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EMPLOYABILITYS K I L L S10

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This pocket-book contains 10 employability skills and their importance to make a successful career.

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Copyright © 2014 J.P. Sahu Foundation

PERSEVERE

There is no substitute to hard work. In order to be successful and achieve good

results you have to put in lots of hard work, be patient and persist at doing

whatever it takes (ethically).

1

TRY TILL YOUACHIEVENever give up. You only get one life.Go for it!

– Richard E. Grant

DO PERSEVERE

NOT QUIT

If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.

– Jesse Jackson

DO PERSEVERE

BE PATIENT

A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.

– George Savile

DO PERSEVERE

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

WORK HARD

– Colin Powell

DO PERSEVERE

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

It is important to bring out your true self in whatever activity you are involved in. The way you can stand out from the rest and be successful is by bringing your ideas and opinions out and fight for them.

2

BE CONFIDENTWith realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.

– Dalai Lama

DO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

BE COURAGEOUSCourage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.

– Mark Twain


BE AUTHENTICThe greater intellect one has, the more originality one finds in men. Ordinary persons find no difference between men.

- Blaise Pascal


BE YOURSELFBe who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

- Dr. Seuss


BE HUMBLE

The first step to learning is accepting we don’t know everything and let go of pride and ego. That will lead us to a bigger goal

and the zeal to know more.

3

LISTEN

One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.

– Bryant H. McGill

DO BE HUMBLE

LEARN FROMOTHERSLearn from the mistakes of others... you can't live long enough to make them all yourselves!!

– Chanakya

DO BE HUMBLE

ASK FORHELPThe strong individual is the one who asks for help when he needs it.

– Rona Barrett

DO BE HUMBLE

BE POSITIVE

It is normal to face challenges and failures in your career. It is very important to look for opportunities

within these challenges. You must focus on the positive side of a situation and identify what can be

done rather than brood on the negatives of it.

4

ACCEPTFAILURESIf you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a do-er makes mistakes.

– John Wooden

DO BE POSITIVE

LOOK FOROPPORTUNITIESA pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

– Winston Churchill

DO BE POSITIVE

ADAPT TO CIRCUMSTANCESEnjoying success requires the ability to adapt. Only by being open to change will you have a true opportunity to get the most from your talent.

– Nolan Ryan

DO BE POSITIVE

INNOVATE

You must have the ability to understand a problem and identify the key issues by

bringing new ideas, thinking out of the box and applying the knowledge from different

areas to solving a task.

5

BE CREATIVECreativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.

– Edward de Bono

DO INNOVATE

THINK OUT OF THE BOXI never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking.

– Albert Einstein

DO INNOVATE

MASTER COMMUNICATION

Excellent communication skills both in written and spoken meansare vital to achieve success in life. Being able to show that you can write and speak effectively with clarity is a key skill if you want to

be indispensable for employers.

6

WRITE AND SPEAKEFFECTIVELY

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.

– Mark Twain

DO MASTER COMMUNICATION

ACTIVELY LISTEN ANDCOMPREHEND OTHERS

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

– Ernest Hemingway

DO MASTER COMMUNICATION

COLLABORATE

The ability to work in a team is high on the employer’s wishlist. It is highly required to work well with other people from different disciplines, backgrounds, and expertise to

accomplish a task or goal.

7

The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.

– James Cash Penney

WORK WELL WITH OTHERS

DO COLLABORATE

GIVE ANDTAKE HELP

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

– Helen Keller

DO COLLABORATE

HAVE PASSION FOR QUALITY

You should have a strong focus on producing excellent results and think about long-term goals

instead of short-term ones. Its essential to be responsible for the assigned work and thrive for producing the best results you are capable of.

8

THRIVE TO PRODUCEEXCELLENT RESULTS

– Oscar Wilde

Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.

DO HAVE PASSION FOR QUALITY

BE RESPONSIBLETake responsibility for your own happiness, do not expect people or things to bring you happiness, or you could be disappointed.

– Rodolfo Costa


GET RESULTSETHICALLYIt is wrong and immoral to seek to escape the consequences of one's acts.

– Mahatma Gandhi


HAVE PERSONAL EXCELLENCE

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential - are the key qualities that will

unlock your door to personal excellence. It is important to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses and focus

on areas where you need to improve.

9

BE A LIFELONGLEARNERBe a student so long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life.

– Rodolfo Costa

DO HAVE PERSONAL EXCELLENCE

FOCUS ON AREASWHERE YOU NEEDTO IMPROVEThere is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.

– Ernest Hemingway


WORK FORLONG-TERM IMPACT

A goal without an action plan is a daydream.

– Nathaniel Branden


BE INDEPENDENT

Employers want the employees to be independently doing their work with minimal supervision. You must

be self-motivated, self-driven and capable of independently solving problems. This leads to high

performance and productivity.

10

BE SELFMOTIVATEDBelieve you can and you're halfway there.

– Theodore Roosevelt

DO BE INDEPENDENT

WORK WITHMINIMAL SUPERVISION

Look at nature, workindependently, and solve your own problems.

– Winslow Homer

DO BE INDEPENDENT

MANAGE PERSONALTIME WELL

Managing your time without setting priorities is like shooting randomly and calling whatever you hit the target.

– Peter Turla

DO BE INDEPENDENT

PERSEVERE

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

BE HUMBLE

BE POSITIVE

INNOVATE

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Try till you achieveNot QuitBe patientWork hard

Be confidentBe courageousBe authenticBe yourself

ListenLearn from othersAsk for help

Accept failuresLook for opportunitiesAdapt to circumstances

Be creativeThink out of the box

MASTER COMMUNICATION

COLLABORATE

HAVE PASSION FOR QUALITY

HAVE PERSONAL EXCELLENCE

BE INDEPENDENT

Write and speak effectivelyActively listen and comprehend others

Work well with othersGive and take help

Thrive to produce excellent resultsBe responsibleGet results ethically

Be a life-long learnerFocus on areas where you need to improveWork for long-term impact

Be self-motivatedWork with minimal supervisionManage personal-time well

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