Do You Have Marketable Job Skills?

Most people send out their resumes out to manyfrom the ground up.
different companies and never get any replies. It's notIf you currently have a job at a company, ask to
your resume sending techniques; it's your skills or lackparticipate in any projects they might be having. You
thereof. No longer do theoretical skills appeal todon't have to be the team leader in the group, but at
employers unless you're a math major. Yourleast show you played a part in their success. This
marketable skills have to show accomplishment ratheralso shows your interest in the company and your
than be a list of inexperienced skills.eagerness to stay on top of their affairs.
Start a side project in your spare time that can bringThe key is to keep learning, no matter what stage of
out your value. If your job field is marketing, thenyour career you're at. Marketable skills don't develop
create a viral campaign on the internet and documentovernight. They require effort and some initiative on
the process. You'll not only hone in on your marketingyour part, but it will have long-lasting effects on your
skills, but will demonstrate application of yourcareer. Being able to talk intelligently and confidently
knowledge.about a project for which you played a primary role in
Get an internship or volunteer position in a field whereits success is incredibly important. Make sure you can
you want to develop skills. If you're interested indescribe the problem clearly and how your project
managing a restaurant business, become a waiter or asolved the problem, even to a nontechnical person.
busboy. But don't sit back and work. Be active and askShowing passion for your work is very attractive for a
questions on how things are run. Make it clear that youprospective employer.
have a desire to learn and are willing to learn things