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Employers need to know that their new employees have the skills they need to contribute fully to their new jobs. You also need the confidence when applying for a job that you have the personal and presentation skills to make the best of the opportunity and a record of the way that you have developed other qualities throughout your education.
The skills and qualities an employer is looking for can be found in their job advertisements, recruitment literature and on their websites.
The Top 12 attributes sought in potential employees by organisations recruiting staff are as follows:
1. Willingness to learn
2. Commitment
3. Dependability/reliability
4. Self-motivation
5. Team work
6. Communication skills (oral)
7. Co-operation
8. Communication skills (written)
9. Drive/energy
10. Self management
11. Desire to achieve/motivation
12. Problem-solving ability
Employers are increasingly asking for evidence that you have good Key Skills.
Attaining good communication, numeracy and IT and presentation skills are only part of the picture. You also have to show that you can organise your own learning, work with others as part of a team and directing activities, solve problems and maintain your efforts to achieve your goals.
Some of these activities will be achievable and demonstrable within your programmes of study. Others will require you to keep records of your activities.
You will need to assess your skills and qualities and aim to fill any gaps you might have, and then aim to develop the skills you need through your work.
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