitude / work ethic
Dependability, reliability, and flexibility

Proven leadership skills
Critical thinking; using logic to identify alternative solutions or approaches to problems
The ability to analyze needs and product requirements to create a design or idea for a product or service that addresses those needs or requirements
Naturally inquisitive; the ability to examine things and conceive of ways to make them better

STRENGTHS	WEAKNESSES List 3 weakness and how you are working to overcome or improve on them

Answer 1

Answer-

1. Academic- When I was doing my MBA that time we have been given case studies to solve that is when I have used my ability to solve problems.

2- Job experience- After completing my engineering I have worked for 6 months in a car manufacturing company. There I have used my skill (after training) to assemble and dissemble engines.

3- Academic- When I am appreaing for the MBA exams it includes questions which only can be solved by having strong analytical aptitude, so I there used this skill of mine.

4- When I was appointed as a junior manager in the marketing department, at that time I have take a decision of choosing one area out of three areas where I have to send salesman. After analyzing the situation deeply and considering it's pros and cons I had taken the decision and it was a good one.

5- I have used this and also learned this in my graduation as well as in my post graduation.

6- I am now working as an area marketing manager therefore most of the time I have communicate the people in the organization as well as outside the organization in a formal way. Sometime back I have written a formal letter to the general manager about some changes in our packaging and he asked me to share more detail on phone.

7- I working as an area marketing manager and always ensure that the employees under my span of control will use there hundred percent and waste minimum time and I also encourage them to came up with innovative ideas.

8- Under the same job position I have been selected to be a part of a team which consist general manager, senior manager and two more area marketing managers. I have tried to work as a team person there by prioritizing the interest of the team above my own interest.

9- I always make innovative suggestions to my senior manager and also disscussed with my juniors irrespective of whether they worked out or not.

10- Whatever ideas I will share to my seniors about the changes/modifications in the product are totally based on the customer needs and wants. Because I believe that products should entirely be made as per customer expectations.

11- I have encoutered a situation in which I have to deal with taking a decision but that decision was compromising the interest of one of my team member but the decision was in the interest of the organization so I have taken taht decision.

12- When i have stared doing a job after my engineering I have learned many new skills there. Within a six months short period of time I have learned very complex skills.

13- I am always loyal to the company and I strongly believe and practice the fact that the judgement should be honest and as per the ethics. Rules should be rules for each and everyone. I have cancelled one of team member's leave application because of the shortage of labor at that time and the same situation arises when I have applied for the leave so I myself revoked my leave application.

14- I believe that me and my team members are dependent to each other. I totally rely on them and disscussed each and every important thing with them and I also used flexible approach of doing work.

15- I always think about the performance of the whole team and I don't ask my team members anything which I don't practice.

16- As I have mentioned I always evaluate all the available solution to a given situation and I then only select the best suited way.

17- I always think to make products as per the needs and wants of the customers.