English

Skills and qualities - from studying English

• Word processing

  You’ll need to be able to use computers word processing software to creative documents such as letters and reports as well as to manage business communications.

• Organisation

  You’ll need to be able to plan and schedule work. This could include being able to prioritise what needs to be done and by when.

• Communication

  If your job requires verbal communication, you may need to write or give speeches and presentations. For jobs which require written communication skills, you will need to write clearly and convincingly – you could be producing or dealing with legal documents or writing articles for a newspaper. You may also require good listening skills, the ability to negotiate, or to be persuasive.

• Creativity

  You may need specific artistic or design skills for a job, or you may need to draw on a good imagination to come up with creative solutions to business challenges.

• Analytics

  You’ll be collecting and examining information in detail to arrive at a solution, to answer a key question or make an informed decision.

• Literacy

  You’ll need good reading and writing skills. This could include a good standard of spoken and written English, and good knowledge of spelling, punctuation, and grammar.