Deciding what career to pursue is a major step, but now you must focus on making yourself an attractive candidate so that when it's time to apply for your dream job, you will stand out from the crowd.
Essential Skills for a College Graduate
Strong Verbal and Interpersonal Communication Skills
- Know your own “elevator speech". Do you have the self confidence to meet new people?
- Do others feel comfortable interacting with you?
Self-Motivated/ Self-Management/ Self-Starter
- Do you have enough common sense to ask questions?
- Do you have to be told what , when, or how to do a task ?
Team Player
- Do you know when to lead and when to follow?
- Do you work well with others?
Sound Academic Achievement
- Do you have at least a 3.0 GPA?
- GPA cutoff also depends on the student’s major or the department that is hiring
Strong Communication Skills
- Do you use or know how to use the appropriate language when communicating in both written and oral communication?
- Do you utilize strong verbal, written and listening skills?
- Are you aware of your non-verbal behavior?
Problem Solving Skills
- Do you run and hide from a problem or do you look for creative ways to solve it?
- Do you participate and encourage brainstorming or do you prefer to solve problems on your own?
