CAREER ASSESSMENTS

CAREER ASSESSMENTS
HARD AND SOFT SKILLS
It’s important to make a list of the hard skills you have the
most experience in, as well as the traits you have embodied
the most. You will be asked about both in interviews.
- In terms of functional skills, the best way is to make a
catalog of all skills you’ve used throughout your career, and
rank your current expertise in each from 1-10;
- Depends on the industry (8/10 in computer
programming, 9/10 in finance modeling, etc);
- It’s important to think about the values that you’ve
embodied in these positions just like the hard skills, and do
the same rating
- (E.g., 9/10 in Organization, 7/10 in Adapting to Fast
Change, etc);
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CAREER ASSESSMENTS
HARD AND SOFT SKILLS
This is because, for any position, the interviewer will have a list
of both the expected skills and traits for that position, and
they’ll check against the ones you currently have.

Skills and traits don’t exist in a vacuum, and they are usually
intimately related to positions:
- In IB/PE, finance modeling is closely related to the deals
the professional has been involved with;
- In marketing, social media marketing is closely related to
the metrics of a specific project;
- In programming, specific programming knowledge is
closely related to specific programming projects;
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CAREER ASSESSMENTS
HARD AND SOFT SKILLS
It can be interesting to make a list of your positions, with the
hard and soft skill scores for each position:
- E.g., “iOS Programming Project in Company XYZ”
- Skills:
- iOS Programming: 8/10;
- Solution Deployment: 7/10;
- Encryption and Security: 7/10;
- Traits:
- Organization: 9/10;
- Adapting to Change: 7/10;
- Teamwork: 8/10;

Use TORC on yourself. “How will your boss rate [XYZ] 1-10?”
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KEY TAKEAWAYS

/01 MAKE A DILIGENT LIST /02 VALUES ARE IMPORTANT

Don’t skip any position. Think about every single You may think that only the hard skills matter. But
position you’ve had, and list skills and traits for it. trained interviewers will ask about personal traits and
the specifics of having them. Don’t skip them.

/03 MATCH AGAINST THE ROLE /04 RATE 1 TO 10

Think of the required skills and expected values for the Rating your skills and values on a 1 to 10 is a very
trait, and gauge how much of yours match. This will practical way to quantify them, and it’s also the scale
allow you to align your expectations. that experienced interviews will use.