What skills do employers seek in job candidates?

What skills are employers seeking in job candidates?

Interpersonalcommunication

What’s the most important skill to employers?

76%

Very important47%

Critical thinking &problem-solving

What top three skills are crucial whenhiring workers?

Is continuing education importantto employers?

43%Interpersonal

communication

34%Ability & willingness

to learn new skills

22%

Critical thinking &problem-solving

What’s the most important skill to employers?

69%

Very important39%

Critical thinking &problem-solving

What top three skills are crucial whenhiring workers?

Is continuing education importantto employers?

36%Collaboration/

teamwork

31%Interpersonal

communication

26%

Critical thinking &problem-solving

What’s the most important skill to employers?

73%

Very important41%

Critical thinking &problem-solving

What top three skills are crucial whenhiring workers?

Is continuing education importantto employers?

46%Collaboration/

teamwork

34%Interpersonal

communication

30%

Ability to workindependently

What’s the most important skill to employers?

76%

Very important37%

Critical thinking &problem-solving

What top three skills are crucial whenhiring workers?

Is continuing education importantto employers?

36%Ability & willingness

to learn new skills

33%Ability to workindependently

29%

Interpersonalcommunication

What’s the most important skill to employers?

78%

Very important32%

Critical thinking &problem-solving

What top three skills are crucial whenhiring workers?

Is continuing education importantto employers?

50%Collaboration/

teamwork

38%Interpersonal

communication

35%

Ability and willingnessto learn new skills

What’s the most important skill to employers?

70%

Very important38%

Critical thinking &problem-solving

What top three skills are crucial whenhiring workers?

Is continuing education importantto employers?

42%Collaboration/

teamwork

32%Ability to workindependently

25%

Ability tomeet deadlines

What’s the most important skill to employers?

77%

Very important40%

Critical thinking &problem-solving

What top three skills are crucial whenhiring workers?

Is continuing education importantto employers?

41%Ability & willingness

to learn new skills

30%Collaboration/

teamwork

30%

Collaboration/teamwork

What’s the most important skill to employers?

72%

Very important37%

Ability & willingnessto learn new skills

What top three skills are crucial whenhiring workers?

Is continuing education importantto employers?

27%Collaboration/

teamwork

27%Ability to workindependently

25%

Designer: Naureen Saira | Writer:Shadi Mirza

Source: Apollo Research Institute, Life in the 21st-Century Workforce: Metro-Area Studies, April 13, 2012. Apollo Research Institute is part of Apollo Group, the parent company of University of Phoenix.

Critical thinkingand problem-solving

Collaboration/teamwork

Ability to workindependently

Ability and willingnessto learn new skills

Interpersonalcommunication

NASHVILLE

MIAMI

WASHINGTON, D.C.

KANSAS CITY

PITTSBURGH

Critical thinking &problem-solving

What’s the most important skill to employers?

71%

Very important39%

Critical thinking &problem-solving

What top three skills are crucial whenhiring workers?

Is continuing education importantto employers?

39%Collaboration/

teamwork

38%Ability to workindependently

25%

PHILADELPHIA

DALLAS

PHOENIX

SAN DIEGO