Promoting Personal Employability

Employability is the possession by an individual of the qualities and competences required to meet the needs of employers and customers and thereby, help realise his/her aspirations and potential at work should be known. 

Concrete skills are skills that enable a person to perform a specific task and they include; qualifications, gaining relevant work experience and learning job specific skills. 

Transferable skills are skills that can be used to enhance employability in a variety of different contexts. 

This includes;

• teamwork and collaboration 
• negotation 
• the ability to communicate effectively 
• ICT skills 
• The ability to work independantly 
• time management 

Personal attributes are traits which make up your personality and who you are as a person. 

This includes:

• commitment 
• honesty 
• intergrity 
• enthusiasm 
• reliability 
• personal presentation 
• common sense 
• postive self-esteem
• a sense of humour 
• ability to deal with pressure 
• self motivation