<p><&excl;--INFOLINKS&lowbar;OFF--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div ><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2013&sol;08&sol;classified-job-ad&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6420" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2013&sol;08&sol;classified-job-ad-300x200&period;jpg" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"200" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div>If you&&num;8217&semi;re looking for a new job&comma; you may be wondering what skills will pay off in today&&num;8217&semi;s competitive job market&period; Luckily for most job seekers&comma; soft skills or <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;gaining-transferable-skills-college&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">transferable skills<&sol;a> seem to be in high demand&period; No matter what your college major or professional background&comma; soft skills allow for transition from one career path to another&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;ziprecruiter&period;com&sol;">ZipRecruiter&period;com<&sol;a> analyzed 250&comma;000 job listings across a variety of industries to find the top skills hiring managers seek in new employees&period; Below are the most used key terms employers search for when hiring new talent&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3><b><u>Most used terms for Experience needed<&sol;u><&sol;b><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li>Communication &lpar;51&percnt;&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Time Management &lpar;21&percnt;&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Ability to work well within a team &lpar;19&percnt;&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Independent Motivation &lpar;12&percnt;&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Specific experience in Microsoft Office &lpar;11&percnt;&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Ability to work in fast-paced environment &lpar;7&percnt;&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Background check required &lpar;6&percnt;&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h3><b><u>Most used terms for Education needed<&sol;u><&sol;b><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li>High School Education &lpar;25&percnt;&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Bachelor&&num;8217&semi;s Degree &lpar;8&percnt;&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;8613" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-8613" style&equals;"width&colon; 587px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;new&lowbar;employee&lowbar;experience&lowbar;graph&period;png"><img class&equals;" wp-image-8613" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;new&lowbar;employee&lowbar;experience&lowbar;graph&period;png" alt&equals;"new&lowbar;employee&lowbar;experience&lowbar;graph" width&equals;"587" height&equals;"391" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-8613" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Image via ZipRecruiter&period;com<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>Read the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;ziprecruiter&period;com&sol;blog&sol;job-skills-employers-want&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">full article at ZipRecruiter&period;com<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;