Stand out from the crowd with these essential skills!
Having the right qualifications and technical skills may qualify you for a job, but employers also highly value soft skills and personal qualities. Employers often look for staff with these transferable skills as they want to ensure their employees or potential employees are a good fit for their business. They want to ensure they make the right choice by employing the right person for the job.
The key to landing a job is showcasing these skills in your application!
Transferable Skills
It’s time to uncover the secret to transferable skills. Also known as soft skills, interpersonal, foundation, common, or employability skills, are non-technical skills. They are your personal qualities about how you work and interact with others. You can apply these skills to any job and are transferable to different industries and occupations.
These are skills gained throughout your life, whether through school, work, hobbies, sports, volunteering, travel, etc.
When applying for a job, it’s important to demonstrate your strong employability skills by showing evidence and providing examples.
Let’s look at the following transferable skills.
- Enthusiasm for the job
Employers seek staff who are enthusiastic and self-motivated to do the job.
As soon as you’re hired, you’re an investment! Employers want to ensure the right people are on their team, who want to be there and are enthusiastic to contribute to the success of the business.
2. Passion for the role and the industry
Employers look for people who are passionate about the role and or the industry as they want their staff to enjoy their work and have a positive mindset to support the goals of the business.
3. Good communicator
Effective communication is a highly desired and valuable skill in the workplace. Many job vacancies will advertise they are seeking candidates who possess excellent communication skills.
4. Attention to detail
Mistakes can be costly for a business. That’s why attention to detail and being thorough in the work that you do is very important.
5. Integrity & reliability
Integrity is built from trust, which is needed to foster a healthy and successful work environment. It also instils confidence in customers and clients. To avoid any disruption in the business, employers need staff they can trust.
6. Problem-solving
Problem-solving is vital for the success of every business, which is why this skill is highly sought by employers.
7. Initiative
Showing initiative is when you take control of a situation rather than waiting for instructions from others. Taking initiative demonstrates leadership, adaptability and responsibility.
8. Time Management
Time is money, so employers need employees who can manage their own time. Effective time management is important for businesses to ensure they meet deadlines and work efficiently and cost-effectively.
9. Customer Service Skills
It’s simple: thriving businesses are 100% customer focused. An employee with strong customer service skills will contribute to the business’s positive brand perception, growth and profitability.
10. TEAM Player
Teamwork fosters an adaptable, respectful and successful workplace that thrives on shared accomplishments. Employers seek team players who can collaborate and work with others effectively.
Employers who advertise for a new position are seeking staff who are job-ready. These transferable skills and qualities go a long way in making you a desirable candidate for any job.
To learn more about these skills and how to effectively showcase them in your job application and interview so you are job-ready, check out Keyba Careers’ Crash Course “Think Like a Business Owner”!
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