...Dear xxx Re: Employability and personal skills at Waitrose for the role of supermarket assistant In my booklet I have talked about how human resources could be managed at Waitrose, how they currently do human resources and mainlining operations. I will now assess the importance of employability and personal skills in the recruitment and retention of staff in Waitrose. I previously identified 4 personal skills and 4 employability skills which I felt were important to have when applying to become a supermarket assistant and I will now summarise them. The 4 employability skills I identified were: • Suitable qualifications • Experience in a similar role • Knowledge of products • Effective in meeting targets I feel these 4 skills are vital in becoming a supermarket assistant since if you have all 4 of them then you will almost be guaranteed to get the job since it meets the criteria of most jobs. The 4 personal skills I identified were: • Team worker • Communication skills • Hardworking • Punctual Even though these skills aren’t required since they aren’t in the criteria I still feel that they are very helpful and if you acquire these skills then you will do your job well. There are advantages and disadvantages of having these particular skills and I will go through some of them. It is very advantageous to have qualifications since it means you are educated and will not do anything unwise. Also it is helpful to have experience in a similar role since it means you...
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...Describe the main employability, personal and communication skills required when applying for a specific job role Unit 2 Pass 2 Thomas Cook & Son Cover Letter ____________________________________________________________________ 123 Fake Street London, (your post code) 02085110285 (your email) October 1st 2013 Mr Frank Meysman Thomas Cook & Son 5-7 Pantile Walk, Pavillions Uxbridge, UB8 1LN Dear Mr Frank Meysman, I would like to apply for the position HR Business Partner Technology advertised online on Thomascook.com. l have enclosed a copy of my CV which shows that l have considerable experience in a similar position. Thomas Cook & Son is a large successful global offline & online travel company and l would like to be a part of it. I am interested in this position because I enjoy working with people and l am very good at multi-tasking. As a committed and reliable person, l have great business leadership skills. l am able to speak clearly and persuasively in negative and positive situations both in face-to-face as-well-as over the phone. I can write clearly and listens to respond to questions l am a great communicator. l have the ability to talk well to talk to colleagues and customers politely, addressing needs and providing help wherever it's needed. I believe l am the best candidate for this position as l have proven, successful international change leadership experience across geographies and proven HR skills such as; change management, project...
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...In this task I will be describing the main employability, personal and communication skills required when applying for a customer assistant position at Tesco’s. The first quality an employer will look for in an applicant is the qualifications they have. Are the qualifications suitable? Have they got a satisfactory amount? Sometimes the qualifications don’t matter depending on the particular job, but most of the time, employers will only take on people who have sufficient qualifications. The qualifications show that they have put a lot of effort into their education and care about their future. It is possible that the job they are applying for is a particular career path that they want to pursue for a long time; this would mean they would have had extra education, showing their dedication. In this case, the job is a customer assistant at Tesco, so personal skills would be more important than the qualifications they have. They may need to have a certain number of qualifications, to show they are well educated, but what they are wouldn’t really be a primary concern. Another quality that employers look for in a candidate for a job is the experience they have in this field. Some employers would regard this as higher importance than the qualifications, depending on what job it is. For example a builder would need plenty of experience to get a job at a big firm, rather than their qualifications. At Tesco, experience with interacting with customers would be a big necessity, as they...
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...Suitable qualifications Grocery managers will be work in the store and will see customers day to day on the shop floor. You will also be required to: attend meetings, work and order stock, work the tills, report back to their senior manager, manage staff and respond to some customer complaints. Because of this they would be required to have passed and preferably reached a C in both Maths and English at GCSE. This proves that they have the ability to make calculations and write suitably formal letters and email to whomever the recipient. Experience in a similar role Experience in a similar role such as a store manager of a small business else ware beforehand shows that they already know a lot of what their job role entitles and is also useful for the employer as it means they require less time to train and become accustomed to their new job and what is expected of they. Knowledge of products/services Showing a knowledge in the products and services provided by the business and what they will have to do shows that they have extensive background and foreground knowledge which implies they are hardworking and a well prepared staff member and can be an asset to the team. You can have a full understanding of the situations at hand and know how to deal with problems or how to improve current work flow. Experience of a specific industry As a grocery manager, to have experience in the same specific industry, they would have been doing work in other grocery stores and supermarkets...
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...HMEMS80 myUnisa site]. 1 SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS See the INSTRUCTION document for the material that you need to work through and the multiple choice questions to complete this section. Question number Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10 Correct answer: Indicate ONLY the letter for the correct answer below for each of the 10 questions. D A D D A D D A A D 2 SECTION B: LITERATURE REVIEW Include your literature review below: Developing a conceptual model for graduate employability in South Africa. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction pg.3 2. The Concept of Employability pg.4 3. An Academic and Work Experience Perspective pg.4 4. Elements of Employability pg.6 5. Conclusion pg.7 6. References pg.7 Introduction Employability of graduates in South...
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...increasing employability through higher education...fact or fiction Introduction Whether you.re a recent graduate or are facing the prospects of looking for a job in the near future, there are many factors to consider before entering the job market. Knowing the kind of job you want, getting yourself prepared for the job market, and presenting yourself as a valuable asset would make it easier to obtain a position that will successfully meet the needs of both you and your employer. With globalization taking place and the employment equity act in force the job market has become rather competitive. Now, a person not only has to compete for a job with the different people from his own community or country but also with the people who emigrate from other countries. So what is it that will distinguish you from all your competitors? This literature review aims at exploring employability and focusing on the link between education and employability to determine whether employability can be increased through higher education. Defining employability A report carried out by Hillage and Pollard (1998) for the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) found that. . Employability is about having the ability to acquire initial employment, keeping employment and acquire new employment if required. . For an individual, employability depends upon: 1. Assets in terms of knowledge, skills and attitudes, 2. The way these assets are used and deployed, 3. Presentation of assets to potential...
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...At Costa Coffee when applying for a job you have to have specific skills such as… Employability skills: can be defined as the transferable skills needed by an individual to make them 'employable'. Along with good technical understanding and subject knowledge, employers often outline a set of skills that they want from an employee. Interpersonal skills: The skills used by a person to properly interact with others. In the business domain, the term generally refers to an employee's ability to get along with others while getting the job done. Personal skills: are those concerned with how people manage and express themselves. They are revealed in those attitudes and behaviours people bring to their work, study and daily activities. The job I have chosen to write about is being a Costa Baristas which is a person that makes and serves coffee to the general public. Costa Coffee require employability, personal and communication skills when it comes to working on the public view in the shop and serving customers; Costa coffee except a high level of interpersonal skills and a high level of spoken English when communicating with other members of staff and the general public this is needed because the public differ from person to person and having strong interaction skills help the staff and customers to work alongside one an another very well. Employability skills that Costa Coffee require are experience working in a busy working environment but you don’t need to understand the sales...
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...the main employability, personal and communication skills required when applying for a specific job role. In this task I will be writing about the main employability, personal and communications skills required to be a P.E teacher. The main employability skills required to be a P.E teacher are that they actually have the required qualifications for the desired role. If they do not have the qualifications to be a P.E teacher then there is no way at all that they would be employed by anyone to teach P.E. The fact that an employee has the required qualifications shows that they have the desire to work hard in order to get the job and it shows that they care about their future and they want to succeed. Other employability skills that employers look for is previous experience in a similar role, employers look for experience in specific roles as if they are experienced in the certain role then they will know what they are doing in the job. Another employability skill that employers look for is the ability to observe standards and the ability to further raise them standards. This is key for the job as a P.E teacher as P.E teachers are always expected to raise the standard of physical education within the schools that they teach. Other generic employability skills that employers would look for are punctuality, honesty, and fairness. These skills are required in every job. The main personal skill that an employer will look for in a P.E teacher is organisational skills and time management...
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...Introduction In this task , I will write a brief report , assessing the importance of employability and personal skills in the recruitment and retention of staff in a selected organisation The importance for the organisation when people possess the necessary skills Employability skills The benefits of having employees with good employability skills would help the organisation become more successful. People who have past experience are essential towards the organisation where these would show them they are valuable employees. These skills would create awareness within the organisation where this consistently reveals how importance it is to have these skills; Beside that , from the benefit of this, the employees could get a promotion for a higher job role. Furthermore , , it would help to increase people commitment towards the business if they are enabling to study for qualifications where it would show determination and motivation of the workforce. . More importantly , the organisation has many choices to choose from where people with the right skills are more likely to get the job . The disadvantages of people who have employability skills to the organisation are, some employees do not have all the skills and the majority of people cannot do some of the extra task that are set for them. Moreover, not having good employability skills shows the employees are not capable to engage work fully (hard-working) where regardless of the job; the employees could have difficulties...
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...2 In this task I will be explaining the importance of personal, employability and retention of staff at Westminster Kingsway College. Employability skills- it is essential for all employees to work effectively at the college. It is important for teachers to be organised and be on task all the time for their students to achieve, a teacher should be able to put in all her skills needed into classroom activities, flexibility of course delivery method, prepared lesson plans for implementing objectives, employability skills are those that apply across a variety of jobs, organisations and sectors. They are also known by sevreal other names, including key skills, core skills, essential skills, key compenties, transferable skills and employability skills. These skills are required not only to gain employment but also to progress whithib an organisation. There is no one definitie list of skills for employability skills there is a wide range of skills such as; people related skills- communication skills, interpersonal skills, influencing skills, negotiation skills, team working skills, customer service skills and leadership. conceptualising/thinking skills- managing information, problem solving, planning and organising skills, learning skills, thinking innoviatively and creativity and reflective skills. Personal skills and attributes- being enthusiastic, adaptable, motivated, reliable, sensible, able to manage own time and deal with pressure. All staff should at westminster kingway...
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...RUNNING HEAD: CONSTRUCT AND SUPPORT AN ARGUMENT PAPER University of Phoenix Management – MGT521 Instructor: Diane Hunt-Wagner July 12, 2010 Construct and Support an Argument Paper In this paper, I will outline the three main reasons why I choose to pursue a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA). Although there are multiple benefits to acquiring an MBA, the three most important to me include fulfilling a lifetime personal goal, balancing the needs between my internal and external career, and maintaining my employability skills throughout my career. Results from the Jungian Personality self-assessment classify me to be intuitive, sensing, thinking, and judging (ISTJ). The assessment indicates that ISTJ personality traits are consistent with attributes associated with professionals who work in business related capacities. These results reaffirmed my decision to purse an MBA and a career in the field of business. Why an MBA |Since beginning my career at the somewhat early age of 20, it has been my personal goal to earn my MBA. My first bona fide job was with | |the National Aeronautics Space Agency (NASA) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida working as a File Clerk in the Engineering Documentation | |Center. This experience allowed me to interact with some of the world’s best educated scientists and professionals. This experience also | |opened my mind and expanded my world to the possibilities associated with the pursuit and attainment...
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...C BTEC NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS – Level 3 UNIT 2: Business Resources Irene Medina TUTOR: AAA Describe the main employability, person and communication skills required when applying for a specific job role * A description of one specific job within the organisation0. This could relate to one of the job description used above, You must describe the following skills that are required by the job you have found at Tesco: * Employability skills * Personal skills * Communication skills * (P2) Comments: Skills are very important when applying for a job in today’s day and age, it is basically essential you have enough skills. This is because the employer wants to make sure that the applicant is suitable for the specific job role. The skills you have, show what kind of person you will be when working. The skills are split up into three categories which are employability skills, personal skills and communication skills. The speciality of merchandisers at Tesco is that they have a great sense of marketing, promotion and advertising techniques. Merchandisers make sure that the product you like price is within your budget, colour of your choice and the store has a stock of the particular product. At Tesco’s merchandisers are really important people. They are responsible for ensuring that products appear in the right store, or on a website, at the appropriate time and in the correct amounts. This includes working closely with the buying teams...
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...C BTEC NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS – Level 3 tescoUNIT 2: Business Resources Irene Medina TUTOR: AAA P2: Describe the main employability, person and communication skills required when applying for a specific job role ●A description of one specific job within the organisation. This could relate to one of the job descriptions used above. You must describe the following skills that are required by the job you have found at Tesco: ●Employability skills ●Personal skills ●Communication skills (P2) Comments: The specialty of merchandisers at Tesco is that they have a great sense of marketing, promotion and advertising techniques. Merchandisers make sure that the product you like price is within your budget, colour of your choice and the store has a stock of the particular product.Skills are very important when applying for a job in today’s day and age, it is basically essential you have enough skills. This is because the employer wants to make sure that the applicant is suitable for the specific job role. The skills you have, show what kind of a person you will be when working. The skills are split up into three categories which are employability skills, personal skills and communication skills. At Tesco’s merchandisers are really important people. They are responsible for ensuring that products appear in the right storm or on a website, at the appropriate time and in the correct amounts. This includes working closely with the buying teams to accurately forecast...
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...Education working as Brgy. Secretary or a BSOA graduate working as Barangay Health Worker. Today, most college students and their families are banking on education as the means and ways to have a financially secured job in the future that is why they enter in tertiary level. The higher education institutions then are responsible in equipping these students with knowledge, values, and skills to be able to perform well in the working place. Mountain Province State Polytechnic College as an institution offers Bachelor of Science in Office Administration which aims to produce graduates who are employable and globally competitive in the various general and specialized administrative supports, supervisory and managerial positions. More or less it is then expected to see BSOA graduates of MPSPC to be working in offices. To gauge whether the BSOA graduates dream of good job is met, this study on the “Employability of BSOA graduates (2008-2013) in Bontoc” will look into the nature and level of employment of the BSOA graduates since school year 2008 to 2013 and the factors affecting the employability...
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...I will be explaining what employability is and why they are important. I will also define what is personal and communicational skills required when applying for a job role as an accountant. Employability Skills Each job requires candidates doing it to possess a variety of specialist skills require for a specific job. Though there are range of skills that are useful to a wider variety of careers and are hence forth transferable between jobs. This is known as employability skills. These are essential for employees to be able to work effectively in a modern organisation or workplace. For instance to be an accountant for Cameron Balloons, the applicant needs to have suitable qualifications as well as having relevant experience in a similar role. This is important when applying for a job as an accountant, since it tells the organisation that you possess the experience and qualifications that are required for the job. Personal Skills Personal Skills are certain skills that will be beneficial regardless of the job. These transferrable skills make a candidate for the accounting job attractive when they are applying for the job role for Cameron balloons. For an accountant on of the personal skills that will be beneficial will be patience. As an accountant having patience is very important. An accountant who remains patience in a very difficult time and situations and gets the job done is highly valued by the organisation. Therefore showing this skills while applying will be more...
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