Skill Expectations and Insights from Business Application Development

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Journal Overview

This Journal is mainly focused the skills that the industry expects from employees was explained in the webinar and this journal provides a brief description of those skills. Business application development and advantages of having a business application is also explained and discussed in brief in this journal.

  

2. SKILL EXPECTATIONS AND BUSINESS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
2.1 Summary

There are some skills and qualities employers seek in all their employees, regardless of the position. These are called soft skills, and they include the interpersonal skills and attributes you need to succeed in the workplace. They are also commonly referred to as professional skills, those that maintain a healthy workplace environment.

 

2.2 Learning Outcome

The purpose of the webinar is that we can learn what companies look for in employees, what are the key competency areas that companies focus on, what are the competencies needed for the future workspace, different types of skills and competencies that you should develop. We can learn what a business application is, scope and different applications of business applications and development of business applications as well.

 

2.3 Application of the area covered

Your education and experience may make you eligible to apply for a job but, to be successful in most roles, you will need skills that you are likely to develop over time. Some will be specific to the job, but the vast majority will be so-called ‘soft skills’ that can be used in any job or employment sectors. These soft skills are ‘employability skills’: they are what makes you employable.

As a general rule, employers are willing to teach someone the job-specific skills required, such as how to operate particular pieces of machinery, or use particular computer packages that are very specific to that role or company. However, they usually want to see that you already have the other ‘soft skills’ before hiring, because they are much harder to teach.

Companies look for the right knowledge, skills and competencies in individuals because they are needed to succeed in this industry. Willingness to learn is also another thing that companies look for in employees because every day in the industry you learn something new. Most importantly employees should have a positive attitude and be emotionally intelligent. When something goes wrong, the employee must be able to figure out ways to make the situation better and consider the failures as opportunities to learn and take precautions to prevent it from happening again.

 Willingness to learn new skills is one of the most important qualities employers look for when hiring new employees. To demonstrate your willingness to learn, embrace emerging technology, highlight your dedication to growth with concrete examples, and ask questions in the interview. Tailor your resume to each job description, and include certifications, side projects, statistics, soft and technical skills, and your level of expertise for each skill. When hiring a new employee, employers analyse a candidate's current skills as well as their ability to learn new ones. Growth potential is an important quality in an employee, and a willingness to learn demonstrates that capability. 

 Creative problem solving (CPS) is a way of solving problems or identifying.It encourages you to find fresh perspectives and come up with innovative solutions. There are a few key competency areas that companies focus on. Once you get a problem you need to analyse it and come up with a creative and innovative solution. You also need to apply the knowledge and expertise you have gained to solve the problems you encounter. You must also be able to adapt to changes and respond accordingly. Furthermore, individuals should work together and contribute towards reaching the goals of the company.

Your skills, organizations, institutions, and values shape how we develop. Technology can at least provide a framework for thinking about the future. Technological advances can create enormous economic and other benefits, but can also lead to significant changes for workers. IT and automation can change the way work is conducted, by augmenting or replacing workers in specific tasks. This can shift the demand for some types of human labour, eliminating some jobs and creating new ones. Information Technology and the U.S. Workforce explores the interactions between technological, economic, and societal trends and identifies possible near-term developments for work. This report emphasizes the need to understand and track these trends and develop strategies to inform, prepare for, and respond to changes in the labour market. It offers evaluations of what is known, notes open questions to be addressed and identifies promising research pathways moving forward.

Analytical thinking, expertise, innovativeness, information seeking, result oriented, adapt & respond, reflecting on difficulties, integrity, listen, understand & respond, communication & presentation, organizational commitment, self-confidence, self-control, concern for image impact, relationship building, teamwork and cooperation are the skills that an individual should possess and further develop in order to be a demanding and an outstanding employee in an organization.

Enjoying your career is more important than earning a high salary or flashy title. It allows you to fulfil your role to the best of your ability. It helps you too. As the saying goes, "Professionalism is not the job you do, it's how you do the job”. When you are working as a professional, it is important that you do what you love, do what you are good at, provide what the world needs from you and do something that you can be paid for.

 A business application is software that helps businesses to perform their activities. These business applications are used to increase productivity, to measure productivity, and to perform other business functions accurately.

 

2.4 What companies look for in Employees? 

·       Right knowledge, Skills, and Competencies

·       Willingness to learn

·       Positive attitude

·       Emotional intelligence

·       Energy and drive

  

2.5 Key Competency areas that companies focus on

Analyze

·       Create and innovate

·       Apply expertise

·       Adapt and respond

·       Work together

·       Reach goals

·       Present and document

2.6 Business Application

A business application is a software solution or a set of programs that provide business functionality. They're also used to enhance and monitor productivity throughout the organization. Business applications can be used externally, internally, or with other business apps.

  

3. Conclusion

For many people today, a career for life is no longer an option. Most people will hold jobs with a variety of employers and move across different employment sectors through their working life.

We therefore all need to be flexible in our working patterns and be prepared to change jobs and/or sectors if we believe there are better opportunities elsewhere.

For this, we need to understand that we all have a set of employability skills. These are skills that are not specific to one particular career path but are useful across all employment sectors.

 After graduating some individuals will join the companies in the industry, some will have their own companies and some of will choose and academic path, but all of them should possess and carry the skills and qualities of a professional. We should spend time enhancing the skills that we already possess and focus on developing new skills and most importantly you should have good communicational skills because communicational skills are the most visible skills in an individual.