What Skills Are Employers Looking for Now?

The attributes that employers are looking for are changing. AILACT (Association for Informal Logic & Critical Thinking https://ailact.wordpress.com/) has posted several articles about this topic. The upshot is that their emphasis in hiring is less on technical skills and more on soft skills (including many that are subsumed under critical thinking):

https://www.naceweb.org/talent-acquisition/candidate-selection/the-key-attributes-employers-are-looking-for-on-graduates-resumes

In descending order of importance:

• A strong work ethic;
• Written and verbal communication skills;
• Analytical/quantitative skills;
• Flexibility/adaptability; and
• Technical skills.

Check out these other articles with graphs and stats illustrating the shift over time of how employers are shifting their emphasis of hirees”

Leadership in Engineering: What It Is & Why It’s Important

https://online.hbs.edu/blog/post/leadership-in-engineering

How College Contributes to Workforce Success

https://www.fierce-network.com/leadership/how-college-contributes-workforce-success#:~:text=Lastly%2C%20a%20few%20key%20takeaways%20from%20the%20report,in%20the%20preparation%20of%20college%20graduates%20for%20work.