🔎Activity: Explore The Skills Landscape (Exploratory only)

Exploring the skills landscape means figuring out what skills are out there and understanding your own strengths and areas for growth through a gap analysis.  When embarking on a volunteer job search, conducting a skills gap analysis is important for finding the right fit and making a significant contribution. This analysis helps you pinpoint your strengths and areas needing improvement, enabling you to target your efforts effectively.

In the world of exploring skills, having access to information like job trends, industry insights, and details about different jobs is important. It's like having a map that shows you where to go.  The next three sections provide a brief overview of:

• Labor Market Information (LMI) tells us what skills are in demand
• Industry information shows what skills are important in different fields
• Occupational information helps us understand what skills we need for specific jobs. 

A detailed gap analysis is an important career management tool.  If you want to explore this in more detail, you can access the Career Management Resources for Professionals content on External Influences.

Useful Tip: Two Navigation options for this multi-page module:

1. Access the various pages by opening the Table of Contents on the right of your screen (you may need to scroll down to the bottom if you are on a mobile device.
2. Advance through the pages using the 'next' and 'previous' buttons at the top and bottom of each page.