Career Planning Tool

Planning for a Target Position: Use this sheet to identify your top three Key Skill Areas. Within each key skill
area, indicate your skills, knowledge, and abilities along with the work samples you have to prove it, the skill type,
source and the location of any electronic files. Enter the KRD and CRD knowledge and competencies shown on each
sample. Use the following abbreviations when filling in skill types and source:
Skill Types: T= Technical, SS= Soft Skill, TR = Transferable Skill, T&T = Tools and Technology, Sp =
Specialized Skill, C= Certification
Source: J= Job, E= Education, CS= Community Service, A= Activities, Mb= Professional memberships,
M= Military, O= Other

Target Position: Kindergarten Teacher

Field: education

Key Skill
Area #1

Teamwork

Skill
Type

Skills, Knowledge
&
Abilities
I listen to everyones
opinion and work to a
common goal. I work
well in group
assignments. I have
worked with people
younger and older
than me.

Work Sample

Harbor Hills Day Camp

Source File
Names/Locat
ion

KRD/CR
D

Sourc
e

TR

11/14/
16

N/A

TR

11/14/
16

N/A

Date

Key Skill
Area #2

Leadership

Key Skill
Area #3

I have worked with

people of all ages
and have instructed
them and
demonstrated tasks.
I lead through more
as doing the right
example rather than
verbally.

Working as a camp
counselor.

Working as a helper
with special needs
students

Determinatio
n/Motivation

I go above the call of

duty by always doing
more than the task
presented is. I also
played three varsity
sports and would
practice on my own
time along with the
practice times.

Counselor of the week (2

times in 8 weeks)

TR

11/14/
16

N/A

Skills from Current Job: Use this sheet to identify your top three Key Skill Areas from your current job. Within
each key skill area, indicate your skills, knowledge, and abilities along with the work samples you have to prove it, the
skill type, source, and the location of any electronic files. Enter the KRD and CRD knowledge and competencies shown
on each sample. Use the following abbreviations when filling in skill types and source:
Skill Types: T= Technical, SS= Soft Skill, TR = Transferable Skill, T&T = Tools and Technology, Sp =
Specialized Skill, C= Certification
Source: J= Job, E= Education, CS= Community Service, A= Activities, Mb= Professional memberships,
M= Military, O= Other

Current Job: Kindergarten Boys Counselor at Harbor Hills Day Camp

Field: camp

Key Skill
Area #1

Teamwork

Skill
Type

Skills, Knowledge
&
Abilities
I worked work with
other individuals to
reach a common
goal. Co- workers or
with young children. I
help others reach
their goals as we
work like a team.

KRD/CR
D

Sourc
e

Harbor Hills Day Camp

TR

I recieved the title of

General during Harbor
Hillss color war.

TR

Work Sample

Date

11/14/
16

Source File
Names/Locat
ion

N/A

Key Skill
Area #2
Leadership

I helped my
counselors by
instructing them in a
positive not
overpowering way. I

11/14/
16

N/A

aided in examples by
demonstrating.
Key Skill
Area #3

Determinatio
n/Motivation

I went above the call

of duty to make the
campers have an
awesome summer. I
would make them
little words of
encouragement
letters and little tags
that highlighted obe
of their skills.

Counselor of the week (2

times in 8 weeks)

I have only had one job and it is this one. I currently still work there over the summer.

TR

11/14/
16

N/A