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__**Chapter 5.**__ Read Chapter 5, "Do An Active You Workout: Assessing Your Skills," pages 77-97.

This is a very important topic-skills!

Do "Activity: Assessing Your Skills" on pages 80-81. Take time and care with this activity. There isn't a written submission of this activity in the homework, but it is a very worthwhile exercise. Pay particular attention to skills that you enjoy using and that you're either already good at or want to learn. These skills can help point the way to some new career ideas.

For these exercises, //**don't**// write them out--but do think about them and do them for yourself.
 * 5.1 Experiography, pp. 82-83
 * 5.2 Accomplishments, p. 83
 * 5.3 Description of Accomplishments

Think about some of your most rewarding and enjoyable accomplishments, then analyze what skills were involved.


 * Do** write out your answer to Exercise 5.4, page 84--list what skills were used in the accomplishments you thought about; and list five skills that interest you that you'd like to develop. (3 points)

Do exercise 5.5 "Your Favorite Skills" on page 94. (2 points)

Do Exercise 5.6 "Ideal Jobs," page 94. (5 points)

For Exercise 5.7 "Scans," pp. 95-96, do the activity, but it doesn't need to be a part of the written homework that you turn in. (No easy way to type out the chart!) You will refer to this completed exercise Exercise 5.8.

For Exercise 5.9, WWWebwise: Go to the O*NET website and do the Skills Search. In your results list, click on the jobs that interest you and read the detailed profile that lists the skills for that occupation. This is really good information! Click the back button to go back to your results list to browse more of your results. For your written assignment, just type the skills and careers that interest you (from the results list)-not copying and pasting the whole results list. (10 points)

Just to be clear: your written homework will include Exercises 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, and 5.9; upload the document here.

Do Exercise 5.8 "Skills Review," pp. 96-97. This refers to all the activities completed in this chapter--give it some careful thought and be thorough in answering these questions. (5 points)
 * __Discussion board post:__**

25 points (20 written assignment + 5 discussion board post, graded separately). Due Sunday, March 20, 2011, 11:59 p.m. Log in to Blackboard to upload your assignment and make your discussion board post.