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Employability and information literacy in the workplace

Employability and information literacy in the workplace. How having information skills will help your business. Why do workplaces need information literate employees ?.

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Employability and information literacy in the workplace

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  1. Employability and information literacy in the workplace How having information skills will help your business

  2. Why do workplaces need information literate employees?

  3. . It has been estimated that the cost to UK SMEs of inefficient information searching and retrieval is between £3.7 billion and £8.2 billion per year. From De Saulles. 2007. Information literacy amongst UK SMEs: an information policy gap. Aslib Proceedings 59 (1) pp. 68-79

  4. Questions for employers to consider: Do your employees communicate and share information in the most appropriate way? Are you able to make business decisions based on the most reliable data? Do you make use of the latest knowledge in your field? Is your data managed efficiently, safely and ethically? Do you and your employees suffer ‘information overload’?

  5. Employability – what employers look for Problem-solving skills Business and customer awareness Positive attitude Technical skills IT skills Creativity Innovation and collaboration Initiative Willingness to take risks Strategic thinking Communication skills Self-management Literacy Analytical skills

  6. How information literacy skills underpin employability attributes

  7. ‘Information literacy is a critical business skill that is as important as project management, communication skills or presentation skills’

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