EMPLOYABILITY REPORT WORK SAMPLE

Topic: “Critically analyse two skills that will enhance your employability in you discipline area
when you graduate from University.”

There are many different skills, of which employers look for within potential employees.
However, the two methods for which I could employ are Decision Making and Interpersonal
Skills. These are two essential tools for any form of management, as they both ensure that the
workplace is constantly working and isn’t held up in the decision making process. In
implementing these skills, employers would see faster and stronger results, due to company
money not being wasted through non-working employees.

Interpersonal skills are also referred to as social skills, and they focus on the ways in which you
communicate with others and whether it makes them an effective employee or not.
Communication is a large part of this and is a necessity in running a business, as it is the only
way for employees to understand their task. This is one of many tent poles of interpersonal skills
that help keep a business running. The importance of interpersonal skills has been recognized by
Human Resources Development professionals and management educators. Whilst also being the
most sought after skill in new hires. However, there is some conflict with this, as ‘there is no
widely accepted definition’ of these skills (Beenen, 2016). As seen through this article,
interpersonal skills are an important part of the modern workplace whilst also being something
highly sought after by employers. This skill is commonly sought after in managers as through this
they are able to properly communicate with there employees whilst keeping the workplace
focused and on task. Some main interpersonal skills include emotional skills, political
engagement, work engagement and job satisfaction. To fore fill these one must be able to control
emotions and be able to understand other individuals in a social context (Mencl, 2016). In
providing this skills employers would likely see higher employee satisfaction.

Decision making skills are also an important skills identified by employers as important for
managerial hires. Managers make many decision and are constantly questioned on what they
would do. In these instances one must be able to identify there decision as quickly as it is read.
Not only does this create a strong connection with employees, but it also makes the workplace
more efficient. It is made efficient through the fact that there isn’t a waiting period of guessing
between two different ideas and instead leading with the one. However, you cant just say
anything, as you must be sure that your decision making is ethically correct for the business. It
has been found that through participation in decision making, employees become positively
committed to the company (Thompson, 2016). Through the aforementioned skill, decision
making would help bring the employees closer to the company making them fell as though they
are strongly welcomed within the business.

So it can be concluded that employers are looking for two skills of which I possess. This could
give me a higher ability complete a job asked of me. Both skills of decision making and
interpersonal, allow a business to run at its maxim ability. Thus, it can be said that two of my
skills are an important part of managerial positions to date.

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1. Gerard Beenen, Shaun Pichler, (2016) "A discussion forum on managerial interpersonal
skills", Journal of Management Development, Vol. 35 Issue: 5, pp.706-716. Retrieved
from https://doi-org.libraryproxy.griffith.edu.au/10.1108/JMD-08-2015-0118

2. Thompson, G. Buch, R. Kuvaas, B. (2017). "Political skill, participation in decision-

making and organizational commitment", Personnel Review, Vol. 46 Issue: 4, pp.740-
749. Retrieved from https://doi-org.libraryproxy.griffith.edu.au/10.1108/PR-10-2015-0268

3. Mencl, J. J. Wefald, A. W. van Ittersum, K. (2016). "Transformational leader attributes:

interpersonal skills, engagement, and well-being", Leadership & Organization
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