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back Anne Hill... [Persuasion & Influence, Level 3] What areas of communication have you worked in? Mainly educational management as a practitioner. My main interest is theoretical however. What are the most important skills needed to work in these industries? Very Good interpersonal skills Good team player skills Ability to mix with lots of different types of people, including those from other cultures Good computer literacy skills Very good written skills Good understanding of theory – PR, Marketing, Advertising and Communication Very good time management and organisational skills What personal qualities do you think employers look for? Excellent all-round communicator Self-starter Good problem-solver Creative approach to tasks, campaigns Good team player Independence and initiative Calm and confident Curiosity What would impress you most on a C.V.? Evidence of all of the aboveWhat part of work in the industry did you most enjoy, and why? Presentations, Open Days Like meeting new people What is the most important practical skill we should remember from the unit you taught us? Problem-solving skills - ability to apply theoretical understanding appropriately and creatively Analysis and critical thinking – asking the right questions, intellectual curiosity, taking a critical stance What is the most important source of information you use on a regular bases? Memory and experience

[Persuasion & Influence, Level 3]

What areas of communication have you worked in?
Mainly educational management as a practitioner. My main interest is theoretical however.
What are the most important skills needed to work in these industries?
Very Good interpersonal skills
Good team player skills
Ability to mix with lots of different types of people, including those from other cultures
Good computer literacy skills
Very good written skills
Good understanding of theory – PR, Marketing, Advertising and Communication
Very good time management and organisational skills

What personal qualities do you think employers look for?
Excellent all-round communicator
Self-starter
Good problem-solver
Creative approach to tasks, campaigns
Good team player
Independence and initiative
Calm and confident
Curiosity

What would impress you most on a C.V.?
Evidence of all of the aboveWhat part of work in the industry did you most enjoy, and why?
Presentations, Open Days
Like meeting new people

What is the most important practical skill we should remember from the unit you taught us?
Problem-solving skills - ability to apply theoretical understanding appropriately and creatively
Analysis and critical thinking – asking the right questions, intellectual curiosity, taking a critical stance

What is the most important source of information you use on a regular bases?
Memory and experience