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The 9 Skills for Success - alis
The Skills for Success model outlines the skills that help you find a job, excel in your current job, and transition to new jobs. Find out what skills you are strong in, which skills you need to work on, and how to develop these skills to reach your career goals. 
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The Skills for Success Model

To succeed at work, employees not only need to perform their tasks well—they also need the right skills for success. As a career advisor, you can help your clients develop these 9 essential skills so they can accomplish their goals at work and in life.
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Skills for Success: Adaptability

Adaptability is the ability to adjust to change, both expected and unexpected. It includes flexibility, a growth mindset, and resilience in overcoming setbacks.
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Skills for Success: Collaboration

Collaboration is the cornerstone of teamwork. Working well with others involves embracing diverse perspectives, managing conflict in a positive way, and offering and accepting support.
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Skills for Success: Communication

Effective communication is about more than just speaking well. It requires listening actively, reading non-verbal cues, understanding other viewpoints, and thinking carefully about your purpose and audience.
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Skills for Success: Creativity and Innovation

Creativity is the engine behind new ideas and innovative solutions. Exercise your curiosity and imagination to challenge the status quo, come up with original insights, and explore out-of-the-box approaches.
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Skills for Success: Digital

In today’s technology-driven world and workplace, digital skills are no longer optional. People in every field must be able to navigate digital systems and information, adapt to new tools, and embrace ongoing learning.
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Skills for Success: Numeracy

The ability to understand and work with numbers is key to many activities in work and in life. From basic budgeting to complex data analytics, math skills allow us to identify problems, gather information, and make calculations and predictions.
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Skills for Success: Problem Solving

Problem-solving skills let you think on your feet to meet unexpected challenges, weigh information to make decisions, and create sound long-term goals and plans.
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Skills for Success: Reading

Reading is a core skill for making our way through life and achieving personal and professional growth. It helps us learn other skills, make informed decisions, and understand different points of view.
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Skills for Success: Writing

Writing is a core skill that never goes out of style. To communicate clearly and effectively, we must be able to adapt the form, language, and style of our writing to different purposes and audiences.