My Best Employability Skills

By Sophie Byrnes

Learning

Situation: Learn how to surf.

Task: Stand up on the board.

Action: I practised on the beach first as to how to get up and what technique I need to use to not fall off. Once I

did that I went into the water to see if I could do it!

Result: It took me a long time to get it but I finally stood up!

Communication

Situation: I wanted to know if JB-Hi-Fi had the CD that I wanted in stock.

Task: Find out if they did.

Action: Looked up on their internet site to get the stores number that was closest to me. I talked to someone about what CD I wanted and if they had it.

Result: They had the cd in stock and held it until I could pick it up.

Planning and Organising

Situation: Organise a drama game.

Task: Put all the kids in teams so we could put together a skit.

Action: I let them know what they had to do (e.g. I gave them a piece of paper to write down their

characters, then I gave them another piece of paper with the situation their characters had to be in.)

Result: The teams all made up a successful skit with their characters and situation they were given.

Team Work

Situation: Making sure that everyone has remembered their lines for our play.

Task: Remember all your lines you have to say.

Action: Practise lines with everyone so we know who is going to speak when so we stay to the script and

don’t get mixed up.

Result: Everyone puts in the hard work and we have a successful play.