This document discusses teamwork skills. It defines teamwork as working effectively with others to achieve goals, which involves listening to others, considering everyone's ideas, and working for the group rather than individually. It explains that teamwork skills are important for most jobs because employees often need to collaborate with others on tasks and projects. It provides suggestions for developing teamwork skills, such as finding group projects to contribute to and joining local groups, as well as demonstrating teamwork skills on a CV by documenting group involvement and contributions.

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Teamwork Skills

2. What areTeamwork Skills?

3. What are
TeamworkSkills?
Teamwork means working with a group of people in an
effective manner to achieve a goal or outcome. Good
teamwork means listening to other members of the
team, taking everyone's ideas into consideration, and
working for the good of the group rather than individual
gain. Each member of the team has a say and shares
responsibility.

4. Why areTeamwork Skills Important?

5. Why are
TeamworkSkills
Important?
Employees often have to collaborate with others to complete tasks
and projects, and having teamwork skills and experience will make it
a much better experience. Even if you work well on your own being
a team player is a valued skill for most jobs.

6. Further
reading…
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other pieces that will help you to
understand whatTeamwork Skills are and
why they are important.

7. How to Develop and Demonstrate
Teamwork Skills

8. How to Develop
TeamworkSkills
Here are some ways you can begin to develop yourTeamwork Skills:
Create a project– Find opportunities to work in a group, make
sure you contribute to the group and help others to get involved.
Join a local group – Lots of groups run in local areas;
conservation, political, special interest and team sports.Getting
involved in a group is a great way to build your teamwork skills.
Understand how to work in a team – Communication, planning,
problem solving, negotiating are some of the skills you will need
to develop – work on these skills and your teamwork skills will
improve too!

9. Demonstrating
GoodTeamwork
Skills
Your CV is the first place you can show a future employer your
Teamwork skills. Record the teams you are involved in from work or
personal situations and summarise how you have contributed to and
helped these teams meet their goals.

10. Further
reading…
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technique and how you can use this in an
interview as well as some more ideas for
developing yourTeamwork Skills.

11. Nearly
Finished…
Congratulationsyou have nearly finished this module.You
just need to complete the Quiz below to move on to the next
module.
Remember, developing skills and behaviours takes time and
practice. Keep visiting theYoung Professional Pages to access more
support and new ideas to help you develop your professional skills.

12. Quiz
 Why areTeamwork Skills skills important to an employer ?
A. It helps to know you can plan effectively
B. It is important that you can follow other people
C. In many roles you have to work well with other people
 How could you develop yourTeamwork Skills?
A. Take control of a project
B. Create a to do list for achieving a goal
C. Get involved in a local group and contribute to it
 How can you demonstrate goodTeamwork Skills?
A. Give good examples of group projects you've been involved in
B. Talk about the times you have worked independently
C. Bring a portfolio of your own work