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HOW TO MARKET YOURSELF TO EMPLOYERS
4 Qualities Employers Look For Your paper degree may have helped you get one foot in the door, but you still need to impress interviewers with relevant qualities to get that coveted job.
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ccording to Oxford Economics’ Global Talent 2021, shifts are taking place in the global market structure. Survey participants identify advances in technology (42 per cent) and globalisation (41 per cent) as well as shifts in labour demographics (38 per cent), customer needs (38 per cent) and competition (38 per cent) as underlying forces that will have the biggest impact on their organisation’s talent requirements in the years ahead. These developments are transforming business landscapes around the world, and altering both demand and supply of talent as employers begin to look for new skills in employees to manage these disruptions. Yet, as of the time the survey was released, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) had put the global unemployment rate at around five per cent as employers often cannot find people with skills suitable for the positions they are looking to fill – even though they are backed with the relevant paper qualifications. As the global job market is expected to continue to evolve with growing competition and advancing technologies, another layer of complexity will be added, and firms are quickly switching hiring strategies to meet these challenges. In this time of business landscape disruptions, these are the four fundamental qualities employers look for in candidates:
Agile and ng: nimble thinki
Digital skills:
• Ability to deal with complex and challenging issues.
• Social media-savvy.
• Innovative thinking and creative problem-solving skills.
• Data analytics know-hows.
• An open-mind global thought process developed through experiences with different cultures, personalities and environments.
• Experience in industry software and systems.
• Foresight and ability to prepare for different outcomes and scenarios.
• Knowledge of coding, programming and development. • Capabilities in digital design, management and analysis.
• Flexibility in challenging current proposals and offering better solutions.
1. Agile and nimble thinking
2. Digital skills
The first step to achieving this: Be a better listener. When you listen to people, market trends and challenges, you will be able to look at all the different perspectives, take in the industry knowledge and provide smart solutions.
The first step to achieving this: Adopt a lifelong learning attitude. Take up courses, attend talks and look for reading materials that are relevant to your industry and develop your skills in that area.
SIM CAREER GUIDE 2021
www.sim.edu.sg
