{"id":50,"date":"2019-08-06T12:36:34","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T12:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xostudentdiscounts.co.uk\/blog\/?p=50"},"modified":"2019-09-28T17:27:16","modified_gmt":"2019-09-28T17:27:16","slug":"improve-your-career-prospecrts-by-discovering-what-skills-employers-look-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xostudentdiscounts.co.uk\/blog\/improve-your-career-prospecrts-by-discovering-what-skills-employers-look-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve Your Career Prospects by Discovering What Skills Employers Look For"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nowadays, several people are unemployed or under-employed. They have tried everything possible to ace the interview and get their\u00a0desired jobs. Unfortunately, it\u00a0always\u00a0seems like they do not have what the employers are looking for.\u00a0Most people wrongly label employers as unpleasant and they think the HR staff is responsible for their woes. The truth, however, is that employers are simply\u00a0on the lookout for employees that will add values to the workplace.\u00a0This means they have to make a really hard decision and choose only those that they are sure will fit the bill.<\/p>\n

As someone on a job search, there is a need to shift attention from perceived employers’ wickedness to what can be done to be employable.\u00a0Acquiring\u00a0and developing\u00a0skills that will help you to impress the employers and get you that desired job\u00a0should be your major goal.<\/p>\n

A skill\u00a0is the capacity to do something well. It is the technique by which things are done exceptionally.<\/p>\n

Skills are innate but can also be learned; if innate, constant use and development makes the skills better and\u00a0more\u00a0useful.\u00a0The employers don’t just want to know or see it in your CV that you have the skills, they\u00a0also\u00a0want you to demonstrate that you indeed have those skills you have laid claim to. \u00a0Most times, your ability to do this is a major factor that determines whether you get hired or not.<\/p>\n

When it comes to classifying skills that employers are looking for, we\u00a0can group them into two broad classes – hard skills and soft skills.<\/p>\n

Hard Skills<\/h2>\n

Hard skills <\/strong>are skills that are teachable and can be learned anywhere, including in the classroom or even online.\u00a0They are the skills that help you get the job.\u00a0Employers surely are on the lookout for these skills in prospective employees; they assume you have acquired these skills either during a university course or from additional professional training.\u00a0They are not innate but learned.<\/p>\n

Hard skills are also easily quantifiable.\u00a0It is worth\u00a0noting that hard skills are particular to the job.\u00a0For example, a person looking to be employed at an accounting firm must know how to use some basic accounting software.\u00a0Similarly, anyone seeking a job at a financial institution should know what a financial model is and how it works.\u00a0These are skills that must be\u00a0acquired if you wish to land a job or move forward in your choice of career.<\/p>\n

A few examples of hard skills include:<\/p>\n