Workplace skills and related competencies
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Prepare students with future-focused skills’
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Job hunting checklist
Job hunting checklist
Consider, with the students, some of the things they will need to think about as they prepare for job searching.
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Job hunting skills
Job hunting skills
Introduce students to tools on the Careers NZ job hunting page that will help them as they apply for work.
- Finding work – how to increase chances of finding a job
- CVs and cover letters – how to write an effective CV and cover letter
- Interviews – information about interview preparation, interview tests, and questions you can ask your interviewer
- Job offers – what to consider before accepting a job or signing an employment agreement.
Support personal organisation
Support personal organisation
Personal organisation and time management are core skills at tertiary level.
Introduce students to technologies and systems they can begin using while still at school.
- Encourage students to use their mobile devices to schedule alerts and reminders for regular and novel events and task deadlines.
- Model how to make graphic organisers and flow charts to support planning and thinking.
- Explore tools such as Trello to help students structure tasks and break them into smaller manageable ones.
- Model how to sync calendars between mobile devices.
Skills employers value
Skills employers value
Discuss with students the seven essential employability skills and how they can develop them.
Posters and more information on the Careers NZ website.
- Positive attitude
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Self-management
- Willingness to learn
- Thinking skills (problem solving and decision making)
- Resilience
Useful resources
Useful resources
Next steps
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