Importance of Employability Skills and Tools to Enhance Them

Running head: EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
Employability Skills
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Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Discussion........................................................................................................................................2
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
References........................................................................................................................................9
Appendix........................................................................................................................................12
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Introduction
Employability skills are considered to be very important in order to gain employment in various
organizations. Majority of employability skills which are sought by employers are same except
some which differs from sector to sector. Hence it is important for individuals to improve their
employability skills to increase their chances of being selected. The current report focuses on
importance of employability skills and various tools applied to enhance these skills.
Discussion
Know Yourself
I am currently pursuing a bachelor degree in small business enterprise which will help me to gain
theoretical and practical knowledge regarding various management skills and abilities which are
essential for managing an enterprise. The current course will also help me to learn about various
concepts of management so that I can implement them in an effective manner in my future
career. As stated by Bhagra and Sharma (2018) the current course has also helped me to gain
new skills and capabilities which are required for effective management of modern day
organizations and complexities surrounding it. After the end of my current course I aspire to own
a health care home where I can utilize theoretical knowledge which I have gained. As I have
practical experience of over 18 years of working in care home, I have experience regarding
working and managing individuals and co-workers belonging to diverse background. As stated
by Griffin and Coelhoso (2019) current course will enable me to become more theory oriented
and grounded in nature which will help me set and manage my own care home. After completion
of my bachelor degree course I aspire to become successful healthcare management professional
in a renowned health care organization till I set up my own health care.
As stated by Price (2014) Clifton Gallup strength theory is related to career development as it
enables individuals to develop their career plan based on their strength and capabilities. Mostly it
is observed that individuals are not fully aware of their strengths and weaknesses which prevent
them from developing an effective career development plan. Also stated by Sehgal and Nasim
(2018) Clifton Gallup strength theory enables individuals to identify their source of weaknesses
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so that they can accordingly address their weaknesses and develop their career plan by
capitalizing on various opportunities.
As stated by Sulphey (2015) Johari Window theory is also very useful tool in context of career
development, as it enables individuals to discover their blind spots which greatly contributes to
career development. In case of Johari window it is observed that most individuals remain
unaware of their various hidden skills and capabilities which are termed as blind spots. However
upon increasing level of communication with other people it is observed that individuals, start
gaining knowledge regarding their hidden skills and capabilities from others through open
communication which contributes to their career development. As opined by Jeswani (2016)
Johari window also enables individual address their various weaknesses by reducing their
unknown capabilities which may consist of any past incidence or traumatic experience thorough
facilitating open communication with others. Therefore it helps in enhancing skills and capability
level which helps to promote career development among individuals. Johari window also
encourages an individual to develop network with others which contributes to career
development.
My key strengths based on Clifton Gallup Strength theory and Johari window model theory are I
have skills of learner, responsiveness and positivity.
As stated by Anastasiu et al. (2017) in order to achieve my career aspirations I need to apply
elements of Clifton Gallup and Johari Window. Firstly I need to apply element of Clifton Gallup
for identifying my strengths so as to enhance my career development and succeed in my future
career. It is very important for me to identify my strengths so that accordingly I could develop
and implement strategies to procced in my career. Another element of Clifton Gallup which I
could apply is identifying and addressing source of my weaknesses so that I can adopt strategies
and actions to address them and these does not affect my future career. As opined by Rahmat,
Buntat and Ayub (2015) other element of Clifton Gallup which I could apply is capitalization on
various opportunities which I would identify during my career development stage so that I can
fulfil my aspirations. As stated by Parasuraman and Prasad (2015) to achieve my career
aspirations I also need to apply element of Johari Window i.e. discovering my blind spots or un-
identified skills and capabilities by engaging into open communication and networking with
others. As stated by Suleman (2018) it is very important from the point of view of my career to
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