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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
    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

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SkillBy 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
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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
    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.

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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
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Miscellaneous skills
  • Charisma
  • Perception
  • Persuasion
  • Empathy
  • Procedural memory, Knowledge, expertise, Fluency
  • Profession
  • Theory of multiple intelligence
  • Thinking and intelligence, IQ

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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)

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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

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Skill 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

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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 Self-motivated?
  • Are you self-disciplined?
  • Are you a team player?
  • Are you a leader?

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Tips to improve soft skills
  • Smile
  • Be appreciative
  • Pay attention to others
  • Practice listening to others
  • Being people together
  • Resolve conflict
  • Communicate clearly

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Tips 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

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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.

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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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  • Animator - ComputerBusiness and Information
    Systems CareersCareers in ComputingCareers in
    Information TechnologyCareers in ITCareers in
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    CertificationCommunication Managers -
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Skill 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.

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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)

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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
  • 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

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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-setscreative imaginationgood
    communicationawareness of popular
    culturepatience and confidence to handle
    responsibility and criticisms

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Related 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

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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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