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Employability is defined as those skills and experiences required not
only to gain employment, but also to progress within a business and
to manage your career direction in the open labour market!
It is important for you to identify and understand what personal skills
and experiences enhance your employability. It is also important
to be able to talk about your skills and experience clearly as it can
mean the difference between being offered a work placement and missing
out! Don't forget they are a great marketing tool that you can refer
to on your résumé and during an interview with an employer;
who will consider them an indicator of your potential.
What does work experience say about the participant?
"Looking at first job applications, there are two main messages
that work experience says about an individual –the first is the
ability to demonstrate skill based competence versus purely knowledge-based
competence. The second is that work experience can provide additional
information about the character of the individual which would not be
shown through exam results. All types of work experience are useful
and it’s vital that applicants include the information when applying
for a job."
Source: European Work Experience 2005
Conference Report
Employability Skills Assessment Tool
If you are eligible to use
Job
Network services you may find the Employability Skills Assessment
Tool a useful way of getting a better understanding of the skills you
possess. In turn, this may highlight skills that you need to develop
and target when considering the type of work placement to undertake.
This tool matches your employability skills profile of job types to
determine a job preference fit. It may also identify other career options
that you may not have previously considered. Contact your local provider
to find out more!
ACTIVITY
Using the Employability Matrix develop descriptive statements that
demonstrate your employability skills.
Resources:
Employability Skills for
the Future - Matrix - [.doc | 51 kb]
The matrix is a quick guide to the personal attributes and skills
that aid individual employability in the market place. They also reflect
the attributes and skills required by business to achieve strategic
goals. Note: This matrix has been developed from the Employability Skills
for the Future project.
The Dusseldorp Skills
Forum DSF
DSF is an independent, not for profit body with a mission to achieve
changes needed to enable all Australians to reach their potential through
the acquisition of productive skills. You may find the selection of
resources, projects, papers and links that are focused on skill development
useful to gain a broader understanding of employability.
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