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A study of nine metropolitan cities reveals that the top skills employers want differ by city.
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What skills are employers seeking in job candidates?
Interpersonalcommunication
What’s the most important skill to employers?
76%
Very important47%
Critical thinking &problem-solving
What top three skills are crucial whenhiring workers?
Is continuing education importantto employers?
43%Interpersonal
communication
34%Ability & willingness
to learn new skills
22%
Critical thinking &problem-solving
What’s the most important skill to employers?
69%
Very important39%
Critical thinking &problem-solving
What top three skills are crucial whenhiring workers?
Is continuing education importantto employers?
36%Collaboration/
teamwork
31%Interpersonal
communication
26%
Critical thinking &problem-solving
What’s the most important skill to employers?
73%
Very important41%
Critical thinking &problem-solving
What top three skills are crucial whenhiring workers?
Is continuing education importantto employers?
46%Collaboration/
teamwork
34%Interpersonal
communication
30%
Ability to workindependently
What’s the most important skill to employers?
76%
Very important37%
Critical thinking &problem-solving
What top three skills are crucial whenhiring workers?
Is continuing education importantto employers?
36%Ability & willingness
to learn new skills
33%Ability to workindependently
29%
Interpersonalcommunication
What’s the most important skill to employers?
78%
Very important32%
Critical thinking &problem-solving
What top three skills are crucial whenhiring workers?
Is continuing education importantto employers?
50%Collaboration/
teamwork
38%Interpersonal
communication
35%
Ability and willingnessto learn new skills
What’s the most important skill to employers?
70%
Very important38%
Critical thinking &problem-solving
What top three skills are crucial whenhiring workers?
Is continuing education importantto employers?
42%Collaboration/
teamwork
32%Ability to workindependently
25%
Ability tomeet deadlines
What’s the most important skill to employers?
77%
Very important40%
Critical thinking &problem-solving
What top three skills are crucial whenhiring workers?
Is continuing education importantto employers?
41%Ability & willingness
to learn new skills
30%Collaboration/
teamwork
30%
Collaboration/teamwork
What’s the most important skill to employers?
72%
Very important37%
Ability & willingnessto learn new skills
What top three skills are crucial whenhiring workers?
Is continuing education importantto employers?
27%Collaboration/
teamwork
27%Ability to workindependently
25%
Designer: Naureen Saira | Writer:Shadi Mirza
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.
Critical thinkingand problem-solving
Collaboration/teamwork
Ability to workindependently
Ability and willingnessto learn new skills
Interpersonalcommunication
NASHVILLE
MIAMI
WASHINGTON, D.C.
KANSAS CITY
PITTSBURGH
Critical thinking &problem-solving
What’s the most important skill to employers?
71%
Very important39%
Critical thinking &problem-solving
What top three skills are crucial whenhiring workers?
Is continuing education importantto employers?
39%Collaboration/
teamwork
38%Ability to workindependently
25%
PHILADELPHIA
DALLAS
PHOENIX
SAN DIEGO