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.

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?