2.5 Forum Activity: What are the top 10 soft skills employers are looking for?
Aim: Develop your awareness of soft and higher level skills valued by employers
Now you have you have voted for your choice of the most important soft skill, this forum provides and opportunity to discuss soft skills with your peers.
To increase your employability it’s important to be aware of the skills and experience that graduate employers are looking for. This includes not only technical skills but the higher level and softer skills required in contemporary businesses and organisations.
As you discuss this topic, think about skills you would be keen to further develop through your professional studies and further work experience.
Step 1: Reflect on the question ‘What do you think are the top ten soft skills employers are looking for?’
Step 2: List 10 soft skills which you consider to be most important for a graduate position in your field, and post your list to the Forum.
Step 3: Review and discuss. Look at the skills shared by other students and comment. Have other students selected different or similar skills? Select at least one student response to comment on and discuss.
Institute of Student Employers Development Survey (2018) Available at: https://ise.org.uk/
