DEVELOPING GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

DEVELOPING GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

DEVELOPING GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

Your Pathway to Employment

Mercy V. Chaita

Universal-Publishers Boca Raton

Developing Graduate Employability Skills: Your Pathway to Employment

Copyright ? 2016 Mercy V.Chaita All rights reserved.

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USA ? 2016

ISBN-10: 1-62734-056-4 ISBN-13: 978-1-62734-056-4

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Cover image ? Tashatuvango | - Employment. Business Concept. Photo

Publisher's Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Chaita, Mercy V. Developing graduate employability skills : your pathway to employment / Mercy V. Chaita. pages cm ISBN: 978-1-62734-056-4 (pbk.) 1. Career development. 2. Vocational guidance. 3. College graduates--Employment. 4. Occupational aptitude tests. 5. Success. I. Title. HF5381 .C43 2015 370.113--dc23

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................. ix Preface ..................................................................................................................................................xi

Chapter 1 How to Build Employability Skills ........................................................................................1

The importance of employability skills .....................................................................................1 Employability skills audit.............................................................................................................3 Complementing your skills with experience ............................................................................5 How to showcase your abilities..................................................................................................6 Demonstrating your skills and abilities .....................................................................................6 Assessment of skills performance level ....................................................................................7 Skills performance level assessment ..........................................................................................8 Personal SWOT analysis technique...........................................................................................9 Self SWOT analysis ................................................................................................................... 11 Action plan ................................................................................................................................. 12 Why create a career action plan? ............................................................................................. 12 Knowing yourself ...................................................................................................................... 13 Your preferences ....................................................................................................................... 13 Your values ................................................................................................................................. 13 Your interests ............................................................................................................................. 14 Your abilities .............................................................................................................................. 14 Your skills ................................................................................................................................... 15 Your traits ................................................................................................................................... 15 Your personal priorities............................................................................................................ 15 Action plan for a job search .................................................................................................... 16 Job search action plan template .............................................................................................. 18 Conclusion.................................................................................................................................. 18

Chapter 2 Creating a CV that attracts a Job Offer..............................................................................19

How to market yourself through a CV .................................................................................. 19 Choosing the right type of a CV ............................................................................................. 19 Applying your skills to problem-solving ............................................................................... 24

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