What Skills Employers Are Looking In Fresh Graduate? Jobs, Salary
QS Ranking 2023: Around 26,742 employers from various industries across the world responded to the survey. Of these, more than half of the surveyed employers (that is 56%) were based in the Asia-pacific region, 28% in Europe, 10% in Africa and the Middle East and remaining in Latin America and North America.
(QS) Ranking 2023, QS Survey: Communication, team work, problem-solving capabilities, and flexibility are the skills employers are looking for in fresh graduates, as per a latest survey by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a company that conducts research on the global education sector.
Around 26,742 employers from various industries and organizations across the world were asked to provide a list of skills that employers seek from new graduates. Of these, more than half the surveyed employers (that is 56%) were based in the Asia-Pacific region, 28% in Europe, 10% in Africa and the Middle East and remaining in Latin America and North America.
Globally, the survey found that the skills that employers deem to be important in new graduate hires are communication, teamwork, problem-solving and flexibility. “This is unsurprising given these skills are critical to creating an efficient and positive working dynamic among teams, but may be particularly beneficial skills in the new working environment that many businesses are currently adopting – mainly remote, hybrid working, with more flexible hours,” the report states.
The survey also had a skills-gap indicator to identify gaps that could potentially be filled. Problem-solving skills was recognised as the area that employers are least satisfied with. Employers indicated they were most satisfied with the technical literacy of new graduates.
Apart from value communication, teamwork, flexibility and problem-solving, employers in the Asia-Pacific region also value interpersonal skills, commercial awareness and negotiating skills. While in the North American region, communication was in high demand, not much importance was given to negotiation skills or commercial awareness.
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