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Sustainable employment is critical to independence and self-suffiency for individuals, families and the community. The YWCA Employment and Learning Centre supports individuals in this process.

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Monday, July 28, 2014

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.