List the 6 skills you picked from your general skills list:
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List your 6 to 10 job-speci?c skills:
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List your 3 to 4 strongest personal traits:
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List your three top competencies:
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Write a few sentences about your gift.
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I’d like you to carefully read through what you’ve just written. I am willing to bet, right now, that there is not another person on this planet who has the exact same list as you have, with the exact same stories to tell about how and where they used their skills.

In fact, your skills arsenal is as unique as you are. Your talents are to be treasured. I hope you give yourself a good, hearty pat on the back! The following chapters will help you make sure you can convince an employer that you deserve to be paid well for your particular package of talents.

Taken From: Fearless Interviewing