Essential Study Skills: University Success and Workplace Application

This report identifies and analyzes six key skills necessary for student success in higher education and their relevance in the workplace, including adaptive thinking, communication, collaboration, problem-solving, technology skills, and time management. It explains the importance of these skills in a professional setting after graduation, highlighting adaptability, teamwork, communication, problem-solving, facilitation of growth, relationship maintenance, and innovation. The report also provides six recommendations for students to improve their CVs, focusing on clear objective statements, appropriate length, effective formatting, highlighting achievements, including additional criteria, and utilizing modern templates with careful proofreading. This document is available on Desklib, a platform offering a wide array of study tools and resources for students.

Study Skills for Higher
Education

Table of Contents
PROJECT 2.....................................................................................................................................7
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................7
Identify six skills that students require to be successful at university and discuss why these
skills are important at workplace.................................................................................................7
Explain the importance of these skills in workplace after graduation.........................................9
Analyse six recommendation that help students improve the content of their CVs..................10
General recommendation to enhance CV skills.........................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13
PROJECT 2
INTRODUCTION
Academic skills the part of student learning in university colleges of other educational
institution which are critical for the academy performance and the self-development of the

student. These abilities help the student to perform well get good marks and increase a potential
for performing well. Moreover, this report will analyse the ability which is being required for the
student in achieving success and performing well in their educational institution and also how
these skills can contribute to the overall carrier development.
Identify six skills that students require to be successful at university and discuss why these skills
are important at workplace
Adaptive thinking: it is the ability in which and individual is having the capacity to accept
the change or the unexpected circumstances and find multiple solution and implement the best
alternative. It is necessary for the student to become quicker or more flexible in order to response
the change and become attached able to this changes with them to learn news thinks and keep
them updated(Bas and et. al., 2017).
Communication skills: speaking listening writing are the part of communication ability
and despite of the academic learning, generally recruiter complaint about the infected
communication isn't the young graduate and in order to understand the procedure and principles
given by the teacher. They need to have excellent listening skills so that way can prepare for
university test and assignment. Writing ability can help the individual to prepare their exam and
make presentable them self. To give presentation on a particular stop at in which they must have
the outstanding public speaking skills by which they can present their viewpoint in front of their
peers and teachers.
Collaboration skills: it is necessary in every educational institution or the workplace
because it gives the sense of unity and harmony among the worker daughter students. And
university then college have a integrated that of skills and capability by which taken compete
with one another. It helps student to show their full potential in accordance to there abilities and
skills. This also helps in developing empathy and creating learning environment in the
educational institution.
Problem solving and critical thinking: This is generally the most important abilities that
are being required by the company. Critical thinking is mainly and ability where an individual
tries to manage logical Decision making and reasonable approach with a painstaking analysis of
general information. The approach in which less beneficial solutions and all the other
beneficiaries are being considered as critical thinking provides assistance to all the conclusions
through different source of information with analysis and Logics (Bartimote-Aufflick and et. al.,

2016). The organisation in today’s time is searching for individuals who have the capability of
critically evaluating the negative and positive aspects and also the individuals who can manage
informed decision with proper implication of knowledge in action.
Technology skills: This includes all the modern world and the technological
advancement through which the technical approach by the individuals and students can be
managed for the employment and learning facility. As in the rapid change of time the
incorporation of technology in various departments and business provides functioning of
companies to be smoother. Education is an important part as it helps out to provide focus on
technology and also on the ideas through which students creativity regarding the internet and
their advancement with the technical manner can be managed and enhanced.
Management of time: In order to manage the future aspects and goals it is important for
the students to manage a proper dedication and also to attain success and this can only be
possible if there is a proper time management being made by them. It is important for every
student to manage the value of good grades and also to contribute for their university ranks. For
effective time management there is to be analysed from the experience of high school. Students
are being provided with assignments and home works and when they segments are not frequently
available then they will have to manage it by their own and for that they have to effectively
manage time in a proper manner (Mackieh and Dlhin, 2019).
Creativity: This is the development of skill through which cultivation of different
innovation, thoughts and ideas are being approached which will help out for the upliftment of
students. Creativity lies mainly in the workplace, classroom and in all the important areas
through which the student can evaluate and enhance their performance by the imagination level.
There is been let out that different solutions and problems can be managed. And in order to
manage and develop the skills there should be applied new questions in various classrooms to
solve all the innovative and creative ideas. Students will develop such kind of skills they used to
evaluate different kinds of questions through which to try to solve problems in innovative
manner.
Explain the importance of these skills in workplace after graduation
Adaptability: This is an important skill for individuals through which all the confidence
and the flexibility can be confronted in order to solve the problems while working in
organisation. Students can manage their abilities and also rapidly change and adjust according to

the deals and the issues and problems faced in the business enterprise. All the working
professionals can manage flexibility through which they can introduce all the important changes
which are being required in the Organisation and also can embrace their staff with the necessary
changes and the management.
Teamwork: All the fresh graduates are well mannered and benefited with the
collaboration from colleges and universities which teach them on how to manage effective
teamwork in the companies. As all the employees in the organisation looks for the students were
able to manage effective work in groups and can put efforts for the common goals and also to
achieve the targets in a team. There are different collaborative working techniques through which
Organisations can manage harmony and also togetherness with the team members. Individuals
who can effectively collaborate to work and also efficiently manage all the co-workers for the
decision making or analyse to be skilled (Wibrowski, Matthews and Kitsantas, 2017).
Communication: This involve all the working environment through which All the
effective staff and management is being made. It in walls communication and all the staff
management to which the educational level helps out to manage the new graduates to
comprehend and implement their abilities to communicate in a better manner with appropriate
standards, tasks and duties. Fresh graduates used to have a habit in which they can deliver all the
messages with proper clarity, certainty and are able to manage and avoid all the communication
gap between them. In order to avoid all the free flow and with all the better connection there is
being seen that management is built to effectively manage the employs and their communication
within each other in order to remove all the obstacle and also for future growth and programmes
students have the ability to facilitate the communication and out-grow their personality of
working spirit.
Problem-solving: In all the working organisation this skill will be mostly used as for
students when they used to go to work, they have to solve the problems. Employees who are
effectively able to manage all the challenges and can solve problems are more valued as they are
capable in problem-solving and they will not require any kind of assistance in order to manage
the work independently.
Facilitate growth: This involves all the learning and development through which
individuals’ personality can be out growth when a long-term manner. For all the improvised
knowledge and interpersonal skill growth is an important part which helps out to organise the

abilities. For students as they not only manage their studies but also prepare themselves for the
future carrier and goals this ability is being developed at the time of course of study period (Kim
and Kim, 2017).
Maintaining relationship: In all the organisation it is important to manage effective
relationships in a proper manner so as to effectively create a good environment. Good
communication promotes situation through which students can enhance your skills and also
develop a proper good working relationships and culture.
Innovation: It is an important creativity through which all the significant changes and the
innovative approach can be managed in order to solve the customers issues and problems there is
been required to manage all the innovative techniques. Creativity helps out to effectively solve
all the problems and also to quickly manage Corporation. This also enhance the performance
level for the company. Innovative approach helps out to manage on reduce all the waste and also
maximise the utilisation of resources, which results out in sustainability. Companies as with the
help of innovation can fulfil the requirements of the clients and can also implement the critical
thinking approach in the competitive market area.
Analyse six recommendation that help students improve the content of their CVs
Curriculum vitae are some recent statements of persons academic background, awards,
experience, degrees, recognition, skills in all the required areas in order to manage the overtime
working. It considers all the professional documents which are being managed by students for all
the job opportunities and also to fulfil the accomplishment and progress for the employer’s
potential. This provides Statements and also the experienced professionals through which the job
can be changed and the person can introduce its self through their CV.
General recommendation to enhance CV skills
 Objective with statement: Objective in CV always provide statement which will be
written in order to summarise all the information of the candidate. As recruiters will not
have time to analyse and read all the details through the candidates CV. So, the focus on
the objectives which are being made by them as a genuine, clear stating and compelling
main goals.
 Ensure CV is of two or more pages: CV is an important professional document which
highlights all the professional and academic background of candidates in detail. All the
fresh graduates will have to recommend two pages long CV in which they will provide

all their professional experience in at least four pages and all the details regarding the job
in which they have been working earlier.
 Format and font of CV: In order to make CV effective and appealing it is being
recommended that it should be in a proper format with a systematic font size that will be
sufficient to be visible to recruiters. Helvetica, Calibri, times new roman and many more
Professional phone styles are being recommended. For managing proper formatting, font
size to make the CV appealing (Lim, 2017).
 Highlights of milestones and achievements: The main aim of CV is to highlight the key
elements and also to reflect the skills and identity which are being different from all the
other candidates who are trying for the same job. For a good CV it is important to
emphasise on the accomplishment, progress of a person. This also involves achievements
which are being highlighted, gain experience and along with it recognise city projects.
Achievements, learning educational sectors and Extracurricular activities which will add
emphasis on the curriculum areas.
 Additional criteria are in resume: The sections which involves additional areas of
curriculum vitae involves All the important aspects for the individuals regarding their
social cause, volunteering for projects and also for over time working, their skills in
foreign language, hobbies, playing instruments, cooking, drawing, singing, blogging and
many more. These goals help out to uplift and analyse the learning aspect of employers in
the working zone.
 Modern templates and proof read: In curriculum Whitey all the involvement and the
changes which are being significantly meant on the academic and professional
accomplishment helps out to manage the present scenarios and their work. For all the
students there is been recommended that all the recent templates which are being required
with proper designs and structures should be incorporated. All the completion in the
designs and also the preparation with proper proof read and content ensuring can be
manage so that information can be reliable and accurate according to the changing
aspects of modern template (Jääskelä, Nykänen, and Tynjälä, 2018).
CONCLUSION
It is concluded from the above report that academic skills play an important role in the
student’s life as it helps out to manage the success of the work area along with the universities.

Development of skills in educational level helps the individuals and candidates to get good
grades and also to increase their productivity and employee’s enhancement. Furthermore, it is
also analysed that curriculum vitae plays an important role in all the candidate’s life who are
being planning to work for future. As in all the desired jobs and goals carriers the representation
of academy performance and professional achievement is important.

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