What Employers Are Looking For
April 26, 2017
One of the key strengths of a Bachelor's Degree is the breadth of your skills and experience.
Your degree is designed, in part, to prepare you for jobs that don't yet exist and so that you can be adaptable as the job market shifts with new technologies and changes. It isn't all about acquiring hands-on skills, but also the continual development of non-technical competencies that develop your career and you as an individual. Some of the top skills you're developing and that translate directly to employable traits are included below:
Highlighted Skills Canadian Employers Look For | Ways to Improve or Gain Experience |
| Career & Self-Development Developing oneself through career-based opportunities, continual personal and professional learning and self-awareness |
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| Communication Exchanging information and opinions with others effectively |
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| Critical Thinking Adapting and being resourceful to different situational contexts using logical analysis |
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| Equity & Inclusion Practice inclusion of people from different local and global cultures |
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| Leadership Taking initiative on personal and team organizational goals |
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| Professionalism Adapt to work environments through proper work habits with the consideration for the larger work community |
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| Teamwork Work towards common goals and take into the account others' opinions and responsibilities through collaborative relationships |
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| Technology Complete tasks and goals by ethically/effectively utilizing technologies |
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*The skills above are presented in random order and do not indicate rank of importance.
Adapted from National Association of Colleges and Universities (2023) and UBC Career Centre (2023)
