Want your job application to stand out? Employers say they look for these six skills
A study by the National Foundation for Educational Research identifies six key transferable skills, such as communication and problem-solving, that are essential for job seekers. These skills are increasingly important as AI and automation threaten to displace millions of low-to-mid-level jobs by 2035.
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Understanding the evolving labor market is critical for workforce development and individual career planning in the age of automation.
Image source, Hannah Karpel/BBC Image caption, Lynn Bassett, Barbour's HR director, values workers who can build positive relationships within a team
The ability to communicate, collaborate and solve problems are among skills that employers say they are looking for in potential job hires.
In a major five-year study, the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) identified six key transferable skills that will count as much as qualifications in getting and keeping a job in the coming decade.
It comes as NFER research, published last year , external , suggests it may become even harder to find a job as AI and automation could see up to three million low- to mid-level jobs disappearing by 2035.
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