As the examples have shown, don't underestimate
the value of your academic qualifications.
Not exact matches
It's great to hear that McDonald's is lending its weight to a new campaign to highlight the
value of soft skills to the economy and to show how such skills are as important for workers and employers, as
academic and technical
qualifications [1].
The first clearly and effectively traces the rise
of curators as bestowers
of value in the artworld (and elegantly glosses struggles for the control
of value — between critics, dealers, artists and curators — along the way), up to the point at which curating's deskilling and populism means that everyone can do it and inherently contradicts the discipline's quest to professionalise itself via
academic courses and
qualifications.
UK and international employers
value the range
of transferable skills and commercial awareness which you can gain through work experience in addition to
academic qualifications.
Balance the articulation
of your transferable soft skills,
qualifications, passion, energy, and
value with one or two strategically placed quantifiable metrics — and awards, certifications, unique talents, or a pending
academic accomplishment that is tied to your position
of interest.
Your
value statement, sometimes called a Summary
of Qualifications, must include what you do, how many years
of experience you have, your
academic credentials, your industry expertise, and a sample
of your most relevant and significant achievements to capture the hiring manager's attention.
It gives the resume an immediate focus, and — if phrased correctly — the opportunity to directly address the specific
qualifications of the job in question (e.g. Entry - level position in Retail Merchandising requiring a
valued team player with a strong fashion sense and a relevant
academic background.)