SKILLS AND
COMPETENCIES
Making a positive career choice is a
problem which worries many people nowadays. What am I good at? How can I find a
well-paid job? What kind of knowledge and what traits of character should I
have to succeed? These are the questions that people often ask themselves.
Nowadays employers demand perfect knowledge, work experience, a range of skills
and such qualities as efficiency, punctuality, practicality, creativity and
many others. If you want to get a good job, you must convince your employer
that you are the best candidate for it.
If you want to become a good specialist,
to keep your job and to get a promotion, you should be competent. Competence is
a requirement for a person to properly perform a specific job. In other words,
it is a combination of knowledge, skills and behavior, the ability to perform a
specific role.
There are a lot of competencies but as a
rule they are divided into two large groups: technical competencies and
personal competencies. Technical competencies comprise the skills and knowledge
that are essential in order for a person to do a particular job appropriately
(for example word processing). Personal competencies include characteristics
that people use together with their technical competencies in order to do their
work well (for example, initiative and sociability).
Competence development is a long process
that requires training and personal development. Competence grows through
experience.
The ability to make the right decision is
crucial in the world of business. A well -considered decision will lead your
team to success; a poor decision can result into failure. A good employee
should demonstrate problem-solving capability and think about what is to be
achieved and how it is to be achieved. Many companies need people who can work
effectively in different countries and cultures, in other words, people who can
function in a global context. Therefore it is important to develop
intercultural competence. This requirement stems from the mass globalization of
business and the development of cross-cultural contacts. Intercultural
competence is the ability to understand people of other cultures and to work
effectively with them. A person must remember that the traditions and customs
that he or she is used to may be inadmissible in another country. That is why
one should be aware of intercultural differences to avoid mistakes,
misunderstanding or offence and to achieve one's business goals.
Relationship-building is a new popular
term that means building good relationships with partners and clients. You
should understand their needs and respect their right
Дайте ответы на вопросы:
1. What are employers
looking for?
2. What competencies
or skills have you recently developed?
3. Where are you
focusing in developing your competencies?
4. Do you prefer to work
for large or small employers?
5. Are you
self-motivating or do you require external motivators?
6. Do you find it
difficult to motivate others?
7. How do you
influence the behavior of others?
8. How would you
describe your personal work style?
9. Do you spend more
time planning or more time doing your work?
10. What is your
greatest strength?
11. What is your
greatest weakness?
12. What is your
long-range objective?
13. How has your
education prepared you for your career?
14. What qualities do
you feel a successful designer should have?
15. How would you
describe your ideal job?
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