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Employability Skills Audit

Employability Skill Rate

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Your evidence for rating, example of using tis skill

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$ommunication

The ability to express yourself clearly and

condently

Delivered in a clear manner, avoiding jargon and

pitched at an appropriate level, so that it is

received and understood

Examples: delivering presentations, debating,

writing essays, reports and dissertations,

powerpoint presentations, emails and blogs, orbecoming a Student mbassador!

%eam "orking

To wor" e#ectively and condently within a

group to achieve a common goal or tas"

$nderstand your role within the team and the

contribution you ma"e

%isten to and support other team members

Examples: group wor" within your classes, through

sporting activities, placement, or volunteering

projects!

Emotional &ntelligence

The ability to recognise your own emotions,

understand what they&re telling you, and how

they a#ect people around you

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lso involves your perception of others: when

you understand how they feel, this allows you to

manage relationships more e#ectively

Examples: dealing with di'cult customers or

situations, motivating others, empathising with

someone experiencing di'culties!

'eadersip

The ability to motivate, ta"e responsibility for

and lead other people, in order to achieve set

goals and objectives

Examples: leading a sports team, organising a

student event, managing a group project!

(egotiation skills

The ability to discuss and then reach a mutually

satisfactory agreement! This involves wor"ing

together with other people and building trust!

Examples: negotiating your salary in a job, or

organising an overdraft with your ban"! (egotiating

an extension for your assignment with a course

tutor!

Self reliance skills

Self a"areness To identify your own s"ills, achievements,

abilities, interests, values, motivations and

wea"nesses

)dentify ways to develop yourself

*now how to articulate your strengths and s"ills

when ma"ing applications

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Examples: compiling your +, meeting with your

Employment or +areers dviser to discuss your

career goals and aspirations, compiling a personal

career plan!

)ersonal management

-resent a professional image which commands

the respect of others Show that you can be relied upon, and are

committed and conscientious

Show that you are proactive and resourceful

.illing to learn, re/ective, see" personal

development

(et"orking

The ability to ma"e and sustain contacts in order

to gather advice and information, and to develop

your career

bility to build professional relationships

Examples: ma"ing contacts on placement, attending

a $niversity networ"ing event, ma"ing speculative

applications!

*eneral employment skills

Analysing and problem solving

bility to gather information in a systematic way

from a variety of sources in order to establish

facts

Ability to take a logical and analytical approach to

solving problems and resolving issues

Able to approach problems from different angles

Examples: solving subject0based problems in your

classes, deciding which subject and university to

attend, improving systems in your job, dealing with

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customers problems, underta"ing mar"et research!

$ommercial a"areness

To have an awareness of the business issues that

a#ect the sector you are interested in, and to

understand the environment in which it operates

in relation to customers and competitors

Entrepreneurial: "now about the technicalaspects and ongoing challenges of setting up a

business and "eeping it sustainable

Examples: wor"ing with customers, meeting sales

targets, coming up with ideas to maximise prot,

wor"ing with a budget!

Adaptability and +exibility

bility to adapt to di#erent situations and

environments and to respond to the changing

needs, wishes and demands of others

Examples: wor"ing overtime or covering someone

else&s shift, moving away from home to attend

university, agreeing to learn new ways of wor"ing by

attending new training, wor"ing with people of

di#erent ages1culture!

&% skills

The ability to use a range of computer pac"ages

and software including email, word0processing,

databases, spreadsheets, and the )nternet

Examples: compiling a spreadsheet to manage your

nances, using )T to give presentations, putting

together reports, lea/ets and newsletters!

#rganisation and planning

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bility to manage self and1or others, resources

and time in order to complete goals and tas"s to

schedule

ble to plan action and prioritise

Examples: compiling a study plan, managing a

household budget, balancing studies and home life,

meeting deadlines for assignments and projects,

organising a charity event!

&nitiative

Ta"e responsibility and ownership of own wor"

)dentify opportunities and be proactive in putting

forward own ideas

Examples: learn a new s"ill or ta"e part in a training

session in order to be more productive, putting

forward a new idea, improving a basic process to

improve a product or service, setting up a new

student group1committee!

)roect management

Examples: wor"ing to a brief 2such as a group

project3, allocating and managing tas"s, meeting

deadlines, putting plans into practice, evaluating

outcomes!

&nnovation and creativity

The ability to generate new ideas and solutions,

and to produce something new that has value to

others

Examples: introducing a new methodology to solve

a problem, designing a new product or service for

customers to meet a need!

+areers and Employment Service 2based on resource by $niversity of 4olton +areers Service3 5anuary 6789