In today’s competitive job market employers are more inclined to find people who can contribute to the growth of the company and not just boost its productivity.
So while it’s great being able to do your job efficiently – and you need that as a basic requirement anyway – you need to have something more to offer an employer.
Hence, most employers tend to look for people who have the most desirable job skills in order to match the expectations and necessities of the company.
Here are some important job skills a job seeker must have in order to land a good job and keep it:
1. The ability to research
You need to be able to research in any job you are working in. Not because you want to land a job in a research company but in order to do simple searches for information – this could be anything from reports to competitior analysis etc.
2. Logical thinking
Most employers need people who are able to produce effective solutions and to make sensible decisions and to do this, you need to be able to think logically.
3. Technology literate
With the advent of information technology, most employers are looking for IT-literate staff, even if their roles are not desk based. You don’t have to be an IT geek or the next Bill Gates to be considered IT literate, so don’t worry. What you do need is the ability to switch on a PC and use basic programes (usually the Microsoft Office suite of programmes like Internet Exlplorer, Word, Excel etc).
4. Communication skills
People who are able to land a good job usually have good written and spoken communications skills.This would obviously be shown on your CV or job application, and at the job interview. Employers recruit people who are able to express their thoughts efficiently, so brush up on this and practise with someone who can give you constructive feedback if you are not confident.
5. Organisational skills
No employer would like to hire someone who is disorganised because it will just bring chaos into their business. Most mums have this ability – just think about how you juggle your children, housework and other committments, and you’ll realise how much organisation you are already doing. Now you have to convey this to your potential employer and show them how you can juggle as many balls as required without batting an eyelid.
6. Interpersonal skills
Because the working environment consists of various kinds of personalities, it is necessary, therefore, to acquire the skill to communicate with people form different walks of life.
7. Professional growth
Employers hire people who are able to create a plan that will generate personal career growth. This means that the person is willing to improve him or herself professionally by learning new things he or she still does not know.
Don’t just go into a job with the mindset of staying in the same role until you retire – you need to have a career plan.
