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- 1. ROLE OF A TECHNOLOGY GRADUATE IN THE INDUSTRY - 2 1
- 2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES • Define Hard Skills and Soft Skills and the importance • Describe the STAR technique • Define the importance of Adaptability, Flexibility and Resilience • Things Not to Do When You Want to Get Hired • The Do’s and Don’ts on your first day at work 2
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- 4. HOW TO HIGHLIGHT YOUR SKILLS • Incorporate Skills Into Your Resume • Include Relevant Skills in Your Cover Letter • Share Your Skills During Job Interviews : • During interviews, the STAR interview response technique can help you show off soft skills. STAR, which stands for Situation, Task, Action, Result, is a way to answer behavioral interview questions ("Describe a time when...") that involves recounting a work-related challenge, what role you played, what you did to affect the outcome, and what the result of the action you took was on the situation. 4
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- 12. ADAPTABILITY VS FLEXIBILITY • Being adaptable means you are able or willing to change in order to suit different conditions. • Being flexible means you can do this easily. If you are resilient then you'll be able to withstand or recover quickly from unexpected or difficult conditions, adapting to (and often enjoying) change on a regular basis. • Change is constant, it is how any organization thrives and survives, so they need people who can adapt to changing circumstances and environments, being resourceful and enterprising to embrace new ideas. 12
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- 16. THINGS NOT TO DO WHEN YOU WANT TO GET HIRED-1/2 • Make a Mistake: Should a typo in your resume or cover letter • Limit Your Job Search: Don't limit your search by only applying to positions that meet your exact criteria • Expand Your Job Search: You shouldn't limit your job search, but there is no point wasting your time applying for jobs you aren't qualified for • Job Search Only Online : You need to be proactive when job searching and use all available job search resources, online and offline. Taking the time to follow-up on the applications you submit, can help you secure an interview. • Contradict Yourself: If you are interviewing with several people, make sure you keep your story straight. • Insult Your Former Employer: Even if your last job was horrible and your boss was an idiot, don't mention it. • Underdo It: Don't be a slob. Candidates who are unkempt, disheveled, and poorly dressed won't get the job • Show Your Desperation: ou want employers to believe that you want this job because it's a good opportunity and you can be an asset to the company, not because you need to buy groceries or make your car payment. 16
- 17. THINGS NOT TO DO WHEN YOU WANT TO GET HIRED – 2/2 • Show Your Tattoos: If you are applying for a position in the corporate world, and other worlds too, you might want to cover up your tattoos and remove some of your rings if you're pierced in lots of places. Some employers won't be impressed. • Give Up: Regardless of how good the job market is, job searching isn't simple, and it's not always easy to stay positive and focused. When you've sent hundreds of resumes without much of a response, it can be difficult to keep going 17
- 18. THE DO’S ON YOUR FIRST DAY AT WORK - 1/2 1. Arrive On Time: The Early Bird Catches The Worm 2. Bring Yourself: Documentation, Backed Up 3. Look Who’s Talking: Prepare Your Elevator Pitch 4. Ask: If You Don’t Ask, You Won’t Get 5. Look The Part: Appropriate Attire 18
- 19. THE DON’TS ON YOUR FIRST DAY AT WORK -2/2 • Try Too Hard: The ‘Odd’ New Person: don’t try too hard to be funny, or cool, or clever. Probably you’re very funny, clever and cool, but someone trying too hard can seem a little strange, a little too enthusiastic • Set The World On Fire: Opinions In Check • Avoid The Boss: Don’t Be A Wallflower • Turn Down The Chance To Socialize: Open Up! • Ignore The Work Culture: Watch And Learn 19
Editor's Notes
- Hard skills are teachable abilities or skill sets that are easy to quantify. Typically, you'll learn hard skills in the classroom, through books or other training materials, or on the job.1 These hard skills are often listed in your cover letter and on your resume and are easy for an employer or recruiter to recognize. Soft skills, on the other hand, are subjective skills that are much harder to quantify. Also known as "people skills" or "interpersonal skills," soft skills relate to the way you relate to and interact with other people https://www.thebalancecareers.com/hard-skills-vs-soft-skills-2063780
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- 1. Arrive On Time: The Early Bird Catches The Worm Arrive for your first day early. If you aim to arrive on time, a slight delay somewhere between getting up and arriving at the office could mean you actually arrive late – and keeping your boss or an HR official waiting is never a good first start. It is far better for you to arrive before them and for you to wait. You’ll look keen, and it means your first day begins at exactly the time it was meant to. 2. Bring Yourself: Documentation, Backed Up It is very unlikely that on your first day you’ll be thrown in at the deep end and expected to produce your best work in the first five minutes. What you will be expected to do is fill out the paperwork that allows, technically and legally, for your employment. Bring your supporting documents (ID card and/or passport, proof of residence, bank account details, driving license, social security card, etc.). The HR department will like you for making their job easier, and, as an added bonus, you’re making it easier for them to pay you. 3. Look Who’s Talking: Prepare Your Elevator Pitch On your first day you’ll meet many new people, and one of the first things people will want to know about you is who is you are – where you worked before, what experience you have, what your role at the company is, etc. Be ready with a quick, 30-second primer. 4. Ask: If You Don’t Ask, You Won’t Get In this case, the ‘getting’ is knowledge. You’re new to the company and so won’t be expected to understand how everything works – so ask if there’s something you don’t know or don’t understand. This won’t make you look stupid; it will make you look like someone who wants to be able to perform as quickly as possible. Don’t be afraid to make notes if you need to – asking is important, but it’s equally as important to listen. You’re going to learn A LOT on your first day. That notebook will save you a great deal of pain as the week’s progress. 5. Look The Part: Appropriate Attire Before starting a new job, make sure you know the dress code for day-to-day work. You might have been ‘suited and booted’ for your interview, but office life might require a less formal look. As a rule, being overdressed is less of a problem than being underdressed.
- 1. Try Too Hard: The ‘Odd’ New Person What? You shouldn’t try hard? Well, with your work itself you should of course try as hard as you can to do a great job. We mean don’t try too hard to be funny, or cool, or clever. Probably you’re very funny, clever and cool, but someone trying too hard can seem a little strange, a little too enthusiastic. Everyone you meet is new to you, and you to them, so try and keep your best jokes for a little later on. On day one, be nice, smile and try to relax! 2. Set The World On Fire: Opinions In Check Enthusiasm in the workplace is important, but remember that you’re new to the environment. It’s one thing to show initiative and to be keen; it’s another to be über-critical of something and to voice strong opinions and judgement, especially if they are negative. In the eyes of your work colleagues, you’ll need to earn respect before your opinions and views can command it. That said, don’t be scared to speak up if you have a good idea – sometimes a fresh set of eyes can see something others have missed. 3. Avoid The Boss: Don’t Be A Wallflower Many people on their first day at work have a head-down approach, doing their best to blend in by keeping quiet and avoiding people, especially people who are senior to them. This is a mistake. Introduce yourself to people whenever it’s appropriate to do so, initiating contact with a smile and having your elevator pitch at the ready. Those who are senior to you will be the people whose judgement matters most – so get your working relationship off to the right start. Don’t be shy! 4. Turn Down The Chance To Socialise: Open Up! If co-workers or your boss/supervisor reach out to you with the offer of having lunch together, or if your team is having a friendly drink after work, accept the offer. Talking in a less formal setting is a great way to break the ice, and shows that you’re ready and willing to mix and get to know others. Remember that you are all more than just staff with an appropriate CV – you’re a team. Get to know the people you’ll be spending the bulk of your day with. 5. Ignore The Work Culture: Watch And Learn Every workplace has a different pace, and a different way of doing things. Don’t ignore the particular processes you see around you. Identifying the method and procedure for working, decision-making, raising issues, pitching ideas, etc., will mean you can engage with co-workers in a way that fits with the environment they are accustomed to. Before you know it, they’ll see you as a member of the team.