Skills and your CV
What Skills are Employers Looking for? Some recent research on the sort of graduates Welsh electronics companies are looking for uncovered some useful pointers for anyone in the process of writing a CV. Personnel Managers are looking for evidence of:
 - Customer Focus
- Planning & Foresight
- Business & Organisational Awareness
- Results Orientation
- Data Management
- Initiative
- Flexibility
- Learning Attitude
- Positive Team Contribution
- Judgement
- Influence & Communication
- Self-Management
- A brief summary of key points which are explained later in the CV can be useful in getting your CV – and skills – noticed. Use three or four short bullet points.
- Focus on the skills you have acquired through both your studies and outside college. Acquired experience is as important as formal training
- Think about how you can communicate evidence of your skills. Here are some tips:
- what have you done which demonstrates how you think outside the box, not constrained by assumed boundaries
- do you react easily and quickly to changes imposed in the external and internal environment
- how can you show your capacity for self-evaluation
- can you effectively manage conflict
- what evidence can you offer to show that you can manage multiple tasks in an efficient and organised manner.
- do all your projects have a plan?
- do you have a strong need to meet goals?
Leave some statements open so that you can elaborate more at the interview!
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