Enhancing Study Skills and CV for Success in Higher Education

This essay explores the importance of study skills in higher education, focusing on how these skills contribute to personal development and career growth. It emphasizes the significance of a well-crafted CV in securing employment, particularly for fresh graduates. The essay discusses strategies for enhancing a CV, such as online certification courses, internships, and networking, especially in the context of the changing education and employment landscape post-pandemic. It also highlights the crucial role of universities in fostering communication skills, time management, and critical thinking among students. The essay further reflects on personal weaknesses in CV presentation and suggests actionable steps for improvement, underscoring the need for relevance and accuracy in showcasing one's skills and experiences.

Study skills for higher
education

INTRODUCTION
Students at their elementary level develop basic skills of learnings which includes
reading, writing and comprehension. They are even indulged in other extra curricular activities
which helps them to develop their mental and physical attributes. These skills enables them to
perform their task nicely. It improves their understanding and enhance their personality. Personal
development makes an individual to counter things with ease and apply their knowledge and
experience to solve challenges. It ultimately helps them to remain confident and active. At
college level or university level students are exposed with many new things which give them
opportunities to groom their abilities and creativity (Suleman 2018). They need to behave more
professionally at higher education. ,many students applies for higher education, for enrolling in
higher education candidates are required to have knowledge of basic concepts in their respective
fields along with other skills like, communication skills, problem solving attitude, scientific
temperament, critical thinking and self reflection (Bastos and et.al. 2019,). These skills and
attributes help them to perform better in their higher academics and opens wide options for their
career growth. Through these skills students make achievements in many areas and these
ultimately help them to prepare their CV which reflects their achievements and
conscientiousness. In this essay, information is given about the methods which could be used in
creating a resume that can grab the attention of recruiter along with other achievements provided
in CV.

Main Body
Assessment 1
It is a very clear concept that, where an individual is looking for a profession, it is
necessary that such candidates have acquired better qualifications and achievements. The process
of applying for a profession through preparing a CV , It is a document which contains all the
relevant and necessary information of a candidate which shows their character, qualification and
achievements. A manager or an HR unit initiates the process of recruitment, where they call
select qualified candidates and call them for an interview based on their CV. There are two types
of candidature who apply for the job, the first category of candidates is freshers and the other is
experienced one. Generally, the high chance of selection is given to those who has a work
experience than freshers. In a CV experienced candidates do mention their work experience
which makes their CV more strong then the freshers one (Olojuolawe and et,al 2019). Companies
also prefers to recruit experienced candidates as it is beneficial for the company because they do
not have to train such candidates whereas for fresh candidates company has to spend time and
cost to train them. Here the question is raised that if there is no prior experience with the
candidates, then how they can make their CV strong and competitive. There are ways and
options for such candidates to make their CV strong and attractable. For instance, a during the
pandemic crisis there as great decline in an employment rate around the world. This was
because, the employees were not skilled and were following the traditional approach which did
not help them during such unprecedented crisis. In this modern world skills are more important
than knowledge, because skills signifies the potential and credibility of an individual to face
challenging situations. The business organisation also looking for such skilled candidates who
can help performing better in business operations. A person is required to examine their skills
and talent because it can help them to achieve their professional targets and help in carrier
growth. Each person needs to start working on their skills and develop their personality because
it can reflect good impression in a job interview. After unprecedented pandemic there is a drastic
change in education and employment sector, now there is availability of online eduction where a
student can complete their academics from online mode and in employment sector, companies
are offering work from home mode. Students and job seekers needs to now the technological
factors and how they can be used in present scenarios. There are numerous websites which offers
online job vacancies from different organisations, any individual who meet such job

requirements can apply online and go for an interview. As there is high trend of online skill
development programme or academics courses available at online platforms. Such courses are
well recognised and acceptable as many individuals are applying for such online platforms
(Tantra ,2019.). These are certification courses which are additional showing extra curriculum
vitae which enhance and strengthen image and personality of a candidate. This does not limit to
certification as there are many companies which offering new talents an online intern ship
programmes, many youth and new graduates applies and enrol in such programmes to enhance
their practical knowledge. These internship programmes offers knowledge and skills for
candidates which helps them in their carrier growth. These options also provides candidates a
better understanding of job roles and responsibilities. Candidates gets an opportunity to build
personal or professional relations or network among those comes from common area and
together they can share information, knowledge, ideas, experience and opportunities. Online
platform is a new virtual world having enormous potential through which on can learn many
things and gather information. There are many sites and channels where famous celebrated
mentors and leaders publish or share their knowledge to public on different subjects (Ehlers
2020). These personalities gives counselling to students who are fresh graduates and through
their sessions they provide new ways to groom their personality and professional skills by
subscribing to such programmes. Even there are many small medium enterprises that are hiring
fresh talented candidates. Therefore, application and execution of good plan of action and
strategies can make an individual professionally vital and active in their field of choice.
If I think of my CV, I can clearly identify that where the credibility of my CV lack, as it
missing many points which are essential but at the same time whatever my CV presents is rather
not attractive but fairly true. The only weak points in my CV is my skills as I really don't have
skills which is required in a CV, these are basic skills which I must have but due to lack in
confidence I afraid to mention in my CV. The qualifications and academics part is fairly good
but where it lack is skill part, it even not important that I should have all the skills as the recruiter
primarily focus on the skills of interaction and how a candidate behave when interacting on any
point. I know that I have framed my CV with diverse skills and achievements it would cast good
impression on recruiter. For getting placed in any organisation the first and the foremost

requirement is the confidence and communication skills other are important but if one does not
have other skills and ability it doe not limit them. The thing is to make convince other
effectively. The other factor which affect at time of recruitment is the experience, if there is zero
experience and candidate is placed then at initial stage such candidates face problems in
maintaining cooperation and communication with management. As I am well aware about my
weakness and I need to take needful actions for improving my weakness. It can only be
improved by bringing changes in my lifestyle activities, as I need to remain focus and committed
towards my targeted goals. I need to subscribe courses which offers skills development
programmes which can help me to improve my deficiencies. I am not a multitasker but I have
mentioned in my CV that I am multitasking and this impression is not at all good as this bring
negative impression in the eyes of recruiter if they establish that many things in CV does not
match with the candidates (Hart and et.a l2021). All the companies normally look for the
candidates who at least have basic knowledge and understanding about the field they are
applying for. There is no need of multitasker but a prudent and reasonable candidate how have
all the basic understanding about their field. Therefore, I should discard all the irrelevant points
from my VC and add only what is important and effective.
Assessment 2
The role of universities or colleges plays very crucial role for the development of
proficiency in subjects for the students. A university provides broad exposure to its students
where students can think and talk freely about their understanding and view point. Most students
who lack in communication skills by enrolling in universities they gradually improve their
communication skills because university provides range of opportunities to students through
which they can improve their personality (Soni Gomathi and Adhyaru 2020). There are many
students and intellect faculties which guides students and infuse many new things which makes
students vibrant and sound in terms of knowledge and skills. In universities students are given
research programmes where they need to work in group by making discussion, it gives them a
change to express their perspective and opinion on given subjects and all collectively apply their
minds and knowledge to complete their assignment. Communication skills does not only
beneficial for academics or for professional life, rather it benefit an individual for its lifetime. A
good communication skill save a person from many conflicting situations. Like good
communication skills, it is equally essential that one has the listening skill because it gives a

chance to an individual to learn many new things as it helps in making strong bonding with
others, especially with seniors in an organisation. Listening ability can be acquired through
listening to others actively and their choice of words and their experience and knowledge. In a
business operations the managers and leaders often give chance to share their opinion and they
do listen to their suggestions, this is a quality which required patience and great wisdom. Both
these skills maintains a good order between workers and managers, employees and organisation,
as it gives liberty to employees to remain open minded and about the organisational culture and
they are permitted to give any feedback or suggestion regarding work culture. In an organisation
flow of information is possible through communication and listening, the management issues any
order or has to make an announcement to workers, the by way of words convey the information
to their employees and employees listens to them to understand their intention (Kubilinskiene
Judickaite-Zukovske and Liogiene 2021).
The other skill, which students develop at their academics phase is time management , it
is also one of the most important skills which enables students to use their time at different task
like sports, studies, and other activities. Time management skill is effective only when there is
consistency and commitment towards task (Pommerening 2021). Most students are too much
committed as they do not make any compromise with their time. The tend to finish their task at
determined time. In the same way, in business organisation time management concept followed
very seriously as it keeps company to execute its operations on time and if there is no proper use
of time it may result in loss of cost and energy. So, time is the essence and it mus be utilized with
resolute firmness with the view to complete task on time. Organisations are very practical in
terms of time management and they set deadlines for the tasks within which the task must be
done. Nevertheless, time management enhances productivity and credibility of workers as they
are not allowed to wast time during the course of business. The employees are well aware about
their tasks and in what time they need to finish such given task. Employees too set their standard
of work and complete their work within time. Time management controls work force and
employees remain motivated towards their set targets give their best to attain goals of an
organisation.
Colleges and universities assigns projects and research programmes to students based on
their subjects in which students have apply their minds on critical research and consolidate
relevant extract from research. They use methodology and resources through which information

can be gathered, sources like, internet, books or journal. It creates curiosity in the minds of
students and they deeply involved in such assignment (Visser 2018.).
The other skills which universities help students to develop is project management skills
where they are need to manage their tasks from start to finish. The students needs to make sure
that their task completes on time together with timeline as they have planned. This skills helps in
developing an efficiency to meet deadline on time. In the same way for an organisation this skills
are most important as business needs to complete their task on time and they look for a
candidate who has such skills. Relationship building is another important skill which can be
learned in universities and colleges, because it enables a business organisation to maintain good
relationship between businesses and its clients. This skill required god communication skills and
and convincing power. Through this skill lots of problems and disputes can be resolved and helps
in arriving at amicable solutions between parties.
Management is the self arrangement of things and works, in universities students needs to
manage their time, studies and their life style in an order that they do not miss the important
things. It is like a task for them to manage their routine life without compromising their studies
and other productive works. In business organisation management plays crucial role in running
entire administration (Kikkeri,and Nagalli 2020). Management skills makes sure that all the
important task are being done as per directions and completed effectively.
Mostly, the skills of leadership are developed in colleges and universities because there are many
students who comes from distinct backgrounds. Some students have the natural ability of
leadership and through college and university they groom their leadership skills by creating a
union or a group for the good cause. This leadership skills are most important in an organisation
to regulate conduct of employees or workers. A person having good leadership skills has the
ability to control the crowed and manage them accordingly. The main role of a leader is to
supervise and manage team members. A leader always lead on the task or a given project and
together with team accomplice the goals. Leadership skill is a combination of many other
additional skills like, communication, relationship and probing solving.
Thus, there are many transferable skills which an employer seeks in a candidate who applies for
job in their organisation. The source of these skills is universities or colleges where students
spend their most precious time of their academics life, where they can enhance their ability and
credibility and develop their entire personality mentally and physically (McCleary-Gaddy and et.al

2022). These skills are most requirement and demanded in every job. Some skills may be hard
which are more of technical like, coding or data analysis and sone skills are soft which can be
attained easily by practice like management, communication or relationship building. These
skills supports in making growth in carrier, in this generation knowledge is not as important as
skills because things are practical. What organisations are looking in candidates is how active
and experienced they are and based on these factors they are being placed in an organisation. The
good think about these transferable skill is that they remain intact , there us always a scope for a
person who has developed and attained all such skills. Therefore, transferable skills are skills
which are always benefit for career growth.

CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that, the role of CV plays important role in
getting desirable job. CV is a piece of document which contains important information of a
candidate that include their qualification information, abilities, hobbies, achievements and
experiments. Based on these information and interview recruiter draws an inference whether to
select or not. The discussion in this report is based on professional development and transferable
skills which plays major role in career growth. In this report all the relevant extract about how
suck skills can be develop and how college and universities help students to develop their skills
during pursuing their higher education. There are several transferable skills which a student can

develop in universities or colleges like, communication skills, time management, adaptability,
computer skill, relationship building, project management and many more. If a candidate seeking
a job has all these skills or nay of them and mentioned in their CV then , it can benefit them in
getting placed in their desired job. If a candidate holds experience then there is high change that
they placed because, their experience shows their practical knowledge and skills which helps
businesses to meet their goals.

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