Importance Of Employability

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According to professor Mantz Yorke employability is outlined as : ‘a set of achievements –skills, understandings and personal attributes – that make graduates more likely to gain employment and be successful in their occupations, which benefits themselves, the workforce, the community and therefore the economy. Over the years, employability as a term has been up for debate in the context of labor markets and employment. whereas the definition of ‘employability’ depends on the groups or fields it is applied to, at a very general level, it relates to the ability to be employed and significantly, the skill set and characteristics that boost the chances of an individual being in work. Over the last decade, there has been a growing interest in…show more content…
Evidence from the Association of Graduate Recruiters membership surveys (which tend to represent large and well established graduate recruiters) indicates that 30 minutes of employers look for specific degree subjects when recruiting and this has remained relatively stable over time, thus 70th recruit from any discipline. While the set of skills required by graduate employers vary from field to field, there are certain skills that are desirable across all fields of employment. Skillsyouneed.com lists them as “Interpersonal skills, Communication skills, critical thinking skills, personal development, Presentation skills, Leadership, numeracy (Number skills) and IT skills.” Interpersonal skills are the skills we use to interact with people. Good social skills enable you to participate effectively as a member of a team, satisfy customers and clients' expectations, negotiate, and make decisions, manage your time with efficiency, take responsibility, and work effectively with other workers. Well-honed interpersonal skills permit us to understand and build rapport with colleagues and clients, resulting in a more robust working atmosphere which may be less…show more content…
Leaders are team players, allowing them to work in a group to attain the most effective results for their employer. Leaders show social skills by respecting the thoughts, opinions and ideas of others - they gain the respect of others and aim for credibility. Numeracy involves an understanding of numerical information, statistics and graphs, and is additionally a part of making decisions and reasoning. Having competence and being confident in working with numbers is a talent that can be used to an advantage in a very wide range of employment settings: for example, knowing how profitable a corporation is, understanding value for money when buying and ordering supplies, following a budget Most people need some IT skills to find work nowadays. Acquiring basic IT skills and being familiar with using a computer opens open up a good range of employment opportunities and increases the marketability of an individual in the workplace. Modern jobs require an individual to be familiar with at least some computer
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