Ten Career Skills You Learn Competing in the Juniors’ Ring

From large multi-national corporations to local small businesses, employers are experiencing a crisis in hiring.  The cause, baby boomers are retiring in large numbers and an ever-shrinking labor force both serve to create a growing number of unfilled jobs. Although many jobs are available in the technology sector, the problem extends well into manufacturing, construction, healthcare, finance and hospitality. In a recent survey conducted by U.S. Bank, 61 percent of the business respondents reported problems finding and hiring employees. Employers across the board also expressed a widening gap between the skills they seek and those possessed by potential employees.

If you want to know exactly what benefits competing in Junior Showmanship can bring, or just need help articulating what exactly your hours of practice and participation in the sport have brought to your resume or CV (Curriculum Vitae – a summary of your experience and skills), then fear not; here are some of the career skills that will give the active and successful junior handler an edge in the real world when you are ready to join the work force.

Being prepared to join tomorrow’s work force means doing what it takes to show potential employers that you are competent, reliable and respectful. Fortunately, there are at least ten skills you learn competing in Junior Showmanship that will demonstrate you are the perfect fit for one of their job vacancies, and these include the following:

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