Skill Hero Assignment
Introduction
In this assignment you’ll practice identifying transferable skills by creating your own Superhero, Skill Hero. Similar to a Superhero, a Skill Hero holds a unique set of skills and strengths they use in a variety of settings, ultimately to perform a mission.
The clip from Spiderman, No Way Home gives us one way to think about transferable skills. Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield Spidermen don’t know how to work together as three different Spidermen because they’ve always been solo superheroes on their own. But the Tom Holland Spiderman likens his collaboration with the Avengers to the task at hand, three different Spidermen coming together. Similar to Tom Holland’s pitch to the other two Spidermen, you’ll need to understand how your various experiences relate to a future career. Both for your own understanding and ability to identify relevant career paths and for future interview settings.
Assignment
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Refer to the previous assignments and circle, highlight or take note of common phrases, themes, and language
Identify strengths and skills reflected in your values ranking, interest areas, and community of care assignment. Support these with specific experiences, course projects, or accomplishments.
Finally start brainstorming a research question. Some questions to consider and possibly answer before creating a final research question
What are some emerging trends in the job market? How might this impact career paths?
How is AI affecting your industry of interest? What are the implications of the gig economy in an industry of interest?
What skills do I currently possess and do these differ from key skills and competencies needed to succeed in a field of interest?
What are some of the challenges and opportunities professionals are facing?
What role will lifelong learning play in your career path?
Deliverable
Completed template. If you’re having trouble with the PDF you can answer all the questions in a word doc.
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Dig Deeper
Review the page below to learn more about how hiring recruiters are shifting to skill-based hiring. Use this resource to continue reflecting on your degree/ major from a competency-based approach.
Start With Skills | Roadtrip NationLinks to an external site.