What Work Nottinghamshire for Young People 2015/16 | Page 18

What Work Nottinghamshire 2015 / 2016

Skills, skills, skills
As well as qualifications, employers also look for the skills
people have when they’re applying for jobs. Here are some of
the skills that employers are most looking for from you:

Nine out of 10 new
jobs today require
some level of IT
skills.1

Skills like these are called employability or transferable skills because you
can use them in many different types of jobs.

How can I show that I’ve got these skills?
Communication and literacy

Speak up! Join in with discussions, express your
opinions thoughtfully, but also listen to what others
have to say. If you’ve done a presentation at school,
explain how you presented it clearly and why.

Team working

Good proof of teamwork is having taken part in a
team sport, drama production or other activity.
This might be within school or in your own time.
Show that you can get on well with others, value
their opinions and communicate well in order to
complete a team task.

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