P2 – Describe the main employability and personal and communication skills required
when applying for a specific job role
Job role: Sainsbury’s – Senior Planning Analyst - (Operational Planning Analyst)
Employability and personal and communication skills
Qualifications – Different jobs have various requirements or experience in order for the
candidate to qualify for the job. This can mainly come down to qualifications despite a
candidate having great communication skills employers also seek candidates who have a
minimum of a C or above grade is maths and English; this is usually the desired requirement
for most jobs. Employers ask for a specific education level from a candidate to ensure they
are suitable and are able to learn at a certain level depending on the required intelligence
level. Sainsbury’s have a job role for a Senior Planning Analyst, which shows what is
required for the job role. The main job advert does not specify the exact qualifications
required just the experience and knowledge that is relevant for the job role.
Experience – When an employer is looking to recruit more employees, they filter out the
good from the bad candidates. This is done by firstly looking at each candidate’s CV to
determine if they have the essential education or even experience for that role. It is common
to find that most jobs require the candidate to have a particular level of experience in
relation to the job role they are applying for. An example of when this may be important is
when hiring someone for a role in ICT; ICT job roles usually require the candidate to have
some sort experience with a computer and various programs that the company may use.
The job role below states the various different work experiences that would be a great use
for the job role and would give the candidate a huge advantage over other candidates. The
Sainsbury’s job advert states all of the relevant experience; one example is that the
candidate is required to have an ‘Advanced level Microsoft Excel, Access and VBA’
experience in order to be able to carry out the tasks that will be given in the job role.
Knowledge – Businesses that have employees that talk directly face to face with customers
(usually retail), the role will require the employee to have some sort of knowledge about the
when applying for a specific job role
Job role: Sainsbury’s – Senior Planning Analyst - (Operational Planning Analyst)
Employability and personal and communication skills
Qualifications – Different jobs have various requirements or experience in order for the
candidate to qualify for the job. This can mainly come down to qualifications despite a
candidate having great communication skills employers also seek candidates who have a
minimum of a C or above grade is maths and English; this is usually the desired requirement
for most jobs. Employers ask for a specific education level from a candidate to ensure they
are suitable and are able to learn at a certain level depending on the required intelligence
level. Sainsbury’s have a job role for a Senior Planning Analyst, which shows what is
required for the job role. The main job advert does not specify the exact qualifications
required just the experience and knowledge that is relevant for the job role.
Experience – When an employer is looking to recruit more employees, they filter out the
good from the bad candidates. This is done by firstly looking at each candidate’s CV to
determine if they have the essential education or even experience for that role. It is common
to find that most jobs require the candidate to have a particular level of experience in
relation to the job role they are applying for. An example of when this may be important is
when hiring someone for a role in ICT; ICT job roles usually require the candidate to have
some sort experience with a computer and various programs that the company may use.
The job role below states the various different work experiences that would be a great use
for the job role and would give the candidate a huge advantage over other candidates. The
Sainsbury’s job advert states all of the relevant experience; one example is that the
candidate is required to have an ‘Advanced level Microsoft Excel, Access and VBA’
experience in order to be able to carry out the tasks that will be given in the job role.
Knowledge – Businesses that have employees that talk directly face to face with customers
(usually retail), the role will require the employee to have some sort of knowledge about the
