Employability Skills Are you Employable?
Top 7 skills that make you more Employable. What they don ' t teach you at schools and colleges but you need the most when you look for a job. – Saurabh Verma
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he first thing that comes to mind when you are in your final year of graduation is
Tgetting employed, but what goes unnoticed is are you employable or fit to work? If your skills do not go hand in hand with the needs of the industry even if you land a job you won ' t really be able to perform at desired levels and soon either you ' ll be dissatisfied or you ' ll be sacked. This article discusses a few of the skills required by and for almost all the jobs and companies. Effective Communication: The first and one of the most important skills which is required to perform well in any job is the communication skill, pick any newspaper or job listing portal and you ' ll find the most common skill required for a job is good communication skill. Problem Solving: The second most important skill is the skill to solve problems. We all face problems on a daily basis, wildly successful people across the globe have few things in common one of which is problem solving skill. Team Work: The third most important skill is the skill to work in teams. To succeed in a work environment we all need high performing teams, the problem is the members who are not at the same plane and require handling to be brought at a consensus to work on the goals. Time Management: The fourth most
16 important skill is the skill to manage time. It has been said that time is the most scarce and important resource in today ' s world. Managing time and delivering results on a deadline is a sure shot way to display talent in cut throat competition this not only shows the level of your productivity but also your keenness in achieving organization goals. Goal Setting: The fifth most important skill is goal setting. The skill to set and achieve individual as well as organizational goals is not only personally rewarding but helps in an overall growth of any organization. Planning:“ If you fail to plan you plan to fail” as I wrote in the earlier article. Planning is the sixth most important skill to make one employable. If you cannot plan the minute details it welcomes plethora of unexpected scenarios and reduces the vision to see and grab opportunities. Leadership: Last but never the least, the most important skill required to be employable is the Leadership skill if you are a good leader you understand the importance of goal setting, planning for achieving goals, working of teams, solving the problems, communicating the goals and plans effectively and manage the time to achieve the desired results. In future issues we ' ll be discussing all these skills and how to acquire them and become more employable when the schools and colleges do not teach them.