Metaskills
Your course teaches you a subject. Meta-skills are what make you brilliant at it — and at everything after it.
They're the skills employers say they want most: how you focus, think, and how you work with other people.
Here are the twelve that matter most.
Self-Management
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Focusing You can maintain interest and concentrate on a task for a period of time, and not be distracted. |
Integrity You are guided by your own principles and values and are considered trustworthy, open and |
Adapting You can respond confidently and |
Initiative You are confident in your own abilities and judgement. You take responsibility for your actions, make informed decisions, and demonstrate the confidence to work independently when required. |
Innovation
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Curiosity Being curious is the desire to learn or know something in order to increase your understanding of an opportunity or problem. |
Creativity Using your imagination, you are able to think of new ways of addressing problems and this enables you to visualise solutions. |
Sense-Making You can determine the deeper meaning of what is being expressed and organise information into an understandable form which is easier to use. |
Critical Thinking You are able to process, analyse and evaluate information to solve |
Social Intelligence
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Communicating You have the ability to openly share information in the best way that helps everyone understand your thoughts and ideas. |
Feeling You can see things from other people's point of view and this helps you understand their feelings and motivations |
Collaborating You are good at building and maintaining relationships with other people so everyone can work together to achieve |
Leading By having a sense of direction |
Not sure where to start?
Ask your lecturer which meta-skills your course builds — then start naming them on your CV and in job interviews.