Qualities that help Dai Nam University students "score points" with employers

Nowadays, in the process of recruiting and developing human resources, businesses have more and more strict demands and requirements. In addition to "outstanding capacity", employees need to have "outstanding qualities".

In the past, all young people needed to equip themselves with when entering the corporate environment was a solid foundation of professional knowledge and a confident, agile demeanor. Today, for a modern employee, that is still important but not enough to assert oneself and continuously develop in the business. So, what other qualities do young people need to equip themselves with?

Courageous, proactive and confident

Courage, initiative and confidence are the first qualities that young people need to equip themselves with when preparing to enter a business. Courage is not only demonstrated in good professional qualifications, working skills, and quick adaptation to the working environment, but also in creativity, ability to withstand pressure, and creative ideas...

Dai Nam University students are confident, dynamic and integrate with the times.

Being proactive helps you quickly adapt to the work environment, build and develop relationships and is a “plus point” to score points with managers. Confidence helps young people to be able to make their own decisions about their lives and work; accept new challenges in work and life to become more mature.

Dai Nam University students have been oriented on thinking, methods and good learning awareness since the first days of entering the school. Every Dai Nam University student is imbued with the idea that only by proactively studying and accumulating knowledge can one develop a strong character, self-confidence, and eliminate prejudices and unfair views of society towards students of non-public schools.

The “three-legged stool” training motto helps DNU students develop their knowledge – skills – experience to the fullest, creating a solid foundation of professional knowledge, equipping them with necessary working skills and valuable practical experience right from their school days. Dai Nam students graduate without feeling overwhelmed, can confidently apply to any agency, organization or business without having to retrain.

Foreign languages, soft skills – the key to success

In the globalization trend, the importance of English and soft skills is undeniable. English is not only a common communication tool but also a mandatory requirement in large corporations, especially foreign-invested and multinational companies. Soft skills are not only necessary in life but also an extremely important recruitment criterion for businesses, because it reflects whether employees can integrate into the working environment and achieve the highest work efficiency or not. In fact, successful people are only 25% due to professional knowledge, the remaining 75% is determined by the soft skills they are equipped with.

Dai Nam University students understand that "foreign languages are the key to opening the door to success".

Understanding that importance, Dai Nam University attaches special importance to foreign language and soft skills training for students. Dai Nam University is one of the first universities in the North to apply TOEIC output standards from 450 points and is also the first university to include soft skills in regular training.

In order for students to learn foreign languages, the school is willing to cut down on unnecessary general subjects to increase the number of English credits in the training program of the majors. With a training program of 27 English credits, the TOIEC output standard of 450 points or higher, Dai Nam students understand that "foreign language is the key to opening the door to success".

Soft skills are taught by the school with 3 modules: Soft Skills 1, Soft Skills 2 and Soft Skills 3 revolving around the following contents: Cognitive skills, exploitation and self-management; Communication, presentation and teamwork skills; Negotiation skills, problem solving and decision making... helping students equip themselves with the necessary soft skills for work and life.

Creative, dynamic and innovative

There is an undeniable fact that the more society develops, the more fierce the competition in work becomes. The market is increasingly competitive, generations of Dai Nam students understand that their future career depends on the knowledge, skills and creativity, breakthrough of each person.

Every student of Dai Nam University understands that the knowledge learned at school is the basic foundation, and each person must always explore and learn from the surrounding environment to develop and improve every day. Therefore, Dai Nam University students always strive to be creative, proactive in learning to improve themselves to best serve the requirements of the job.

Solidarity, teamwork

According to employers, in addition to professional knowledge and a receptive working attitude, Dai Nam University students are highly appreciated for their spirit of solidarity and teamwork. In fact, this quality is now even more appreciated than professional competence because in the era of teamwork, the strength of a company is created from the capacity of collaborative groups, not from a few individuals.

With the Soft Skills 2 program, Dai Nam University students are taught communication, presentation and teamwork skills in a systematic way. Not only do they understand the importance of communication; know how to communicate, behave and the factors for successful communication and behavior, Dai Nam students also know how to use verbal and non-verbal communication to achieve the best results.

Thu Hoe