Five Essential Skills for College Grads; The Majors Most Likely to Land Jobs
What skills do employers find most desirable in jobs candidates? Late last year the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania surveyed employers and came up with five and perhaps not surprisingly verbal communications skills topped the list.
Verbal Communication Skills
Strong Work Ethic
Teamwork Skills
Analytic Skills
Initiative
It would appear that these five skills are basic requirements only. And while the job market is improving, it seems the choice of academic major is the biggest factor in whether a student can expect to land a job before graduation.
Accounting, Business, Computer Science and Engineering majors were the big winners. Accounting majors came out on top with nearly 47% reporting receiving job offers, followed by business with 45%.
New undergraduates who had majored in English, foreign language and education fared less well. Fewer than 30% of respondents in those fields had job offers by graduation.
No indication of how double majors fared.
