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To make yourself eligible to apply for a job and to be successful at the job, you need to exhibit a mix of skills : “Employability Skills”. Employability skills are those skills necessary for getting, keeping and being successful in a job. Employers are often looking for skills that go beyond qualifications and experience. For employers, getting the right people means identifying people with the right skills and qualities to fulfill the role and contribute to the organization's success.TRANSCRIPT
EMPLOYABILITYS K I L L S10
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This pocket-book contains 10 employability skills and their importance to make a successful career.
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PERSEVERE
There is no substitute to hard work. In order to be successful and achieve good
results you have to put in lots of hard work, be patient and persist at doing
whatever it takes (ethically).
1
TRY TILL YOUACHIEVENever give up. You only get one life.Go for it!
– Richard E. Grant
DO PERSEVERE
NOT QUIT
If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.
– Jesse Jackson
DO PERSEVERE
BE PATIENT
A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.
– George Savile
DO PERSEVERE
A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
WORK HARD
– Colin Powell
DO PERSEVERE
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
It is important to bring out your true self in whatever activity you are involved in. The way you can stand out from the rest and be successful is by bringing your ideas and opinions out and fight for them.
2
BE CONFIDENTWith realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.
– Dalai Lama
DO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
BE COURAGEOUSCourage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.
– Mark Twain
DO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
BE AUTHENTICThe greater intellect one has, the more originality one finds in men. Ordinary persons find no difference between men.
- Blaise Pascal
DO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
BE YOURSELFBe who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.
- Dr. Seuss
DO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
BE HUMBLE
The first step to learning is accepting we don’t know everything and let go of pride and ego. That will lead us to a bigger goal
and the zeal to know more.
3
LISTEN
One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.
– Bryant H. McGill
DO BE HUMBLE
LEARN FROMOTHERSLearn from the mistakes of others... you can't live long enough to make them all yourselves!!
– Chanakya
DO BE HUMBLE
ASK FORHELPThe strong individual is the one who asks for help when he needs it.
– Rona Barrett
DO BE HUMBLE
BE POSITIVE
It is normal to face challenges and failures in your career. It is very important to look for opportunities
within these challenges. You must focus on the positive side of a situation and identify what can be
done rather than brood on the negatives of it.
4
ACCEPTFAILURESIf you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a do-er makes mistakes.
– John Wooden
DO BE POSITIVE
LOOK FOROPPORTUNITIESA pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
– Winston Churchill
DO BE POSITIVE
ADAPT TO CIRCUMSTANCESEnjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent.
– Nolan Ryan
DO BE POSITIVE
INNOVATE
You must have the ability to understand a problem and identify the key issues by
bringing new ideas, thinking out of the box and applying the knowledge from different
areas to solving a task.
5
BE CREATIVECreativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.
– Edward de Bono
DO INNOVATE
THINK OUT OF THE BOXI never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking.
– Albert Einstein
DO INNOVATE
MASTER COMMUNICATION
Excellent communication skills both in written and spoken meansare vital to achieve success in life. Being able to show that you can write and speak effectively with clarity is a key skill if you want to
be indispensable for employers.
6
WRITE AND SPEAKEFFECTIVELY
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
– Mark Twain
DO MASTER COMMUNICATION
ACTIVELY LISTEN ANDCOMPREHEND OTHERS
I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.
– Ernest Hemingway
DO MASTER COMMUNICATION
COLLABORATE
The ability to work in a team is high on the employer’s wishlist. It is highly required to work well with other people from different disciplines, backgrounds, and expertise to
accomplish a task or goal.
7
The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.
– James Cash Penney
WORK WELL WITH OTHERS
DO COLLABORATE
GIVE ANDTAKE HELP
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
– Helen Keller
DO COLLABORATE
HAVE PASSION FOR QUALITY
You should have a strong focus on producing excellent results and think about long-term goals
instead of short-term ones. Its essential to be responsible for the assigned work and thrive for producing the best results you are capable of.
8
THRIVE TO PRODUCEEXCELLENT RESULTS
– Oscar Wilde
Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.
DO HAVE PASSION FOR QUALITY
BE RESPONSIBLETake responsibility for your own happiness, do not expect people or things to bring you happiness, or you could be disappointed.
– Rodolfo Costa
DO HAVE PASSION FOR QUALITY
GET RESULTSETHICALLYIt is wrong and immoral to seek to escape the consequences of one's acts.
– Mahatma Gandhi
DO HAVE PASSION FOR QUALITY
HAVE PERSONAL EXCELLENCE
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential - are the key qualities that will
unlock your door to personal excellence. It is important to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses and focus
on areas where you need to improve.
9
BE A LIFELONGLEARNERBe a student so long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life.
– Rodolfo Costa
DO HAVE PERSONAL EXCELLENCE
FOCUS ON AREASWHERE YOU NEEDTO IMPROVEThere is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.
– Ernest Hemingway
DO HAVE PERSONAL EXCELLENCE
WORK FORLONG-TERM IMPACT
A goal without an action plan is a daydream.
– Nathaniel Branden
DO HAVE PERSONAL EXCELLENCE
BE INDEPENDENT
Employers want the employees to be independently doing their work with minimal supervision. You must
be self-motivated, self-driven and capable of independently solving problems. This leads to high
performance and productivity.
10
BE SELFMOTIVATEDBelieve you can and you're halfway there.
– Theodore Roosevelt
DO BE INDEPENDENT
WORK WITHMINIMAL SUPERVISION
Look at nature, workindependently, and solve your own problems.
– Winslow Homer
DO BE INDEPENDENT
MANAGE PERSONALTIME WELL
Managing your time without setting priorities is like shooting randomly and calling whatever you hit the target.
– Peter Turla
DO BE INDEPENDENT
PERSEVERE
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
BE HUMBLE
BE POSITIVE
INNOVATE
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Try till you achieveNot QuitBe patientWork hard
Be confidentBe courageousBe authenticBe yourself
ListenLearn from othersAsk for help
Accept failuresLook for opportunitiesAdapt to circumstances
Be creativeThink out of the box
MASTER COMMUNICATION
COLLABORATE
HAVE PASSION FOR QUALITY
HAVE PERSONAL EXCELLENCE
BE INDEPENDENT
Write and speak effectivelyActively listen and comprehend others
Work well with othersGive and take help
Thrive to produce excellent resultsBe responsibleGet results ethically
Be a life-long learnerFocus on areas where you need to improveWork for long-term impact
Be self-motivatedWork with minimal supervisionManage personal-time well
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