When it comes to the importance of candidate skills/qualities, employers are looking for team players and candidates who have strong verbal communication skills, according to respondents to NACE’s Job Outlook 2012 survey.
The top 5 Skills/Qualities employers disire as ranked by respondents, with a rank of 5.0 being most important and 1.0 being least important, are:
- Ability to work in a team structure 4.60
- Ability to verbally communicate with persons inside and outside the organization 4.59
- Ability to make decisions and solve problems 4.49
- Ability to obtain and process information 4.46
- Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work 4.45
