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What Are Employers looking for?
A collection of uses insights for job seekers
#DeveloperStudentClubs #jobseeker
A collection of uses insights for job seekers
#DeveloperStudentClubs #jobseeker
Technical skills: basically the knowledge and experience to perform technical tasks in a specific field. In software engineering e.g. (web development) some of the key skills relevant are:
Knowledge and practical experience in:
• Programming languages
• Software Development lifecycle
• Best practice engineering principles like Test Driven Development, Design Patterns and Architecture, Solid Principles
• Data Structure and Algorithms
• Programming languages
• Software Development lifecycle
• Best practice engineering principles like Test Driven Development, Design Patterns and Architecture, Solid Principles
• Data Structure and Algorithms
Soft Skills: These are interpersonal attributes that are needed to help a person succeed in the workplace. Employers look out for people who are more culture fit for their organization.
Some of these skills are:
• Leadership
• Communication
• Problem Solving
• Adaptability in a high VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) environment
• Collaboration
• Leadership
• Communication
• Problem Solving
• Adaptability in a high VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) environment
• Collaboration
Common Mistakes Job Seekers Make
• Little knowledge about the role or job applied for
• Inadequate experience
• Little or no application of best practice methodologies in their chosen career field
• Poor representation of their skills on their resume
• Poor soft skills
• Inadequate experience
• Little or no application of best practice methodologies in their chosen career field
• Poor representation of their skills on their resume
• Poor soft skills
Are you Job Ready? Meaningful questions to ask yourself
• What skills are demanded for in the job market, that are of interest to me?
• Do I posses these skills? Yes/No?
• Are they good enough to be bought?
• If not? What do I do?
• Do I posses these skills? Yes/No?
• Are they good enough to be bought?
• If not? What do I do?
How to be job ready
• Decide what you field you want to build a career in:
Carry out a personal SWOT Analysis
Market Research
Speak to professionals within the field
• Take courses to learn the theoretical aspect
Carry out a personal SWOT Analysis
Market Research
Speak to professionals within the field
• Take courses to learn the theoretical aspect
• Apply these learning in real world by gaining practical experience in line with best practice methods.
• Build great soft skills: Take courses on communication, volunteer to lead and collaborate on initiatives to develop leadership skills
• Build great soft skills: Take courses on communication, volunteer to lead and collaborate on initiatives to develop leadership skills
• Have a good resume that represent your skills well. A good profile should have a high level summary of the following:
Objectives and Interest
• Year of professional experience
• Skills and tools used
• Summary of projects worked on
• Education
Objectives and Interest
• Year of professional experience
• Skills and tools used
• Summary of projects worked on
• Education
