What have been keeping many young people today living are the skills they learned when they were still undergraduate students in the universities. Some of the skills are different from the students core area of study in their schools.
They picked interest in one skills or the other and learned something new. Today, some of the students are done with school and yet the skills they acquired when they were still students have been keeping them going.
As a student then in the university, I learned how to design website from a good friend. Also, I acquired skills on how to write articles and books by constantly participating in undergraduate writing competitions. The participations in both local and international writing competitions really helped me gain proper writing skills that I still practice till date.
After my graduation from the university, I began work with FBN Insurance. In this company, I sell insurance policies to customers. I convince prospects on daily basis until the buy insurance services from the company. I am a financial advisor in the company as the time this article is first published.
Sometimes I get broke despite working as a financial advisor in the company. I receive both allowance and commission as I work. But the fact remains that due to high financial demand, the money is usually not enough. Sometimes I still earn some money outside the job.
The thing of joy in the midst of this is that the skills I learnt when I was still an undergraduate sometimes act as a helper. It spice things up. Someone can call for website design work. The person pays and I do the design for the website. Also, sometimes people still call for me to write on a particular topic for them and I get paid before I deliver the services to them.
I make these money from the skills I learned when I was still a student. Never you undermine the power of skill acquisition as a student. Good skills can spice things up in your life and put smiles on your face at the same time. It can rescue you from being broke.
When people write CV and include some additional skills which they have outside the position they are applying for and is known to be helpful in the job they are applying for, they are singled out from the other applicants. Every company feels happy to employ applicants which they know can not only help in that area of the job advertised for vacancy but also those that can help in other areas. It will be a plus to the company as they know such job applicant can contribute to other areas when there is emergency.
Take for instance a bank places an advert on newspaper that they need job seekers in marketing department. Many applicants wrote similar things in their CV but one among the applicants states that he has mechanical automobile repair skill. Such applicant will have edge over others for some reasons.
First, the company thinks of other things they can gain from the applicant after the major marketing offer. What can this man do outside marketing when there is an emergency? What happens if our car breaks down on the way when we go for marketing and we have the tools that can be used for the repair in our car? Can this applicant do something at that point in time if it happens in a place where there is no mechanical engineer close and we move ahead with our journey to close the important deal?
These are the things considered by the company reviewing the CVs of the job applicants. At the end, they see reasons why they have to employ the person if he makes it during the interview. It is no joke to take skill learning serious even when you are still a student in school. What do you do when on long vacation? Do not sit in the house and fold your hands. Learn something new and it can help you in life in one way or the other.
Have you seen where a particular staff is asked of anytime certain challenges is experienced in a certain area in the office? Where is Uzor? Please try and see if you can call Uzor for me because I want to see how he can help me solve the issue am experiencing in my computer. That was the voice of a manager asking about Uzor who works as a salesperson in an insurance office. There were other staff in the office but the manager wanted to see Uzor.
Why asking of Uzor the salesperson when there were other salespersons in the same office? The reason is because the young man learned some skills in computer when he was still an undergraduate student in the university. This skill makes him offer special value to the office. When some computers are having some kinds of issues, he is called upon to help sort the challenges out.
All students should take skill learning serious while in tertiary institutions or secondary schools. It is good in so many ways. Parents, relations, cousins and others should advice and encourage students to learn skills while in schools. It really helps.
Reasons for taking Skills Learning serious as a Student
There are many reasons why youths should take skills learning in schools serious. Be the student one in secondary or university, there are reasons why such should not be underrated. In this subheading we are going to analyse these reasons.It can spice Things up
Yes indeed taking skills learning serious while in school can really spice things in your life. I, the author of this article is a living witness to that. Skill acquisition can add cool cash to your pocket which is quite different from your regular salary when you start working. I will be more detailed on this because it has really helped. At that time when you think that you are broke and will go hungry, that skill you learned when you were a student adds money into your pocket.As a student then in the university, I learned how to design website from a good friend. Also, I acquired skills on how to write articles and books by constantly participating in undergraduate writing competitions. The participations in both local and international writing competitions really helped me gain proper writing skills that I still practice till date.
After my graduation from the university, I began work with FBN Insurance. In this company, I sell insurance policies to customers. I convince prospects on daily basis until the buy insurance services from the company. I am a financial advisor in the company as the time this article is first published.
The thing of joy in the midst of this is that the skills I learnt when I was still an undergraduate sometimes act as a helper. It spice things up. Someone can call for website design work. The person pays and I do the design for the website. Also, sometimes people still call for me to write on a particular topic for them and I get paid before I deliver the services to them.
I make these money from the skills I learned when I was still a student. Never you undermine the power of skill acquisition as a student. Good skills can spice things up in your life and put smiles on your face at the same time. It can rescue you from being broke.
Learning skills when in School can Boost your CV
The are CVs but some are heavier than the other. Curriculum Vitae (CV) when written with exceptional experience give some job seekers edge over others. CV is a written overview of someone's life work. It is one of the major written documents demanded from job applicants first before review on whether the fellow stands the chance of getting a particular job or not.When people write CV and include some additional skills which they have outside the position they are applying for and is known to be helpful in the job they are applying for, they are singled out from the other applicants. Every company feels happy to employ applicants which they know can not only help in that area of the job advertised for vacancy but also those that can help in other areas. It will be a plus to the company as they know such job applicant can contribute to other areas when there is emergency.
Take for instance a bank places an advert on newspaper that they need job seekers in marketing department. Many applicants wrote similar things in their CV but one among the applicants states that he has mechanical automobile repair skill. Such applicant will have edge over others for some reasons.
First, the company thinks of other things they can gain from the applicant after the major marketing offer. What can this man do outside marketing when there is an emergency? What happens if our car breaks down on the way when we go for marketing and we have the tools that can be used for the repair in our car? Can this applicant do something at that point in time if it happens in a place where there is no mechanical engineer close and we move ahead with our journey to close the important deal?
Office or Workplace Advantage
What do I mean by office or workplace advantage? What it implies is that taking that skill you are learning while you are still a student in the university or even secondary school can give you an advantage when you start working in office or in any workplace as well. No matter how small you think that skill is, it can give you advantage unlike others whose knowledge is just limited to the workplace job. There are things that you can contribute and it adds credit to you.Have you seen where a particular staff is asked of anytime certain challenges is experienced in a certain area in the office? Where is Uzor? Please try and see if you can call Uzor for me because I want to see how he can help me solve the issue am experiencing in my computer. That was the voice of a manager asking about Uzor who works as a salesperson in an insurance office. There were other staff in the office but the manager wanted to see Uzor.
Why asking of Uzor the salesperson when there were other salespersons in the same office? The reason is because the young man learned some skills in computer when he was still an undergraduate student in the university. This skill makes him offer special value to the office. When some computers are having some kinds of issues, he is called upon to help sort the challenges out.
All students should take skill learning serious while in tertiary institutions or secondary schools. It is good in so many ways. Parents, relations, cousins and others should advice and encourage students to learn skills while in schools. It really helps.
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