Employ-Ability Tool Kit
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Employability Tool Kit
Agenda
- Essential Skills
- Assess Your Skills
- Find The Right Job for You
- Write Your CV
- Mastering the Interview
- Dress As a Professional
- Essential Skills
- Essential Skills are the Soft Skills needed by Job Seekers to be able to get a Job and succeed in it.
- NACE (2013) noted that “what makes a new graduate stand out from equally qualified competitors…is the evidence of the ‘soft skills’ needed in the workplace. Employers prize skills such as communication skills, the ability to work in a team, and problem-solving skills.”
- Unfortunately Soft Skills are among the most lacking Skills in Job Seekers
- Each sector has its priorities for the required Soft Skills
- Soft Skills can be taught and developed
How important are soft skills to securing entry-level employment at your company?
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- Assess Your Skills
- The most important Employability Skills as identified by he North Carolina Community College System’s Code Green Super Curriculum Improvement Project (CIP) included:
- Interpersonal Skills and Teamwork
- Communications
- Integrity and Professionalism
- Problem Solving and Decision Making
- Initiative and Dependability
- Information Processing
- Adaptability and Lifelong Learning
- Entrepreneurship
Rubric to Assess Essential Skills
- The following Rubric list the most important Essential Skills
- Read each attribute carefully and on a scale from 1 to 5 rate each attribute according to your level of agreement to the statement.
- Whenever an attribute is scored 1 or 2 include a list of actions to improve your skills
- Use the rubric to assess your areas of strength and weakness and improvement opportunities.
- The following legend is used:
1=Strongly Disagree, 2=Disagree, 3=Neutral, 4=Agree, 5 Strongly Agree
Essential Skill | Attributes | Assessment | Improvement Plan |
Interpersonal Skills and Team Work | I actively Participate in team work | 1 2 3 4 5 | |
I am open to new suggestions and ideas from team members | 1 2 3 4 5 | ||
I accept my role and duties | 1 2 3 4 5 | ||
I work towards achieving the team goals | 1 2 3 4 5 | ||
I listen to other team members actively | 1 2 3 4 5 | ||
I ask question to confirm my understanding | 1 2 3 4 5 | ||
I rephrase and reflect | 1 2 3 4 5 | ||
I always behaves | 1 2 3 4 5 | ||
As a leader I encourage active participation and value ideas | 1 2 3 4 5 | ||
As a leader I set example to my team | 1 2 3 4 5 | ||
As a leader I can reasonably set goals, set action plans and evaluate progress. | 1 2 3 4 5 | ||
I can use different problem solving techniques | 1 2 3 4 5 |
Essential Skill | Attributes | Assessment | Improvement Plan |
Communications | I respect individual and cultural differences when communicating with others | 1 2 3 4 5 | |
I am able to choose the correct time and location to raise / discuss an issue | 1 2 3 4 5 | ||
I can organize and document my ideas and information | 1 2 3 4 5 | ||
I always use proper language | 1 2 3 4 5 | ||
I maintain proper formats and decorum of written communications (Emails, Documents, Reports, …etc.) | 1 2 3 4 5 | ||
I can use different problem solving techniques | 1 2 3 4 5 |
Essential Skill | Attributes | Assessment | Improvement Plan |
Integrity & Professionalism | I know how to dress up professionally | 1 2 3 4 5 | |
I can give feedback professionally | 1 2 3 4 5 | ||
I accept feedback in a positive way | 1 2 3 4 5 | ||
I respect confidentiality | 1 2 3 4 5 | ||
I follow my organizations’ code of ethics | 1 2 3 4 5 |
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