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10 Skills for the Future
by Bill Complin
(Author of 10 Things Employers Want You To Learn in
College)
(1) Work Ethic, including self-motivation &
time management
(2) Physical skills, e.g., maintaining one’s health
and good appearance
(3) Verbal (oral) communication, including
one-on-one and in a group
(4) Written communication, including editing and
proofing one’s work
(5) Working directly with people, relationship
building, and team work.
(6) Influencing people, including effective
salesmanship and leadership
(7) Gathering information through various media and
keeping it organized
(8) Using quantitative tools, e.g., statistics,
graphs, or spreadsheets
(9) Asking and answering the right questions,
evaluating information, and applying knowledge
(10)Solving
problems, including identifying problems, developing possible solutions & launching solutions