21st Century Skillset
As well as skills specific to the job you’re going for, employers are also looking for general job skills. These are sometimes called ‘employability skills’ or ‘soft skills’. These types of skills will make you stand out. Even if you don’t think you have any job skills, you have these employability skills if you’re: dependable easy to get along with open to learning new things. These skills might not be listed in the position description, but they are common skills needed to do most jobs. It’s good to think about these skills when you’re preparing for a job interview. Different people define these skills in different ways, but generally they can be broken down into these eight categories: • communication • teamwork • problem solving • initiative and enterprise • planning and organising • self-management • learning • technology. Communication Depending on the job, communication means being clear about what you mean and what you want to achieve ...
