21st Century Skill - Teamwork & Collaboration

Team work and collaboration is trust and support in eachother, building good relationships and having good team spirit, giving constructive feedback to eachother, committing to everyones development, involving eachother, working together across boundaries seeking ideas and sharing solutions. The purpose is to show off the responsibilty of how to do projects with peers and also to collaborate with others on projects as a team. The definition of teamwork is to get a work with others to complete a common goal and collaboration is to work well together to also achieve a goal with equal given effort into the work.

Initiative & Self Direction

Initiative, as defined by dictionary.com, is "the  power or opportunity to act or take charge before others." In simpler terms, taking initiative means to take responsibility for a specific task without being told to do so. In the workplace this could translate to taking charge of a project, event, or otherwise neglected task lacking a strong leader without being instructed to do so by your superior.People that take initiative are often strongl motivated, time- efficient, and do a job right vs. just getting it done. During my internship I was bombarded with so much information that I took the initiative to keep a small notebook on my person in which I could collect  answers to the many questions I had & important facts to later use in my CTCA final presentation.
   Simply put, Self- direction is personal independence. An employee excersises this personal independence when he/she completes work related tasks without  solely relying on aid from his/her co-workers and/or boss. It is  clear to see that with Initiative, comes self direction. One cannot exist without the other.

Helpful Links!

• Below are a few links to videos & articles that display the 21st Century Skills & other skills essential to a productive, professional career.
• Top Tips for Interns - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cjY-TUKE10
• Why Should We Hire You? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZjN6EMO55U&feature=related
• Sample Interview Questions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L3V5hg4QDE&feature=related
• Good Intern vs. Bad Intern http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVQiHqDnAF8&feature=related
• A Nation of Opportunity: Strategies for Building Tomorrows 21st Century Workforce  http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=key_workplace
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AvZ5ulVyLc

21st Century Skill Flexibility and Adaptability

Flexility- The ability to be able to work in very nimble conditions. You have to be willing to be available to work when ever you are called upon. Being flexible shows that you are reliable. The person of higher job authority will have to view you as a person who wants to be recognized. More opportunities will arrive at your convinience because you are now shown as a Elite employee who takes work seriously. This is what jobs ultimately want. A person who can be called upon at the last minute, and still in the mist of the confusion produce elegant work.

Adaptability- The ability to be able to adapt to any work environment. Now-a-days, employers need more productivity out of their employees. They seek the need to want to have people in which they can place in multiple situations. That's why you see more and more people enrolling in more schooling. The more degrees the more capable you are of finding work because your qualifications are adaptable. You can be placed in any line of work and be productive. The skill to be able to change your objective or mission and still be fully productive is a huge skill in the 21st century. Change is good in the work world. It teaches you how to be capable of completing multiple tasks.