Employability Skills

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Employability skills are the generic skills, attitudes and behaviours that employers look for in new recruits and that they develop through training programs for current employees. In the workplace, as in school, the skills are integrated and used in varying combinations, depending on the nature of the particular job activities.

In order to get the most out of your experiences you need to be familiar with these "employability skills" and consider them when setting your personal learning objectives.

Employability skills are developed starting from school and through a variety of life experiences outside school. The student, the family and the education system, supported and enhanced by the rest of society share this responsibility

Employers need a person who can:

Communicate: understand and speak the languages in which business is conducted. This may vary in different cities, provinces and industries.

Think: think critically and act logically to evaluate situations, solve problems and make decisions

Learn: be able and willing to continue to learn for life. Positive Attitudes and Behaviours

Responsibility: the ability to set goals and priorities in work and personal life

Adaptability: a positive attitude towards change

Source: HR Concepts

Compiled and Edited by

Mr. S. Murugesan - Lecturer

Dr. P. N. Narayana Raja - Principal

Madurai Institute of Social Sciences

(Run by: DVR Foundation for HRD)

Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India