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What is employability?

push's 90 second guide:
Employability


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​Read on for Push's best advice on breaking into and getting ahead in the terrifying adult world of... ugh... work.

employment skills vs employability


Employability is a long word, and it has a cheeky 'Y' in the middle that everyone forgets about when spelling it. But the irony is that asking 'why' you want a particular career could really be the game changer when seeking a job you love, over something just to do.

First things first – 'employability' is completely different from 'employment skills', and the media and employers interchange these two terms when they shouldn't as it confuses young people more than ever:


  • Employment skills are your "what to wear" or "what to say" or "how to fill out a CV". In other words, the practicalities of getting a job. This is nothing to do with how you feel about a job and why you'd want to keep going back after you get it. We can help you with all the interview and CV malarkey (the easy part), but employment skills only help you get a job, they don't help you keep a job (harder) and get on in a job (harder still).
 
  • Employability is an idea: a deeper understanding of what it truly means to earn money (and receive other lovely life rewards like respect, helping people, recognition, creativity) in exchange for bringing your A Game to the workplace each day.
​
People make employability sound scary and overcomplicated, but we tell is like it is: employability is adding more value than you take away, and feeling valued in return.

What skills do I need to have to boost my employability?

Employability isn't just one thing but is many different parts of you and the skills you already have.

You're improving your employability skills everyday regardless of what it is your doing. You just have to work out how you're doing that.

In these videos our chief presenter Moj Taylor discusses different ares of employability, how you may already have these and how you can improve these and prove that you have them.

PUSH'S 90 SECOND GUIDE: 
​The power of passion (and what you do)


Guest speaker Ben discusses the power of passion. Cool it, Casanova. 
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What is #employability - our chief exec explains ? #inspiring #relatable #researchbased #informed #Push #framework

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BOOST YOUR EMPLOYABILITY:
clubs & societies


Push editorial manager Lucy (English BA, Creative Writing MA) gives her top tips on how to boost your employability and go that extra mile with clubs and societies. Remember you don't have to go to university to join clubs and societies.
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BACK TO JOBS

What is employability?

push's 90 second guide:
Employability


BROWSE ALL OUR ADVICE VIDEOS
​Read on for Push's best advice on breaking into and getting ahead in the terrifying adult world of... ugh... work.

employment skills vs employability


Employability is a long word, and it has a cheeky 'Y' in the middle that everyone forgets about when spelling it. But the irony is that asking 'why' you want a particular career could really be the game changer when seeking a job you love, over something just to do.

First things first – 'employability' is completely different from 'employment skills', and the media and employers interchange these two terms when they shouldn't as it confuses young people more than ever:


  • Employment skills are your "what to wear" or "what to say" or "how to fill out a CV". In other words, the practicalities of getting a job. This is nothing to do with how you feel about a job and why you'd want to keep going back after you get it. We can help you with all the interview and CV malarkey (the easy part), but employment skills only help you get a job, they don't help you keep a job (harder) and get on in a job (harder still).
 
  • Employability is an idea: a deeper understanding of what it truly means to earn money (and receive other lovely life rewards like respect, helping people, recognition, creativity) in exchange for bringing your A Game to the workplace each day.
​
People make employability sound scary and overcomplicated, but we tell is like it is: employability is adding more value than you take away, and feeling valued in return.

What skills do I need to have to boost my employability?

Employability isn't just one thing but is many different parts of you and the skills you already have.

You're improving your employability skills everyday regardless of what it is your doing. You just have to work out how you're doing that.

In these videos our chief presenter Moj Taylor discusses different ares of employability, how you may already have these and how you can improve these and prove that you have them.

PUSH'S 90 SECOND GUIDE: 
​The power of passion (and what you do)


Guest speaker Ben discusses the power of passion. Cool it, Casanova. 
BROWSE ALL OUR ADVICE VIDEOS

What is #employability - our chief exec explains ? #inspiring #relatable #researchbased #informed #Push #framework

A post shared by PUSH (@push_talks) on Jan 31, 2018 at 8:14am PST

BOOST YOUR EMPLOYABILITY:
clubs & societies


Push editorial manager Lucy (English BA, Creative Writing MA) gives her top tips on how to boost your employability and go that extra mile with clubs and societies. Remember you don't have to go to university to join clubs and societies.
BROWSE ALL OUR VIDEOS

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