Employers are looking for general job skills, and these are sometimes called "employability skills" or "soft skills", these types of skills will make you stand out ...
Below is a review of basic employability skills.
Commercial awareness:
It's about knowing how a business or industry operates, what makes a company tick, and showing you have an understanding of what the organization wants to achieve with its products and services, and how it competes in its market.
Negotiation and persuasion:
It's about being able to decide what you want to achieve and how, but also the ability to understand where the other person is coming from so that you can get what you want or need and feel positive about them.
Leadership:
You may not be an immediate manager, but graduates need to show the ability to motivate other teams and colleagues who may work for them. It is all about well-set and delegated tasks, setting deadlines and good example.
Perseverance and motivation:
Employers want employees to have a little bit of progress, work life presents many challenges and you need to show employers that you are the one who will find a way, even when the situation is tough.
Ability to work under pressure:
This is about keeping calm in a crisis and not overcoming or stressing it.
Confidence:
In the workplace, you need to strike a balance between confidence in yourself and not arrogance, but you also have confidence in your colleagues and the company you work for.
Analytical skills:
Analytical skills allow you to work with different types of information, see patterns and trends and draw meaningful conclusions. Analytical skills are often assessed using aptitude or psychometric tests.
Telecommunications:
Depending on the job, communication means being clear about what you mean and what you want to achieve when you speak or write. It involves listening and being able to understand where the other person is coming from. Communication skills also include nonverbal communication, like the body language you use.
Teamwork ability:
Teamwork means being able to communicate with the people you work with, it involves working together to achieve a common goal.
Problem Solving:
Problem solving means finding solutions when faced with difficulties or setbacks, it involves the ability to use a logical process to figure things out.
Initiative and Projects:
Initiative and projects mean looking for things to do, and doing them without being asked to do so, this can also include creative thinking to make improvements in the way things are done.
Examples of ways you can develop or improve your initiative and skills in the organization include:
Communicate with organizations and companies about job opportunities or internships.
Create fundraisers in your community.
Make or suggest changes to the way your group works.
Planning and organizing:
Planning and organizing means working on what you need to do and how you will do it. Planning and organizing includes things like developing project schedules and meeting deadlines.
self management:
Self-management means being able to do your job, without having to check you all the time, staying on top of your deadlines, delegating tasks to other people to make sure things get done on time.
Learning:
Learning is all about the desire to quickly understand and pick up new things, but it also includes taking on new tasks and the ability to adapt to change.
Technology:
Technological skills mean the ability to use a computer to process words, use spreadsheets and send email, or know how to use office equipment such as a copier.
It also involves using social media, working with design or video editing software, or knowledge of programming languages.
Flexibility:
Graduate employers look for flexibility in their employment because it enables employees to cope with change, problems and stress.
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