Most Important Skills Today (article)

“Reskilling for technical skills is typically driven by structured education with a defined objective with a clear start and end, building behavioral skills takes more time and is more complex.”

Amy Wright, IBM Managing Director

1. Willingness to be flexible, agile and adaptable to change

2. Time management skills and ability to prioritize

3. Ability to work effectively in team environments

4. Ability to communicate effectively in business context

5. Analytics skills and business acumen

6. Technical core capabilities for STEM

7. Capacity for innovation and creativity

8. Basic computer and software/application skills

9. Ethics and integrity

10. Foreign language proficiency

11. Fundamental core capabilities around reading, writing and arithmetic

12. Industry- or occupation-specific skills