Essential Skills that Employers are looking for...part 4

Essential Skills that Employers are looking for

From the website theheadhunters.ca by Renee Luk a series of seven short articles on essential skills that employers are looking for.  

Are you hoping to land that perfect job just out of college, or are you about to begin your search for new employment after years in the same job?

Excellent negotiation and persuasion skills

Good at more than just “getting your way,” you also have the ability to see others’ points of view and to work to achieve a result whereby everybody’s voices are heard and their needs considered; you don’t simply barrel on straight ahead with only your own goals in mind, but instead seek to include outside opinions. This isn’t to say you should or will please everyone with your decision-making, but understanding the opinions of others, and why they believe it is vital to smooth negotiations.

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Meet And Greet (July) CIBC

Another exciting Meet and Greet event is scheduled for Wednesday July 30^th from 1:30-2:30 pm, featuring CIBC.

Please feel free to forward this information to you contacts!

Date:

Wednesday July 30^th from 1:30-2:30pm

Hosted by:

YWCA Saskatoon

510 -25^th Street East

Saskatoon, SK  S7K 4A7

Meeting Room: #206

For more information:

Please call: (306) 244-7034 ext. 176

Employer:

CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce) is a leading national financial institution. The main business units of Retail and Business Banking, Wealth Management and Wholesale Banking create diverse financial products and services for clients in Canada and internationally. With the core values of trust, teamwork and accountability, one can excel in the roles of Customer Service or Financial Services Representative!

Note: Both Customer Service or Financial Services Representative positions are available across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Please indicate on your targeted cover letter/resume documents, your preference for a particular city and province if willing to relocate. 

Essential Skills that Employers are looking for...part 3

Essential Skills that Employers are looking for

From the website theheadhunters.ca by Renee Luk a series of seven short articles on essential skills that employers are looking for.  

Are you hoping to land that perfect job just out of college, or are you about to begin your search for new employment after years in the same job?

If so, take a look at these essential skills employers are looking for in top candidates:

The ability to be a team player

“Works well with others.” This phrase has probably appeared in your scholastic records since childhood at least occasionally, and it’s an important skill. When you work well with others, you know how to cooperate so that you can achieve shared goals. You build positive relationships that help everyone succeed, and have the ability to both assume responsibility and to delegate responsibility as necessary.

August Job Finding Club - Registration Open

Pls be advised that the YWCA will be hosting a 3 week long Job Finding Club during the month of August, Monday August 11 to Friday August 29 (Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 11:30 am) with ‘home work’, which includes cold calls.

A Pre-Session* will take place Wednesday August 6 @ Saskatoon YWCA (9:00  am – 11:30 am) in the 3^rd floor Job Finding Club Room.

 If job seekers wish to register, they should speak directly to YWCA Reception at 306-244-7034 ext. 131.  Job seekers and employment counsellors who have questions may wish to speak directly to a facilitator at 306-244-7034 ext. 133.

NOTE: Our Job Finding Club is based on the work of Dr. Nathan Azrin.  The Job Finding Club employs group job hunting techniques for job–ready clients.  The activities of the Job Finding Club are directive and adhere to a standardized process.  The activities and procedures are designed to achieve the single, overriding objective of the Job Finding Club: to help the job seeker find a job of the highest feasible quality within the shortest feasible time.

*NOTE: Attendance at a Pre-Session is mandatory 

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Essential Skills that Employers are looking for...part 2

Essential Skills that Employers are looking for

From the website theheadhunters.ca by Renee Luk a series of seven short articles on essential skills that employers are looking for.  

Are you hoping to land that perfect job just out of college, or are you about to begin your search for new employment after years in the same job?

If so, take a look at these essential skills employers are looking for in top candidates:

Top-notch communication skills

The second of the essential skills is especially important in today’s world, whereby communication increasingly takes the form of text messaging and social media. Leading employers’ organisations, in fact, have found that nearly 25% of hiring managers weren’t satisfied with college graduates’ basic grasp of the English language, whether verbal or written. You’ll put yourself far ahead of the crowd if you have excellent verbal and written communication skills. With this, you are concise and to the point; you also have the ability to tailor your message to different audiences so that you’re always understood no matter who you’re talking to.

Listening is also an important part of communication. While it’s important to be clear and concise with your message so that your audience understands you, you must complete that communication loop by making sure you understand what others are saying, as well.

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