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?
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?
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.
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.
