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B) Skills and competencies

• Make alternative use of existing resources
• Do not get caught in routine and repetition
Employers want people with fresh ideas to help them design new
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products and services, cope with challenges and competition and expand their
businesses.
Working in groups¹⁰
Working in a team means that someone can work smoothly and
efficiently in cooperation with colleagues. This requires several other skills, such
as being able to encourage and inspire other members of the team, to compose,
to compromise and sometimes to put aside their 'ego', to have communication
and other interpersonal skills such as negotiation, influence and understanding.
This in practice means:
• Keep a good level of relationships with others and engage in a
variety of activities.
• Present your own ideas and at the same time be willing to listen and
accept the ideas of others.
• Contribute to a common goal
• Work with others in a way that one's abilities complement each
other's abilities.
• Be effective when it is necessary
• Engage and provide feedback to other team members
• Be open to feedback from other team members
• Manage and resolve any conflicts

Group work is a priority for most employers. People who can
empower the team, contribute with new ideas, have leadership skills and
decision-making skills on the one hand and ability to follow directions and play
their role in a team, are being evaluated very positively. Teamwork and the
ability to work in a team environment is an important factor in achieving goals
and results for all organizations regardless of their size.
Taking initiative and entrepreneurship¹¹

Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship refer to a person's ability to
PART 1 turn his ideas into action. It includes creativity, ingenuity, innovation and risk-
taking, as well as the ability to design and manage projects in order to achieve
specific goals. This means:
• Develop a network of personal contacts and support
B) Skills and competencies
• Create and exploit opportunities
• Provoke and prepare changes rather than trying to respond when
they arise.
• Suggest changes in teamwork
• Tackle the challenges dynamically and take responsibility for your
decisions and actions
• Making decisions, setting goals and planning steps to achieve them
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