Academic and Employability Skills

Academic and
Employability Skills

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Reflection....................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Employability skills are the set of behaviours and attributes of the candidates which
creates their worth in front of the employer based on which they are employed to the designated
post so that they can use their skills and talents and make the business of the company highly
profitable. These skills are transferable and can be learned by the students during their studies in
their universities (Cameron And et. al., 2016). These skills are generic in nature which means
they are not job-specific like professional or technical skills. Identifying these skills help the
candidates in making their use so that their performance gets enhanced which helps them in
contributing highly towards the progress of the company in which they apply. Leadership skills,
communication, planning, organising etc. are the various types of skills which help in enhancing
the employability skills of the employees. In this report a reflection is given on how the learning
in B.Com (Hons.) has helped the student in developing their employability skills so that they can
either go for higher education or can apply in big companies.
MAIN BODY
Reflection
While completing my B.Com. (Hons.) from the University College London which was
founded in 1826 and was the first university to allow students from any religion and sex to get
equal educational opportunities, I was able to develop various kinds of skills and talents. Apart
from the academic education the university helped in developing my overall personality which
will help me in growing and developing in both my personal and professional life. While
pursuing the course of B.Com (Hons.) at the university I was able to learn about various aspects
of marketing and finance which can help me in becoming successful in my career and also get
good marks at the university. The university offers various types of courses in different fields
which can help the students in developing and growing in their fields of interest. I chose
Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.) as I thought that this subject would help me in enhancing my
marketing skills so that I can apply either in big companies or in other universities for upper
education. This subject has transformed my ability as a purchaser of goods and services offered
by various companies and has also helped me in analysing the consumer buying behaviour and
the ways in which they can be influenced in making purchases. This ability will help me in
getting to a post of marketing manager or marketing consultant in any of the big firms which will