"A recent survey of millennials by Deloitte indicates that students are also questioning how much their employers value their academic education. Deloitte found that the skills students gained in school -- time management, academic knowledge, teamwork and analytical skills -- were different from those that employers valued -- leadership, sales talent, general business knowledge and being entrepreneurial.
A report produced by Oxford Economics lists the qualities employers need most in future employees. Interestingly, skills one can learn through education and training -- such as statistical analysis, profit and loss management, and programming languages -- didn't make it to the top of the list. Instead, employers are looking for particularly human qualities in future hires: Relationship building, dealing with complexity and ambiguity, balancing opposing views, teaming and collaboration, co-creativity, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to manage diverse employees emerged as top priorities of hiring managers." See the results