Title: Skill
1Skill
- 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
2SkillBy definition, a skill is the ability to
do something wellA 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
othersDomain-specific skills would be useful
only for a certain job Domain-specific skills
would be useful only for a certain job
3Skill
- 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.
4 Types of SkillsAcademic
skill Motor Skills Reading Walking, craft,
sport Logic Creativity, Innovation Critical
thinking Music, Arts and crafts Math Skilled
labourInterpersonal communication Innovation
skillSpeech Listening, talking Nonverbal
communicationLiteracy Writing and reading
Serves Client / Customers Participates as a
member of the Team Exercises Leadership
Teaches others Negotiates Works with
cultural diversity
5Miscellaneous skills
- Charisma
- Perception
- Persuasion
- Empathy
- Procedural memory, Knowledge, expertise, Fluency
- Profession
- Theory of multiple intelligence
- Thinking and intelligence, IQ
6What 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)
7Skill 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
8Skill set
- Transferable skills are broken down into four
broad categories - 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
9Skill 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 Self-motivated?
- Are you self-disciplined?
- Are you a team player?
- Are you a leader?
10Tips to improve soft skills
- Smile
- Be appreciative
- Pay attention to others
- Practice listening to others
- Being people together
- Resolve conflict
- Communicate clearly
11Tips to improve soft skills
- See it from others side
- Dont 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
12Skill 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.
13Skill 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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16Skill Sets for psychology
- Psychology is distinctive in that it equips its
graduates with an extremely rich and diverse
portfolioproviding 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.
17Skill 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)
18Related 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 - Teachersspecial 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
19MASS 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-setscreative imaginationgood
communicationawareness of popular
culturepatience and confidence to handle
responsibility and criticisms
20Related jobs
- 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
21Some 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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