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| Share of employers who deem a skill to be “very important” | Share of employers who report that recent graduates are “very well prepared” on a particular skill | Preparedness Gap |
| Work effectively in teams | 62% 48% | 14% | |
| Critical thinking skills | 60% 39% | 21% | |
| Analyze and interpret data | 57% 41% | 16% | |
| Application of knowledge/skills in real-world settings | 56% 39% | 17% | |
| Digital literacy | 55% 49% | 6% | |
| Communicate effectively through writing | 54% 44% | 10% | |
| Ethical judgement and reasoning | 54% 41% | 13% | |
| Demonstrate complex problem-solving skills | 54% 39% | 15% | |
| Communicate/work with people from different cultural backgrounds | 54% 43% | 10% | |
| Locate, evaluate, and use information in decision making | 53% 42% | 11% | |
| Creative thinking | 53% 46% | 7% | |
| Communicate effectively through speaking/presentation skills | 52% 41% | 11% | |
| Work with numbers and statistics | 52% 44% | 8% | |
| Integrate ideas/information across different settings and contexts | 51% 39% | 12% | |
| Civic skills/civic engagement | 41% 44% | 3% | |