Graduate jobs you already have what it takes

It all sounds very enticing but may seem a little out of reach. The job descriptions for most graduate jobs seem too extensive for your experience...well what experience, you haven't got any yet! Fear not, you have more experience than you realise. Employers are looking for a variety of skills and qualities, but in most cases, it's transferable skills they are expecting rather than direct experience. They know you are unlikely to have done this job before, but are attracted to the fact that you are fresh and hungry with a point to prove.

Here's a list of the generic skills they may be looking for

• The ability to adapt in changing scenarios.  All business constantly evolve requiring it's workers to evolve with it.

• Leadership  People who can demonstrate leadership are attractive as they have the potential to progress within an organisation to management roles, preventing the need to recruit for more senior positions externally.

• Initiative People with initiative require far less management resources and input to look after and develop. they also tend to have stronger ideas and are good problem solvers to contribute to the every day problems a business faces.

• Problem solving  Business operations are basically a basket of problems to solve on an ongoing basis. Good problem solvers run good businesses.

• Numeracy and Literacy  May seem obvious this one, but employers want people who are accurate with figures, and who can also communicate effectively.

• Self-awareness  There's only one thing worse than someone who is bad at something, and that's someone who's bad at it, but doesn't realise it! Knowing what you're good at and what you're not good at allows effective self development.

• Commitment/motivation  People who are naturally committed and motivated for life are so across all contexts, including the work environment. As an employer, there's nothing more frustrating than an employee with bags of talent an now drive to use it.

• Interpersonal skills  Few jobs involve working on a solitary basis. you need to able to demonstrate you can get on with people form all walks of life.

These are all 'general' skills and traits. your task is to dredge your life experience to date to find examples of where you have demonstrated these qualities. If you can give good examples of all of these qualities in an interview, the job will be yours!

Good luck