Work skills

Six skills from the After Graduation Stage: the idea, and an exercise you write yourself.

1. Clear communication

   The idea: Start with the goal, explain in three points, and ask the other person to sum up what is needed.

   The exercise: Write a three-sentence message to your colleague: the goal, what is needed, and the delivery date.

2. Teamwork and sharing roles

   The idea: Split the task into clear parts based on each person's ability, and set a follow-up time and an owner for each part.

   The exercise: Write a role split for a team of three on a project related to your college.

3. Time and priority management

   The idea: Start with the task that has impact and the nearest deadline, and break it into small steps with spare time.

   The exercise: Write three priorities for a training day in your field, with a time for each.

4. Receiving feedback and growing

   The idea: Ask for a specific example, separate the feedback from your self-worth, and agree on an improvement step that can be reviewed.

   The exercise: Write a reply to feedback from a supervisor that includes a clarifying question and an improvement step.

5. Problem solving and decision making

   The idea: Define the problem first, gather information, compare two options, try a small solution, then review the result.

   The exercise: Pick a challenge in your field, and write a possible cause, two solutions, and a way to test one of them.

6. Presenting your experience and the interview

   The idea: Present the situation, then the task, then what you did, then the result, and link the example to the target job.

   The exercise: Write a short interview answer with an example from your college simulation: the situation, what you did, and the result.