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Skill
By definition, a skill is the ability to do something well
A skill is the learned capacity to carry out predetermined results often with the minimum outlay of
time, energy, or both. Skills can often be divided into
domain-general and domain-specific skills.
Domain of work, some general skills would include
time management, teamwork and leadership, self
motivation and others
Domain-specific skills would be useful only for a
certain job
Skill
By
definition,
a
skill
is
the
ability
to
do
something
well
A skill is the learned capacity to carry out pre-determined results often with
the minimum outlay of time, energy, or both. Skills can often be divided into
domain-general and domain-specific skills. Domain of work, some general
skills would include time management, teamwork and leadership, self
motivation
and
others
Domain-specific skills would be useful only for a certain job Domain-specific
skills
would
be
useful
only
for
a
certain
job
Skill
• By definition, a skill is the ability to do something
well
A skill is the learned capacity to carry out predetermined results often with the minimum outlay of
time, energy, or both. Skills can often be divided into
domain-general and domain-specific skills. Domain
of work, some general skills would include time
management,
teamwork
motivation and others.
and
leadership,
self
Types of Skills
Academic skill
Motor Skills
Reading
Walking, craft, sport
Logic
Creativity, Innovation
Critical thinking
Music, Arts and crafts
Math
Skilled labour
Interpersonal communication
Innovation skill
Speech: Listening, talking:
Nonverbal communication
Literacy: Writing and reading
Serves Client / Customers
Participates as a member of the Team
Exercises
Leadership
Teaches others
Negotiates
Works with cultural diversity
Miscellaneous skills
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Charisma
Perception
Persuasion
Empathy
Procedural memory, Knowledge, expertise,
Fluency
• Profession
• Theory of multiple intelligence
• Thinking and intelligence, IQ
What is a Skill Set?
• Generally speaking, it's a list of your core
competencies as they relate to your targeted
career goal. there are three primary skills set
categories:
• Knowledge-based
• Transferable
• Personality traits/attitude (also known as “soft
skills”)
Skill set
• Knowledge-based skills
derive from:
• Previous jobs and other internships
• School coursework and projects
• Self-taught skills, or those taught by
current role models and mentors
Skill set
• Transferable skills are broken down into four broad
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Communication – speaking, writing, persuading
Research and Planning – gathering and analyzing
information, goal setting and strategy development
Human Relations – listening, motivating, representing
others
Organization, Leadership and Management – managing
and directing people to achieve common goals
Skill set
• Soft skills refer to your personal traits and
attitude. They typically describe how you work,
and how well you work with others:
• Are you a stickler for detail?
• Do you thrive in high pressure situations?
• Are you driven by accomplishment; Selfmotivated?
• Are you self-disciplined?
• Are you a team player?
• Are you a leader?
Tips to improve soft skills
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Smile
Be appreciative
Pay attention to others
Practice listening to others
Being people together
Resolve conflict
Communicate clearly
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See it from others side
Don’t complain
6 soft skills for every hard-nosed professional
i. Interpersonal skills
ii. Team spirit
iii. Social grace
iv. Business etiquette
v. Negotiation skills
vi. Behavioural traits such as attitude, motivation
and time management
Skill Sets for IT
• The skill sets necessary to have a career in this industry is based on
three types of positions: development, support and analysis.
Combine these skills together to take advantage of an entire range of
new positions that are in high demand.
• All information technology careers require a similar set of basic
skills. A solid understanding of mathematical concepts and a high
degree of skill in data manipulation and multiple step logic is
required. Communication skills and the ability to understand a
wide range of perspectives is critical. Detail orientation and mental
focus are necessary skills.
Skill Sets for IT
• Development positions include programmers, system developers and
computer configuration staff. A degree in math, computer science,
or computer engineering is a basic requirement. Additional
certification in specific programming languages and techniques are
required to maintain information technology employment. New
programming languages are continually being developed.
• An information technology analyst needs excellent
communication, project management, and trouble shooting
skills.
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Skill Sets for psychology
• Psychology is distinctive in that it equips its
graduates with an extremely rich and diverse
portfolio—providing a variety of forms of
expertise, which are found in few other
disciplines and which can equip psychology
graduates to undertake many different types of
work.
Skill to be developed
• Literacy, Numeracy, Computer literacy
• Information-finding skills
• Research skills, Measurement skills (principles of
psychometric measurement, questionnaire design and how to develop other
measurement tools)
• Environmental awareness (Knowing how someone's environment can
influence their behavior helps us to understand people at work, at home, in
education and at leisure)
• Problem-solving skills ,Critical evaluation
• Higher-order analysis (Psychology graduates are skilled at spotting
recurrent patterns in human activity, or noticing similarities between situations that
seem on the surface to be quite different)
Related Occupations
• Clergy , Counselors, Funeral directors
• Human resources, training, and labor relations
managers and specialists
• Market and survey researchers , Recreation workers
• Social workers, Sociologists and political scientists
• Teachers—special education
• Psychologists also sometimes diagnose and treat
problems and help patients recover. These duties are
similar to those for:
• Audiologists
• Physicians and surgeons
• Speech-language pathologists
MASS MEDIA
A degree in mass media and communication will equip you
basically with the knowledge of media related fields viz.,
advertising, journalism, television, cinema, public relations, event
management, publishing etc.,
Required skill-sets
creative imagination
good communication
awareness of popular culture
patience and confidence to handle responsibility and criticisms
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News reporter
TV anchor
Radio jockey
Program producer & researcher
Scriptwriter
PR professional in business & corporate houses
Creative visualizer
Event planner
Editor
Proofreader
Content developer
Media planner
Some more Related jobs
• Media marketing professional
• Photographer
• variety of occupations that work with mass media. These
include:
• Production, distribution, and management positions in
television, video, motion picture, multimedia, music, radio,
news, and publishing enterprises;
• Careers in telecommunications and mass media regulatory
organizations; and
• Positions that work with mass media in advertising,
marketing, promotions, and public relations departments
of private, government, and public service organizations.
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