Getting the job you want is a matter of connecting your past with your future. If the links between then and now are not clear to a potential employer, you must make them so. If your experiences do not exactly match what the employer has asked for, then point out how your experiences will work for this position and be specific. Once you get started working, choose your experience carefully to build up the background you need to get where you are going. Volunteer for assignments, request transfers, fill in for a co-worker in the job you want while he/she is on vacation, go to school at night or join a community action group! Take on these "extras" with a purpose: To get the experience you need for the next successful move up the career ladder you are building for yourself! For this Discussion answer these questions:

List your most important marketable skills as they relate to the position you want.

List prior employment skills and how they relate to your chosen job.

List your job-related education or technical training.

List non-related training that may be helpful or transferable to this job.

List activities or accomplishments that might improve your