Employability Skills The Conference Board of Canada

Question: Write about theEmployability Skillsfor the Conference Board of Canada. Answer: Job Advertisements were retrieved from The BookSeller website available at https://www.jobs.thebookseller.com/jobs/professional Accessed April 30.2017. ATWOODTATE which had two advertisements is based in London which is also the location for the second company, INSPIRED SOLUTION. (Advertisement provided in appendices) The job title is Change Communications Executive which is a middle- level management position. The job description requires the applicant to be able to communicate effectively both within the organization and to clients with regards to the changing of technology that the organization has embraced. The applicant can show their versatility in suing the new media platforms that are available to communicate using desktop, laptops and mobile platforms such as tablets. They can show their versatility in using social media as their strength. The job title is Senior Sales Manager- Rights Solution which is a middle management position. The job description is to help in the sales department in selling the company products as well as in the processing of licensing agreements. The applicant can show their strong negotiation skills as a strong selling point for the position advertised as the job will require processing licensing agreements. (Zinatullin, 2016). The licensing agreements may not have a standard format and would require negotiating a new license for each client. The job title is Digital Editorial Assistant which is a junior level position within the organization. The job description will involve the applicant to answer external queries of other editorial teams as well assist in overall coordination of passing through the editorial team. An applicant might show their suitability by showing their verbal communication skills which is important when meeting with the editorial team to make decisions that have the input of the editors. Their ability to take down minutes and then communicate it using email to the other relevant departments is a strong point they can capitalize on. The ability to communicate is critical as a skill in the communications industry as it will involve dissemination of information to the public for consumption. The ability to communicate with the new virtual media is important as it is becoming the main form of communication. The second important skill set to possess is the ability to collect and collate information to be processed before being disseminated. (Hurwitz Hurwitz, 2015). Strong analytical skills are important in the process of processing the information. The other set of skills that are necessary in the communication industry are to demonstrate positive behavior and attitude while at work. A positive attitude will create the right atmosphere at work that will invigorate the colleagues working with the individual. Responsibility is another skill that is helpful in that the individual is able to work under minimum supervision and can keep deadlines as the communication industry is strict on deadlines. This calls for responsible use of media as a social tool that can impact the society positively or negatively. The skill to be adaptable is important as it enables the individual to work as part of a greater team and also individually. (Anon, 2017). The adaptability to different work stations and tasks is an important skill to possess. The other skill set that is important to have is the ability to learn continuously as the work environment is not static but keeps changing and evolving. The change in the workplace needs continuous self-improvement through the process of continuous learning. The two last sets of skills are team skills which are to work with others as well as to participate in projects and tasks. The flexibility to work with others as a team member or as a leader in projects is important for the success of the organization that is involved in the communication industry. The individual should be able to plan and design projects from the inception to the conclusion in a team setting. References Anon. (2017). Employability Skills 2000+. The Conference Board of Canada. Retrieved form https://www.conferenceboard.ca/topics/education/learning-tools/employability-skills.aspx Accessed April 30 2017 Anon. (2017).The BookSeller. Retrieved from https://www.jobs.thebookseller.com/jobs/professional Accessed April 30 2017 Hurwitz, M., Hurwitz, S. (2015). Communication Partnering Skills. InLeadership is Half the Story: A Fresh Look at Followership, Leadership, and Collaboration(pp. 163-190). University of Toronto Press. Retrieved from https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/j.ctt130jwb9.17 Zinatullin, L. (2016).The Psychology of Information Security: Resolving conflicts between security compliance and human behaviour. Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom: IT Governance Publishing. Retrieved from https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt19jcgrc