10 Employability Attributes & Skills
This title is part of the
Take Away Training Series
Synopsis
Learn about the 5 key attributes and 5 core skills that make anyone more employable and more effective in their work.
Essential viewing for job seekers and recruiters.
Key Learning Points
EMPLOYABILITY ATTRIBUTES
1. Personal Presentation
- How a person looks - an instant judgment is made
- Personal hygiene
- Hair clean and nails
- Tasteful jewelry
2. Positive Work Ethic
- Honesty and integrity
- Reliability and commitment
- Loyalty
- How does an employer determine these values?
3. Confidence and self esteem
- How will an employer determine this?
- Good eye contact, not waiting to be spoken to, confident tone
- Focus on what you are good at, don't put yourself down
- Have examples from the past which have required self-esteem and confidence
4. Enthusiasm & motivation
- Willingness to help
- Wanting to do things, saying this will be easy
- How does an employer gauge this attribute in an interview?
- Give examples of persistence and enthusiasm
5. Adapts & Manages pressure
- Ability to adapt to any situation or constant changes
- Flexible and cope with changes
- Ability to manage pressure
- Have examples for interview
EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
6. Communication and teamwork skills
- Speak to others, introduce yourself
- Collaborate with others
- Good quality written skills and clear verbal communications
- Employer can use a test of written skills and keyboard skills
- Good written skills
- Appropriate and professional
- You represent the company at all times
7. Problem-solving & Initiative
- Identify problems and solve them quickly
- Solve problems - identify problem and suggest options
- Evaluating best option to go with
- Job task in the interview to test problem solving and initiative
8. Planning and organising
- Self management
- Prioritizing and time management
- Planning your day logically
- How do you develop these skills?
- Use a diary, task manager on the computer
- Learn time management practices
- Change messy habits
9. Technology Savvy
- Good basic IT skills
- Can use PC for internet, emails and WORD
- Can use IT to organise data - eg tables, spreadsheets
10. Learning
- Willing to put in time to learn
- Improve skills that need development
- Strengthen skills that are already good to become outstanding in them
- Focus on goals
- Manage own learning
- Develops own way to manage knowledge
- Learning in a variety of ways - IT self help, peer, coach, courses
- How does an employer assess learning?
Package Description
DVD
Recommended Audiences
- Sales Staff
- Service Staff
- Telephone Staff
- Managers
Distributed in the following format(s)
- DVD
Available in the following language(s)
- English
Media Type
Video Recording
Presentation Style
- Interview
STOCK CODE
TAT77
ISBN
9780980294712
Published
Melbourne
Filming location
Australia
Release year
2007
Copyright owner
ClickView
Publisher
Seven Dimensions