Skills employers are looking for

Here are some of the Transferable skills that are needed among the workforce of today and indeed tomorrow:

The competencies or transferable skills that are particularly popular with graduate recruiters include:

communication - ability to communicate orally, in writing, or via electronic means, in a manner appropriate to the audience;

teamwork - being a constructive team member, contributing practically to the success of the team;

leadership - being able to motivate and encourage others, whilst taking the lead;

initiative - ability to see opportunities and to set and achieve goals;

problem solving - thinking things through in a logical way in order to determine key issues, often also including creative thinking;

flexibility/adaptability - ability to handle change and adapt to new situations;

self-awareness - knowing your strengths and skills and having the confidence to put these across;

commitment/motivation - having energy and enthusiasm in pursuing projects;

interpersonal skills - ability to relate well to others and to establish good working relationships;

numeracy - competence and understanding of numerical data, statistics and graphs.

Source: Prospects