Problem solving ranked by employers as the most important skill for their employees – above leadership and creativity

LifeSkills created by Barclays asked UK employers across a range of different sectors and industries to choose the skills that matter most to them when building their workforce.

LifeSkills created by Barclays asked UK employers across a range of different sectors and industries to choose the skills that matter most to them when building their workforce.

The seven core skills identified are:

1. Proactivity

2. Adaptability

3. Leadership

4. Creativity

5. Resilience

6. Communication, and

7. Problem solving

When asked which of these seven core skills was the most important, problem solving was number one, ranking higher than creativity, leadership or communication.

However, when employers were asked to identify the skills that had become more important over the last 10 years, adaptability came out highest for 61% of employers.

Looking ahead, businesses say the most important skill they want to see in their workforce over the next 10 years is communication, with 35% of employers believing this will become ‘extremely important’ in the next decade. Adaptability followed in second place.

For more information vist - https://www.fenews.co.uk/press-releases/29825-problem-solving-ranked-by-employers-as-the-most-important-skill-for-their-employees-above-leadership-and-creativity