Every year thousands of dreamy eyed youngsters pass out from colleges and universities. For many of them, the number one objective is to find good jobs at prestigious organizations. But do they have the skills that employers are specifically looking for? Do they have it in them to position themselves as the “one stop solution for employer needs?” Are they ready to learn and perform quickly, build great relationships and solve challenging problems? If they are, then employers will fight to acquire them.
Not sure whether you have them? Don’t worry.
You’re about to learn what some of these choicest employability skills are. We have arranged them into an inspiring acronym for you.
Top 7 Employability Skills (PERFECT)
- Problem-solving
- Emotional Intelligence
- Resilience
- Flexibility
- Efficiency
- Communication skills
- Technology use
Problem-solving
62% of recruiting professionals identify problem-solving as a skill that gets you hired.Why is that? Organizations face a lot of challenges. Those better able to cope with issues will thrive. Those unable to will ultimately fail.
Emotional Intelligence
Your ability to quickly build relations and collaborate is a striking determinant of your success. Well-organized teams can achieve much more than any of its members could if they went alone. This is why Emotional intelligence, which helps to effectively manage your emotions and the emotions of others is one of the sought-after employability skills.
Resilience
Resilience is the bounce back factor: your ability to stand tall in the face of adversity. As resilience is the ability to cope with and rise to the inevitable set-backs you meet in the course of your professional life and come back stronger, employers value this skill in their recruits.
Flexibility
As you can see for yourself, volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity are here to stay and rule. Change is the name of the game.This is why companies look for people who can quickly adjust to the ever-shifting world. New technologies, new competitors, new business models—all these require you to be flexible.
Efficiency
If you’re unable to plan your time efficiently, you’ll have problems with delivering results. You also have to be competent in using resources effectively. By being proficient in prioritizing and getting things done you can transform yourself into a a highly employable and versatile person.
Communication skills
It goes without saying that if you want to succeed in your life, you need to be able to effectively communicate with others. This is why this skill features on every employability skills list.
Technology use
Isnt this obvious ? Technology permeates all aspects of our lives and will continue to do so. It doesn’t matter what you do, to stay employable you must keep yourself updated with the technologies related to your profession.
Improving Employability Skills
There are many ways in which you can improve your employability skills. The best and easiest way is to join us at the University of West London RAK Branch campus. We are respectfully called “The Career University” by the community as more than 98% of our graduates are in employment within 6 months of graduating.
Join us, gain impactful academic credentials as well as sought after employability skills. In other words, join us and become PERFECT.
Dr. Sangeeth Ibrahim
