Why are employability skills important to employers?

Your degree will have provided you with a whole host of subject-specific and transferrable skills. Despite this it's imperative that you convey how you've gained the core attributes that you think would make you a worthwhile addition to the organisation. Here are some of the most common key skills that graduate employers expect you to demonstrate. It's vital that you understand these skills, and how you can show that you've developed them, in order to write a successful job application.