What employability skills are employers looking for in their new employees?
Employability skills are those basic skills necessary for getting, keeping and doing well on a job. Employers now seek for their employees to possess employability skills in addition to academic qualifications. Employability skills, while categorized in many different ways, are generally divided into three skill sets: (a) basic academic skills, (b) higher-order thinking skills and (c) personal qualities. The three skill sets are typically broken down into more detailed skill sets.
