Initial Publication Date: April 13, 2015

Know What Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Employers are Looking For

Written by Carol Ormand, based on ideas compiled from the 2007 workshop on the Role of Departments in Preparing Future Geoscience Professionals.

To prepare your students for their professional careers, you'll have to know what knowledge, skills and abilities their future employers are looking for. While every career (and every job) is different, the resources below can help to guide your choices.

Employer and Employee Perspectives

This collection of interviews of employers and employees within the geosciences focuses on what knowledge, skills and abilities are most useful in entry-level positions. Employers tell us what makes some candidates stand out from the competition, while recently employed graduates offer their advice to job candidates.

Read a variety of employer and employee perspectives and career profiles for different sectors of the future workforce, available from the InTeGrate project.