Skills Audit - you may hear them referred to as graduate skills, employability skills or

transferable skills.

Name Jessica Mason Student 618968

number
Course Graphic Design with Interactive Multimedia Year of 2
course
Date

The skills you will be thinking about have been identified

by the CBI (Confederation of British Industry) and the
NUS (National Union of Students) as the key skills which
underpin success in your working life.
How do you rate your skills?
(Working towards your future: Making the most of your time in higher education NUS/CBI
Think
2011)about how an employer might assess your skills when they are interviewing you.
Please rate on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being very confident and 1 not at all.

5 I am great at that and have lots of examples to prove it

4 People say Im good but Id find it hard to demonstrate to an employer
3 Not sure either way
2 Im OK but could do with some help to improve
1 I have no experience in this area and need to develop this skill

Positive Attitude

A positive attitude is the key foundation of employability. That type of attitude involves
a readiness to take part, openness to new activities and ideas and a desire to achieve
results.

How I rate Examples I can use to demonstrate this
myself at
this 4 I always turn up to my lessons on time and will
always try to give as much input as possible.
I will always get involved in group work as well
as individual tasks and will always give my
highest amount of effort.
How I can develop in this area
When I am completing a task that
I am not very interested in I still
need to try and put as much
effort in as possible.
 Skill How do I recognise this skill?
(circle your
Self-management Your readiness to accept
responsibility, flexibility, resilience,
self-starting, appropriate
assertiveness, time management,
readiness to improve your own
performance based on feedback
and reflective learning
Team working Respecting others, co-operating,
negotiating, persuading,
contributing to discussions, your
awareness of interdependence
with others, working together to
achieve a result.
Business and Your basic understanding of the
customer key drivers for business success
awareness and the importance of providing
customer satisfaction and building
customer loyalty.
(dont just think of customers in
the commercial sense think
about anyone you provide a
service to, eg patients or
students).
Skill How do I recognise this skill?
(circle your
Problem solving Analysing facts and circumstances
to determine the cause of a
How I rate Examples I can use to demonstrate this skill How I can develop in this area
myself at
this
answer)
5 I can manage my time well because I always hand in my When managing time it might be a
4 deadlines on time and I have completed all the work to good idea to create a personal
3 my best ability without having to rush, I also managed timetable and set mini deadlines for
2 my time well when I had a 24 hour grenade brief. myself.
1 I always listen to feedback from people, whether that is
classmates or professionals who are reviewing my work. When receiving feedback take
I then will make changes to my work from this feedback. notes/record on it so I have
something to come back to if I need
to make changes.
5 I always contribute to group sessions when we are doing When receiving feedback from the
4 reviews of each others work and taking feedback as I group I will take notes that they all
3 am interacting with my classmates and using their give me so I have something to look
2 feedback to better my work. back on.
1
5 I completed a brief in which I had to create an Improve my communication skills
4 environment for a dancer and to create a suitable and recording of talks with clients so
3 environment I had to interview my client to gather ideas I have collective info for that
2 on the type of person she was and then relate my specific client.
1 environment to her personality.
I would then get in contact with my client and gather
feedback on any work I have for her and take her
opinions into account that she had.
How I rate Examples I can use to demonstrate this skill How I can develop in this area
myself at
this
answer)
5 During my Interactive multimedia part of the course I If I have any issues then record
4 had to complete coding to make my own website, during them into a table and then add the
 problem and identifying and
selecting appropriate solutions.
Whats wrong and what can I do to
help put it right?
Communication Ability to produce clear, structured
written work.
Presentation skills, listening and
questioning skills.
Am I able to express myself clearly
so that people understand what
Im telling them?
Application of Manipulation of numbers, general
numeracy mathematical awareness and its
application in practical contexts
(eg estimating, applying formulae
and spotting likely rogue figures).
Application of Basic IT skills, including familiarity
information with commonly used programmes.
technology
What support would you like from the University Centre to help you to continue to develop the skills
that are important to employers and enable you to demonstrate that you have them?
3 this process I would make mistakes in my coding and solution in a different column incase
2 therefore would have to readjust it to make the website the issues happens again.
1 work the way I want it to.
5 During my visual culture studies I have had to write When presenting I need to make my
4 essays in a well structured and managed way. notes shorter and more concise so
3 I have also had multiple presentations both in front of an im not always looking down at my
2 audience or a camera, this allowed me to develop skills notes and im more interactive with
1 in presenting like clear speaking. the audience.
5 During my packaging brief i had to make correct Make sure my measurements are
4 measurements for the packaging I was creating so that more precise and create tests for
3 the content would fit properly inside. This meant I had to measurements and make changes if
2 make sure the measurements were exact and precise for they arent correct.
1 it to be effective.
5 I have learnt skills on softwares that I hadnt previously Use lynda to expand my skills on
4 used like Illustrator, InDesign and Dreamweaver. softwares that I havent used before
3 so I am confident when using them.
2 I also developed skills on programmes that I have
1 previously used like powerpoint but I have learnt how to
turn a basic layout in to a professional layout for my
presentations.
When communicating with clients and lecturers I have
had to send emails. I have been able to learn how to
send emails that are professional and clear.
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solving
Business
Application and
of IT customer
awareness

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of numeracy working

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