Know your skills

Get started by understanding your skills and interests. Then you can see jobs and careers they match best.

• Your interests are the things you like to do. Learn how they can help you pick a career.
• Job skills are the things you are good at. Learn how they match careers—and how you can talk about them to employers.
• Soft skills are sometimes called people skills. Learn how important they are to helping you get and hold on to a job.
• Use this Skills checklist to keep track of your skills for job applications, interviews, resumes and other uses.