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    Which Transferable Skills are Most in Demand by Employers?

    • Every career expert has a different list of skills most in demand by employers (although certain items, such as teamwork, interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills, appear on almost all lists).
    • Familiarize yourself with these lists of most in-demand skills so you know what skills to play up on your resume.
    • The most important in-demand skills are the ones that are in demand in YOUR FIELD. Get to know what those are.
    • Here's one career expert's (Donald Asher in From College to Career: Entry-Level Resumes) list of the skills most in demand by employers:
      • Ability to acquire new technical, analytical, or computer skills quickly
      • Teamwork skills
      • The ability to sell ideas and persuade others
      • Creative problem-solving talents
      • Ability to follow orders
      • Leadership aptitude
      • Drive, stamina, strong work ethic
      • Intelligence
      • Diligence, "stick-to-itiveness"
      • Initiative
      • Ability to acquire foreign languages
      • Ambition
      • Reliability

    • See also our article, What Do Employers Really Want? Top Skills and Values Employers Seek from Job-Seekers




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