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Resourcing | 85% of applicants have missed this essential skill on their CV

85% of applicants have missed this essential skill on their CV

Employing individuals with the desired skillsets can be difficult.

And, with a dire skills shortage currently shrouding the UK jobs market and the uncertainties of Brexit continuing to prevail, employers are finding it more complex to find people with the correct skills match.

New research conducted by Michael Page has found that the new favoured skill of 2019 is candidates yielding ‘adaptable’ traits.

Despite this being such a key skill that should be on every candidate’s radar, a whopping 85% failed to include this on their CVs.

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