SSP Freshmen 2nd Semester

Skills Employability
Student Activity Sheet

Name: Section:

Lesson Title: Skills Employability Materials:

Learning Targets:
At the end of the module, I will be able to:
1. describe recent life events and associate
them with skills employability;
2. identify the skills that employers find
useful; and
3. construct ways on developing skills
employability
References:
https://www.ilo.org/skills/areas/skills-for-
youth-employment/WCMS_672179/lang--
en/index.htm
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nataliapeart/201
9/09/10/the-12-most-important-skills-you- need-
to-succeed-at-work/?sh=58a382291c6a

A. CONNECT

Check in activity
Let’s try to dream of the time when we are done with school. The next step after graduation is to land that first
job. Create a doodle or draw your dream first job in the box below.

Good job! Now, let us look at the skills you have which will help you land on that first job. If you might discover
in this lesson that you still do not have these skills, do not worry. You still have time during your college days to
develop and work on these skills.

B. COACH: DO

Activity 1
Let us have a #throwback on your most recent or past experiences for us to reflect on your current skills and
employability. Read the questions and answer them as honestly as you can. Do not try to overthink. Write the
first thing that comes to mind:

Did you try learning to do something new recently? What was difficult (or easy) about
learning a new task or hobby?

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Recall a time when you were part of a team/group. What did you do as a leader? What did you
do as a follower?

Did you ever say something to your friends (or parents) and got misunderstood? What do you
think was the cause of the misunderstanding?

What challenge did you try to resolve recently? What was the outcome and how did you feel
about the outcome?

THINK

The questions above correspond to certain skills that are important for employers. There are 4 Core Skills
identified by the International Labor Organization (ILO) as important namely:
● Learning to Learn
● Teamwork
● Communication and;
● Problem Solving.

These skills also take time to develop. Sometimes these are also called Soft Skills. These show how one works
or interacts with other people.

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Other core or soft skills that are identified are:

When we did an Employer Survey in 2020 with partner companies, they ranked the following Core Work Skills
#1. These were:
adaptability;
fitting into an organization’s culture;
listening and communicating effectively;
and identifying and solving problems.

Other skills deemed important by employers were: customer service, marketing and sales, interpersonal skills,
can work under pressure, and perseverance and motivation.

Look at the list of soft skills and think.

Think of a time when you have shown that you can work under pressure. What was required from you? Were
you able to do the task? For sure, you have done something well even if the odds were against you. This skill is
particularly important as you mature and join the workforce.

How about negotiation? Did you ever negotiate anything with your parents or with friends? How did you do it
and did you get what you asked for? Negotiation is give and take and win-win. As early as now, you need to try
and practice how to negotiate even for small items. This will come in handy once you get to the bigger items.

Activity 2
Now that you have known about the different Core or Soft Skills needed to land your first job, try to finish these
statements that are related to the 4 core skills:

Learning to learn: I feel motivated to learn about

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Teamwork: When working with others, I will always

Communication: I am responsible enough with what I say and I will show this through:

Problem-solving: I would like to improve my problem-solving skills by

C. CHECK

Peart, in a September 2019 Forbes article enumerated the “The 12 Most Important Skills You Need to Succeed
at Work”. Reflect on these skills in the table below. Below each skill is an excerpt of the explanation taken from
the article itself.

After reading each, ask yourself:

How might I develop the following skills in the classroom or at home? Write your answers on the
space provided.

LEARNABILITY RESILIENCE AGILITY COLLABORATION

… success is less about …the ability to bounce back …is shifting gears when the …your ability to collaborate,
what you already know and in the face of obstacles and context calls for it and share knowledge and
more about adapting your failures. responding accordingly to contribute to teams...
skills by growing and the needs of your
expanding your knowledge workplace, clients or
base... industry trends.

VERBAL WRITTEN EMPATHY CREATIVITY

COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION
…you can sell others …you are sending
on your ideas, products, professional emails,
or services... communicating with a
client, trying to deliver a
coherent business plan, or
anything in between….
…see things from their Creative workers are the
perspective by ones who ask why. They
understanding their question, they are curious,
emotions and and in doing so, they
reactions… develop new ideas and
solutions.

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PROBLEM SOLVING LEADERSHIP NEGOTIATION TECHNOLOGY

…employers value people …the skills to be able to Whether you’re in salary …keeping up with
who can work through coach and empower discussions, finalizing a technology is essential
challenges on their own or others, and to motivate deal with a client, or trying because of the tools that
as an effective member of those around you to do to find common ground help you manage your
a team by defining the their best work, is with your teammates career, differentiate
issues, brainstorming highly valued for during a project, having yourself in the market,
alternatives, sharing success. strong and effective brand yourself, and build
thoughts, and then making negotiation skills are critical relationships...
sound decisions. extremely important.

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