Employability Skills
Employability skills are the essential skills, personal qualities and values that employers look for and that enable you to thrive in the workplace.
It is important that you demonstrate to prospective employers that you have the not only the job role specific skills they require, but also a broader range of employability skills. Your employability skills provide an important link between your academic studies and future employment.
3 Types of Skills
How you work
- using your initiative & being self-motivated
- organisational skills
- working under pressure and to deadlines
- ability to learn and adapt
How you work with others
- communication and interpersonal skills
- team working
- negotiation skills
- valuing diversity and difference
How you think
- problem solving skills
- numeracy skills
You can build your employability skills through participation in:
- paid or unpaid Work Experience
- volunteering – links to volunteering opportunities are on our Careers Resources page
- sport, hobbies and extra curricular activities/clubs (please note some extra curricular activities and sports may not be operating at present due to the current social distancing restrictions)
- community or other group activities
Top 10 Employability Skills
Useful Links:
- National Careers Service – Skills Assessment
- Barclays Life Skills – interactive tools, films and activities
- See our Careers Resources Page for lots more careers related links