Employment Skills Essay, Research Paper

Employment Skills

By: Thiru Thirunavukarasu

Introduction

In my essay I will talk about the skills required to get a good job

nowadays. There will be three main points I will be discussing such as academic,

personal management, and teamwork skills. I will give you examples of these

skills, and reasons why this skill is important for you to get a job.

Academic Skills

Academic skills are probably the most important skill you will need to

get a job. It is one of the or the first thing an employer looks for in an

employee. They are skills which give you the basic foundation to acquire, hold

on to, and advance in a job, and to achieve the best results. Academic skills

can be further divided into three sub-groups; communication, thinking, and

learning skills.

Communicate. Communication skills require you to understand and speak

the languages in which business is conducted. You must be a good listener, and

be able to understand things easily. One of the most important communicating

skills would be reading, you should be able to comprehend and use written

materials including things such as graphs, charts, and displays. One of the

newest things we can add to communicating skills would be the Internet, since it

is so widely used all around the world – you should have a good understanding of

what it is and how to use it.

Think. Thinking critically and acting logically to evaluate situations

will get you far in your job. Thinking skills consists of things such as

solving mathematical problems, using new technology, instruments, tools, and

information systems effectively. Some examples of these would be technology,

physical science, the arts, skilled trades, social science, and much more.

Learn. Learning is very important for any job. For example, if your

company, gets some new software, you must be able to learn how to use it,

quickly and effectively after a few tutorials. You must continue doing this for

the rest of your career. It is one thing that will always be useful in any

situation, not just jobs.

Personal Management Skills

Personal management skills is the combination of attitudes, skills, and

behaviors required to get, keep, and progress on a job and to achieve the best

results. Personal management skills can be further divided into three sub-

groups just as academic skills, which are positive attitudes and behaviors,

responsibility, and adaptability.

Positive Attitudes And Behaviors. This is also very important to keep a

job. You must have good self-esteem and confidence in yourself. You must be

honest, have integrity, and personal ethnics. You must show your employer you

are happy at what you are doing and have positive attitudes toward learning,

growth, and personal health. Show energy, and persistence to get the job done,

these can help you to get promoted or a raise.

Responsibility. Responsibility is the ability to set goals and

priorities in work an personal life. It is the ability to plan an manage time,

money, and other resources to achieve goals, and accountability for actions

taken.

Adaptability. Have a positive attitude toward changes in your job.

Recognition of an respect for people’s diversity and individual differences.

Creativity is also important. You must have the ability to identify and suggest

new ideas to get the job done.

Teamwork Skills

Teamwork skills are those skills needed to work with others co-

operatively on a job and to achieve the best results. You should show your

employer you able to work with others, understand and contribute to the

organization’s goals. Involve yourself in the group, make good decisions with

others and support the outcomes. Don’t be narrow minded, listen to what others

have to say and give your thoughts towards their comments. Be a leader not a

loner in the group.

Conclusion

In conclusion I would like to say that all these skills I have discussed

are critical to get, keep, and progress in a job and to achieve the best results

possible for you. Of these skills though academic skills would be the most

important skills you will learn, I think. So if you keep at these skills you

will be happy with what you are doing unlike a lot of people who are forced to

get jobs that they do not like.