What Employers want
Based on the Association of Higher Education Career Services (AHECS) Graduate Recruitment & Employability Survey, the factors that employers considered important at when shortlisting graduates include
- Relevant work experience (68%)
- Overall academic results (68%)
- Relevance of degree to position (57%)
- Proven employability skills (43%)
- Extracurricular Involvements (32%)
Figures from http://www.ahecs.ie/sites/default/files/2017-04/AHECS-Graduate-Recruitment-Employability-Survey-2013.pdf
Top five employability skills identified are
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Positive attitude
- Communication & literacy skills
- Development of business and customer awareness
- Problem solving