HARD &

SOFT SKILLS

NOTES:
• This exercise is designed to help you identify your hard and soft skills so that you start to
plan for job applications after graduation.

• Please fill out the form in full and as ‘honestly’ as possible.

• Please take this exercise seriously and don’t ‘joke fill in’ this form.

• This form will be used to help you complete a CV and Cover Letter. Therefore, keep it safe
and bring it to the next lesson. Please fill free to fill in the digital version or scan this
document.
HARD & SOFT SKILLS
List your ‘hard skills’ in the following areas (Note: 1 – 10 Scale - 10 is expert)…
Which computer software can you use and to what depth (on a scale of 1 to 10)?

• _________Photoshop_____________ ____7_____
• ________After Effects______________ ____5_____
• ________Autodesk Maya______________ ____4_____
• ________Premier Pro______________ ___5______
• ________Microsoft Office______________ ___9______
• ______________________ _________
• ______________________ _________
• ______________________ _________

Which computer/3D skills do you have (rate on a scale of 1 to 10)?

• Modelling ____3_____
• Animation ____3_____
• Rigging & Skinning ____2_____
• Texturing ____3_____
• Lighting & Rendering ____2_____
• Compositing ____2_____
• (other) ______________ _________
• (other) ______________ _________

Which 2D/analogue skills do you feel you have experience in or excel at? For example, character
design, life drawing, environment design, etc (rate on a scale of 1 to 10):

• __________digital Art____________ ____9_____

• _________environment design_____________ ____7_____
• _________character design_____________ ____6_____
• _________Photography_____________ ____4_____
• _________Gouche Painting_____________ ____7_____
• _________Watercolour Painting____________ ____7_____
• _________Life Drawing_____________ ____5_____
• ______________________ _________

What other animation/3D industry related skills do you have experience in or excel at? For example,
concept, storytelling, editing, sound design, etc (rate on a scale of 1 to 10):

• ______Editing________________ ___7_____
• ______storytelling________________ ___7_____
• ______Adobe Fuse______________ ___4_____
• ______________________ _________
• ______________________ _________
• ______________________ _________
What qualifications do you have/will have after graduation from this course?

• ___CMPT (distinction) FE Course_____ ____10_____

• ___CAA Degree___________________ ____?_____
• ___10 GCSE’s___________________ ____10_____
• ______________________ _________
• ______________________ _________
• ______________________ _________
• ______________________ _________
• ______________________ _________
• ______________________ _________
• ______________________ _________
• ______________________ _________
• ______________________ _________

Are there any other hard skills you have that come from a hobby, activity, or part-time job?

• _____Customer Service_________________ ____8_____

• _____Running_________________ _____7____
• _____Painting_________________ ____7_____
• _____Gaming (UI)_________________ ____6_____
• ______________________ _________
• ______________________ _________

Which ‘soft skills’ have gained have you gained/shown whilst studying on
this degree?
From running your most successful project:

Efficient isolated learning; completing my Fantastic Voyage project successfully at home during
Covid lockdown. Time management; meeting tight deadlines producing a fully realised 3D animation.

From being a member of a group in the Collaboration Project:

Communication and teamwork through a collaborative group project. Good work ethic by creating
my own deadlines and meeting my teammates expectations. Being a motivated and positive team
player by helping to progress the team forward.

From submitting a project (for example, hand in / final critique etc):

Public speaking; cohesively presenting months’ worth of project work as a concise and professional
presentation to by peers.

From written work (essays etc):

Harvard Referencing; applying sources to academic writing using a conventional format whilst
understanding the risks of plagiarism.
From cataloguing work (blog / making of documents):

Written language and etiquette; understanding how to adapt my writing into different formats to
meet a variety of online platforms whilst also giving context.

From working in a University role (Student rep / Ambassador):

Professionalism: building a professional relationship with tutors and peers to practice an industry-
level working environment.

Which ‘soft skills’ have you gained/shown outside of your degree?

From an activity or hobby:

Communication; interacting with strangers of different ages as a customer service assistant. Also,
using communication to present my work on social media to strangers online.

From a part-time job or previous course:

Customer service, communication, teamwork, punctuality, organisation.

FUTURE GOALS
If you could have any job in the animation/3D industry now, what would it be?

A versatile director involving themselves in many aspects of a project’s production, like Hayao
Miyazaki. Traditional drawing, storytelling, environment design, character design, animation e.t.c

List the ‘top five’ soft skills that you feel relate to you the most strongly.

Friendliness, patience, organisation, punctuality, creativity.

List five soft skills that you feel you need to improve.

Being more outgoing, communication, leadership, confidence, taking initiative.