Skills

How do I know which skills to prioritise for the future?

This video (3 mins) covers information on skills for the career you want.

Some professions, practices and businesses value particular skills. To see what skills employers want, visit the Prospects website and browse job profiles — either by sector or alphabetically.

Each job profile includes a 'Skills' section, which can help you spot the skills you’d like to improve.

Skills section of a Job Profile on Prospects

Skills I want to develop

Once you’ve chosen the skills you want to focus on, you can keep track of how you are developing them using the Graduate Attributes dashboard.

A screenshot of the 'Skills I want to develop' page on the Graduate Attributes dashboard

From the navigation bar, open the "Skills" menu and select "Skills I want to develop". You can pick up to five.

You can update your chosen skills anytime by clicking the "Edit" button in the top right corner of this page.

Click 'Get Started' or 'Explore More' to see a list of University events and activities that will help you develop that skill.

To review your selected skills, click 'My skills'.