Essential Graduate Skills List
Adaptability
The ability of a person to change thier actions, course or approach to doing or interpreting things in order to suit a new situation or environment.Analytical Skills
The ability to work with data – that is, to see patterns, trends and things of note and to draw meaningful conclusions from them as well as to understand what data is relevant within your industry.Commercial Awareness
A person’s general knowledge of business, their business experiences (or work experience) and, specifically, their understanding of the industry which they are applying to join.Communication Skills
Communication skills are abilities you use when giving and receiving different kinds of information. Communication skills involve listening, speaking, observing and empathizing and the mastery of communication channels.Emotional Intelligence
Is the capacity to be aware of, control, and express your emotions in different situations, and to handle interpersonal relationships with appropriate decision making and with empathy.Finance Skills
The ability to develop, manage, understand and control financial accounts and budgets. It also includes understanding the principles of financial control, financial risk and best value whilst managing money.IT Literate
To have the knowledge and ability to use computers and understand relevant technology and programmes to complete roles effectively.Initiative
The ability to assess situations with an independent view and then take the opportunity to control a situation or solve a problem.Leadership
The ability to use your own toolkit of skills to motivate and inspire others to get to a common goal or solution. Leadership is seen as a collection of skills rolled into one.Meeting Skills
The ability to either run effective meetings through a confident and clear approach or to ensure your contributions to a meeting are meaningful and competent through effective communication.Negotiation
The ability to facilitate effective back-and-forth communication designed to reach an agreement when you and the other side have some interests that are shared and others that are opposed.Project Management
The practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria at a specified time.Team Work
The ability to work with others in a meaningful way to achieve a shared goal or outcome.Time Management
The ability to plan and exercise conscious control of time spent on specific activities, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity.