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Essential Employability Skills for Career Success in a Changing Job Market

Employability skills are vital for thriving in today's dynamic job landscape. These foundational abilities not only enhance individual performance at work, but they also accommodate the shifting nature of occupations. With many people expected to change jobs 6-10 times in their lives, understanding skills like communication, flexibility, and teamwork is crucial. As industries evolve, personal management, responsibility, and computer literacy become increasingly essential. Cultivating a positive attitude and strong work ethic can lead to lasting career development and successful job acquisition.

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Essential Employability Skills for Career Success in a Changing Job Market

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  1. What is she thinking???

  2. What are employability skills? • Employability skills are the basic skills needed to function effectively at work, no matter what kind of work you’re doing.

  3. Things... THEY ARE A-CHANGIN'

  4. Same job for life… • Most people will go through 6-10 changes of occupation during their lifetimes.

  5. Jobs are changing too! • More people work part-time, part of the year • More workers make a living through a combo of different types of work • Services industry is growing • Keeping customers happy is becoming increasingly important • Fewer opportunities for workers with lower education and skills • Greater emphasis on trades and technology

  6. Academic Skills • Communication • Thinking Skills • Computer Literacy

  7. Personal Management Skills • Personal Management skills are a combination of attitudes and behaviors that are needed to get, keep, and succeed at a job. • Responsibility • Organization • Flexibility • Career Development

  8. Teamwork Skills • Teamwork skills are the skills you need to work well with others and achieve the best results both on and off the job. • Communicating • Responsiveness • Leadership

  9. O.k. O.k. Mrs. Rackley, What do I really need to know in order to be successful?

  10. Getting the Job… • Employability Skills • Personal Hygiene and appearance • Punctuality • Task Completion • Dependability • Positive Attitude • Respect for Authority

  11. Getting the Job… • Communication and Information Gathering: • Send and receive verbal and nonverbal messages • Personal Development Skills: • Positive Self-concept • General Knowledge: • Computation Skills (applying higher level math skills, such as algebra and basic statistics to real problems)

  12. Advancing in Employment • Employability Skills: • Punctuality • Task Completion • Dependability • Positive Attitude • Communication and Information Gathering: • Send and receive verbal and nonverbal messages

  13. Advancing in Employment • Personal Development Skills: • Initiative • Learning to Learn

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