employability
Workforce market appeal
Employability is the quality of being suitable for paid work—having the skills, experience, and attributes that make someone attractive to employers.
The term appears often in education and policy contexts: The program focuses on building employability skills.
Unlike employment, which is a state, employability is a capacity that exists whether or not someone currently has a job.
Innate capability
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
- growthIncrease in size
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
readiness · adaptability · upskilling · resilience · preparation · promise · reskilling · trainability
Unit of measurement
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
license · training · education · expertise · proficiency · competence · specialization · bachelor's
Trained occupational field
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- vocationDedicated career path
- workplaceEmployment location
- advancementForward movement or promotion
promotion · trajectory · tenure · experience · mentorship · stability · industry · corporate
Publicizing one's own merits
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
appeal · desirability · demand · prospects · attractiveness · presentation · profile · portfolio
Exchanging ideas or information
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
interpersonal · organization · creativity · initiative · collaboration · self-motivation · conflict-resolution · dependability
Seeking new personnel
- interviewFormal questioning session
- candidatePerson seeking selection
- applicationFormal request document
- vacancyUnoccupied space or position
onboarding · shortlist · headhunting · reference · screening · selection · placement · probation
aptitude
Innate capability
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
- growthIncrease in size
- developmentProgress toward maturity
opportunity · readiness · adaptability · upskilling · resilience · preparation · promise · reskilling · trainability · coachability
degree
Unit of measurement
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
qualification · license · training · education · expertise · proficiency · competence · specialization · bachelor's · master's
profession
Trained occupational field
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- vocationDedicated career path
- workplaceEmployment location
advancement · promotion · trajectory · tenure · experience · mentorship · stability · industry · corporate · retirement
self-promotion
Publicizing one's own merits
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
- visibilityRange of clear sight
differentiation · appeal · desirability · demand · prospects · attractiveness · presentation · profile · portfolio · LinkedIn
communication
Exchanging ideas or information
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- leadershipAbility to direct others
adaptability · interpersonal · organization · creativity · initiative · collaboration · self-motivation · conflict-resolution · dependability
recruitment
Seeking new personnel
- interviewFormal questioning session
- candidatePerson seeking selection
- applicationFormal request document
vacancy · onboarding · shortlist · headhunting · reference · screening · selection · placement · probation · induction
- higher educationuniversity, college, degree, diploma, graduate school
- job readinessjob readiness, work readiness, career readiness, job skills, soft skills
- vocational trainingapprenticeship, apprenticeships, trade school, trade schools, vocational school
- workforce skillsjob skills, soft skills, hard skills, digital skills, trade skills
- job searchjob hunting, job boards, job search, job fairs, job fair
- College Rankingscollege rankings, university rankings, academic rankings, school rankings, national rankings
employabilityunemployability
Inability to gain work
unmarketability · unqualified · unskilled · unprepared · incompetence
employ, employee, employment, employer, employed, unemployed, unemployment, deployment, employable