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Employability Skills for Success
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Objectives:
- Define soft skills, or employability skills
- Know the difference between soft skills and hard skills
- Understand what kinds of employee skills employers are looking for when hiring
Now, can we:
To demonstrate communication
skills, for example, start with the obvious.
Make sure there are no typos in your resume or cover letter.
Beyond that, enhance your communication credibility by writing an accomplishment statement on your resume or cover letter, says Cheryl E. Palmer, president of Call to Career.
Instead of stating, 'great oral and written communication skills,' say, 'conducted presentation for C-level executives that persuaded them to open a new line of business that became profitable within eight months.'
Define soft skills?
Know the difference between soft skills and hard skills?
Know what soft skills YOU possess and could potentially make you an asset to a company?
When it comes to soft skills - show, don't tell!
- How do you prove you have good communication skills?
- Demonstrating these soft skills may be more difficult than saying I can speak well with others.
- But it is possible to persuade hiring managers that you have what they need by giving specific examples of your skills.
Based on that definition and example, what do you think are some soft skills?
What ARE soft skills?
Soft skills are the personal attributes you need to succeed in the workplace.
Regardless of the job you're applying for, you need at least some soft skills!
Having the right hard skills means you can do the job…
... while having the right soft skills often means you can do the job well, improve existing processes and make a positive contribution to the company culture.