Employability skills:
Employability skills are the skills that an employee need to have for getting and keeping the job and being successful in it. These skills are also useful to a wide variety of carriers and are therefore transferable in between jobs. Each of the employability skills are important and they are:
1. Suitable Qualifications: - Different jobs requires different types of qualifications. Some organizations will be happy to take Employees with O Levels/SSC or A Levels/HSC pass grades. Other professional organizations may want higher education qualification like BBA or MBA degrees. It is important for the employee to have the correct level of qualification in the specific subject that the employer wants to be useful …show more content…
Effectiveness in meeting personal and team targets: - Meeting targets are necessary for the success of a business. Individual employees must be able to meet targets too. If the employee can demonstrate that the employee can meet targets and deadlines, this will make the employee stand out at interview. If the employee has worked on targets in previous jobs with their own targets or targets given as a part of a team, the employer will find him/her more employable. (Richards C, 2009)
6. Ability to observe and raise professional standards: - The employee who is able to work consistently to the standards required by the organization will be valued by the employer. The employee is even more useful when he/she seeks to improve the standards of the organization by suggesting and implementing better ways of doing the job. Employers want to employ people with high professional standards. Standards are often drawn up by the organizations that represent different professions and members need to agree to follow those ways when they are working. (Richards C, 2009) …show more content…
These skills make a candidate attractive to a new employee. Having personal skills are very important for an employee and they are:
1. Patient and hard-working: - An employee need to have patience while working. Employees who have patience in very difficult situations, gets their job done successfully and they are highly valued by their employer. It is better to take decision while being patient because, mostly correct decisions are taken with a calm mind. (Richards C, 2009)
It is also important for an employee to work hard to make a good impression to their employee. The employee who gets his work done is valued more than those who spend their time talking, browsing internet or answering their mobile phones during working hours. It can be difficult to avoid such distractions, but it is important for the employee to avoid them and get their job done, that they are employed for. (Richards C, 2009)
2. Team worker: - Team worker is another personal skill that is very important for an employee to have. The employee needs to have the ability to work with a group of people and do the job properly. It is important for the employee to be able to be a part of the team and make good relationship with the team members to work successfully as a team member. (Richards C,