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Enhancing the Value of Gulf Oysters with Off-Bottom Farming

Bill Walton is not the first seafood expert to reflect on … one of... more

Registration Extended for Youth Entrepreneur Conference at 4-H Center

Registration has been extended until Wednesday, April 17 for the Youth Entrepreneurship Conference, a collaborative project between the Alabama Cooperative... more

Food Entrepreneur Conference Scheduled March 14 and 15

Auburn, Feb. 14—After discovering what many consider to be the perfect chicken salad recipe and starting their first restaurant in... more

Annie' Project: A Workshop for Women

Annie was a woman who grew up in a small farm community with a goal to marry a farmer and... more

Alabama Extension Agents Buoyed So Far by Crop Planting Conditions

David Derrick knew something was different about the spring weather when heads began emerging on northeast Alabama wheat before growers... more

Chilton Food Innovation Center Formally Launches May 1

The Chilton Food Innovation Center, a fully equipped industrial kitchen that will provide local farmers and other aspiring entrepreneurs with... more

Save at Work By Making the Most of Your 401k Plan

One of the easiest ways to build wealth quickly is to take advantage of a workplace retirement plan where your... more

Alabama Extension Working to Build Thriving Urban Farming Sector

While Dr. Ayanava Majumdar readily concedes that urban farming will never replace conventional farming entirely or solve world hunger, he... more

Extension Foresters Working to Avert Landowner Crisis

Two experts fear that a host of factors are coming together to create a storm, possibly even a perfect storm,... more

Documenting Agriculture’s Economic Importance to Alabama

About 80 percent of all Alabamians live in just 27 of the state's 67 counties. The state's population is... more

Job Search! Marketable Skills

Job Search

This publication is the first in our Job Search series designed to help you prepare for a job search. Taking a good look at your skills, values, and interests is an important first step in any job search. Consider all three factors when you make a decision about your future. This publication focuses on marketable skills and takes you through the skill identification process. Other publications in this series discuss how values and interests relate to careers.

Skills are abilities that make it possible to perform tasks. Marketable skills are abilities that are in great demand in the labor market. Regardless of your level of work experience and even if you are looking for a first job, you have valuable skills. There is, however, a difference between a skill and a marketable skill. For example, a machinist who has just been laid off after 15 years of working on a lathe possesses skills. However, because he or she worked on a lathe that is rarely used today, the machinist will need to get training on modern equipment to acquire the marketable skills necessary to use today's technology and get another job. Marketable skills may change over time depending on employers needs. Employers are more likely to hire job applicants with marketable skills, especially when there is a shortage of qualified workers. Unfortunately, many people are not sure about the skills they possess and miss opportunities to showcase their abilities during job interviews. Others may choose jobs that do not match their abilities.   more...

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