What skills do employers seek in job candidates?
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A study of nine metropolitan cities reveals that the top skills employers want differ by city.
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- 1. What skills are employers seeking in job candidates? Ability to work independently Critical thinking and problem-solving Interpersonal communication Ability and willingness to learn new skills Collaboration/ teamwork PITTSBURGH What’s the most important skill to employers? 76% Ability to work independently What top three skills are crucial when hiring workers? 36% Critical thinking & problem-solving 33% Ability & willingness to learn new skills 29% Ability to work independently Is continuing education important to employers? 37% Very important SAN DIEGO PHILADELPHIA What’s the most important skill to employers? 70% What’s the most important skill to employers? Ability and willingness to learn new skills 71% What top three skills are crucial when hiring workers? 42% Critical thinking & problem-solving 32% Collaboration/ teamwork What top three skills are crucial when hiring workers? 25% MIAMI Ability to work independently Is continuing education important to employers? 38% Very important PHOENIX What’s the most important skill to employers? to 77% Abilitydeadlines meet What top three skills are crucial when hiring workers? 41% Critical thinking & problem-solving 30% Ability & willingness to learn new skills Is continuing education important to employers? 30% Collaboration/ teamwork Critical thinking & problem-solving What’s the most important skill to employers? KANSAS CITY 76% Interpersonal communication What top three skills are crucial when hiring workers? What’s the most important skill to employers? 78% Interpersonal communication 43% What top three skills are crucial when hiring workers? 50% Critical thinking & problem-solving 38% Collaboration/ teamwork Critical thinking & problem-solving 35% DALLAS What’s the most important skill to employers? 72% Collaboration/ teamwork What top three skills are crucial when hiring workers? 27% Ability & willingness to learn new skills 27% Collaboration/ teamwork 25% Ability to work independently Is continuing education important to employers? Critical thinking & problem-solving 38% 25% Collaboration/ teamwork Ability to work independently Is continuing education important to employers? 39% Very important 22% Ability & willingness to learn new skills 47% Very important Is continuing education important to employers? 40%Very important Interpersonal communication Is continuing education important to employers? Interpersonal communication 32% Very important 34% 39% WASHINGTON, D.C. What’s the most important skill to employers? 69% Critical thinking & problem-solving What top three skills are crucial when hiring workers? NASHVILLE What’s the most important skill to employers? 73% Critical thinking & problem-solving What top three skills are crucial when hiring workers? 46% Critical thinking & problem-solving 34% Collaboration/ teamwork 36% Critical thinking & problem-solving 31% Collaboration/ teamwork 26% Interpersonal communication Is continuing education important to employers? 39% Very important 30% Interpersonal communication Is continuing education important to employers? 41% Very important 37% Very important 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. Designer: Naureen Saira | Writer:Shadi Mirza