Students know there are many advantages to working a summer job. The income is the benefit most people seek out, but there are many others as well. Whether you’re in school or you’ve just graduated, applying to jobs, going to interviews, and holding down a summer job can help you learn so many new skills. Even working temporary jobs over the course of the next few months can help you begin to build and refine your skillset.
Liberty Staffing offers temporary summer jobs for students. What skills can you expect to acquire this summer?
1. Interview Skills
Before you even land a job, you’ll start developing several important skills. These skills are related to the job hunt. High school students and college students who haven’t yet graduated will find these skills will serve them later on. Students who have already graduated will be glad they’ve practiced them over the preceding summers.
One of the most important skills you can acquire is interviewing. Interviews are difficult for many people, new graduates, and students included. By going to several interviews, you can begin testing out and developing these skills this summer.
2. Teamwork
Many students are surprised to find how different a workplace can be from the school environment. You’ll learn responsibility and a few related skills that will help you conduct yourself around the workplace both this summer and in the future. For example, you’ll likely learn how important it is to be punctual. You’ll learn time management skills. You’ll also learn how to take ownership of your work and its quality.
Overall, you’ll likely realize the value of teamwork and begin developing the skills that will make you a better team member in the future. You may have worked in groups or played on sports teams, but joining a workforce is an entirely different kind of teamwork.
3. Communication Skills
Students today do a lot of communicating. You probably text your friends. You may tweet or even make vlogs. You’ve likely learned how to communicate in school too, writing emails, notes, and essays.
Communication skills are incredibly important in the workplace, and almost nothing prepares you for the demands of communicating in the workplace like being in one. If you work in an office, you’ll need to use email, the phone, and face-to-face conversation. You may need to communicate a new idea or report to a supervisor in a factory setting.
You’ll be expected to communicate in a clear, professional manner, one that isn’t really taught in school. Workplace experience gives you a chance to begin refining your communication skills early.
4. Critical Thinking Skills
The high school curriculum is particularly focused on having students complete assignments according to a rubric. Everything must be done just so. While this makes it easier to grade everyone fairly, it doesn’t do much to foster critical thinking. University students may have some more practice, but they too can benefit from working on their critical thinking and problem solving skills.
The workplace environment often loans itself to developing these skills. Think critically about even the smallest tasks. Is there a way you could make filing faster and more efficient? What about data entry?
Critical thinking and problem solving skills are in high demand in today’s workforce.
Begin developing all these skills now by obtaining a summer job with Liberty Staffing.
