Job Seekers need to be aware of the changing world of work, to take responsibility for their own career and personal development, and to be able to manage the relationship with work and learning throughout all stages of life.

Self Awareness

• Able to identify skills, values, interest and other personal attributes.
• Actively willing to seek feedback from others, and able to give constructive feedback.
• Able to identify areas for personal, academic and professional development.

Self Promotion

• Able to define and promote own strengths in a convincing way, outstand yourself.
  Exploring and Creating Opportunities
• Able to identify, create, investigate and seize opportunities.

Action Planning

• Able to plan a course of action
• Able to implement an action plan
• Able to monitor and evaluate progress against specific objectives

Networking

• Aware of the need to develop networks of contacts.
• Able to define, develop and maintain a support network for advice and information.

Decision Making

• Able to make an informed decision based on the available opportunities.
  Negotiation
• Able to negotiate from a position of powerlessness.

Political Awareness

• Understands the hidden tensions and power struggles within organizations.
• Aware of the location of power and influence within organizations.
  Coping with Uncertainty
• Able to adapt goals in the light of changing circumstances.
• Able to take myriads of tiny risks.

Development Focus

• Committed to lifelong learning.
• Understands preferred method and style of learning.
• Reflects on learning from experiences, good and bad.
• Able to learn from the mistakes of others.

Transfer Skills

• Able to apply skills to new contexts. Skills are not automatically transferable.
  Self Confidence
• Has an underlying confidence in abilities, based on past successes. Also has a personal sense of self-worth, not dependent on performance.