what other skills needed

Dr. Hussain H Ahmed

M.B.E., BSC, MSC, PHD, PGCE, MSC MNGNT, PGDIP HSH. MICHEME & MSPE
The required skills

What & How

SKILLS

❖ You need skills to support your chances to get the job

or to compete with others
❖ the ability to do something well; expertise.

❖ "difficult work, taking great skill"

SKILLS: OBTAINED BY

❖ Training

❖ Vocational activities

❖ Social contribution

❖ Sport - team
Skills – they just can’t get enough
Most Wanted List…

ENERGY
WHAT ARE THE TOP 10 SKILLS THAT'LL GET YOU A JOB
WHEN YOU GRADUATE ?
10 top skills
1. Commercial awareness (or business)
2. Communication
3. Team work
4. Negotiation and persuasion
5. Problem solving
6. Leadership
7. Organization
8. Perseverance and motivation
9. Ability to work under pressure
10.Confidence
More key skills that graduate recruiters look for

➢Managing ambiguity
➢Resilience problems and stress.
➢Analytical skills
➢Enterprise and entrepreneurial skills
➢IT skills
➢More skills
➢research skills,
➢time management,
➢independent working
➢Report writing
How to describe your skills on your CV?

➢ Here are three tips to help you write your CV in a way that showcases your skills.

➢ When you are giving details of the skills you developed in a job, internship or
work experience placement, reflect the competencies listed in the job description
and give examples of the most relevant skills first.

➢ Use confident language to describe your skills, for example,by drawing attention
to awards or praise employers have given you.

➢ If you’re struggling to find a way to write about your CV, remember that it’s
better to focus on transferable skills than routine tasks.
 THEY WANT…. I HAVE….

 Completed a team Project as

Team Player part of my course.

 Been a member of a Sports club

committee which required good
listening skills, working with
others under pressure
 THEY WANT…. I HAVE….

 Written excellent report

Good
 Delivered Excellent speech
communicator
Wonderful PPT presentation
Summarize the notes
Competencies

❖Teamwork
Tell me about a time when you contributed to the successful
workings of a team

❖Influence
Describe a time when you had to make a decision with which not everyone agreed to
get a job done
Skills Question - Leadership

❖Describe a position of responsibility you have held, the challenges

you faced and what you have learned from the experience.

❖I learned that relationships are developed and maintained by

providing good example and encouraging staff to discuss issues of
importance to them.

S.T.A.R
TYPES OF QUESTIONS

❖Questions can be asked about:

❖TAKING RESPONSIBILITY

❖e.g. give an example of when you were thrown into a task or a situation at the deep
end?
TYPES OF QUESTIONS
❖ WORKING IN TEAMS

❖ e.g. Describe a time you worked well with others

❖ Describe a time when you had to get support from someone to complete a task or
project.

❖ What did you learn from this experience?

INTEVIEW QUESTIONS
❖ DAY TO DAY CONTROL

❖ e.g. Describe a time when you showed perseverance to achieve an end result (from
college or work experience)

❖ Describe a short cut or risk you have taken to meet a deadline or achieve a goal
Skills

❖ EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

❖ e.g. ❖ Provide an example of a time when you influenced someone or a situation

❖ Describe a time when someone influenced you to say or do something

Tell me about your skills…
❖ Skills
I am motivated and driven and have shown this by
combining working and studying over the last four years.

I’m a confident communicator and have led many debating and sports society activities
in college.

I enjoy interacting with people and have been involved with

customer facing activities for many years.

I like setting challenges for myself and last year completed the Dubai City Marathon
and reached the national final of the xxxxxxx Championships.
TYPICAL Skills QUESTIONS

❖ What have you done that shows

❖ Analytical
❖ Team work
❖ Problem solving
❖ Flexibility
❖ Why you for this position? Skills?
Thank you...