What Skills Make a ‘job Ready’ Public Servant? 

Demand for talent with soft skills

If you are a job-seeker gunning for a job in the public service, current market conditions are favourable but standing out as a candidate who best fits the bill will always help your chances. 

This is what those shaping policy on how to hire the best public servants have earmarked as the most desirable, ‘job ready’ skills:

Resilience and personal management, including prioritisation, time management and delivery.

Teamwork and collaboration.

Communication – in particular quality argumentation and writing skills.

Learning agility, curiosity and creativity.

Critical thinking, judgement, problem-solving, research and analysis skills, which includes a level of data literacy employers expect of prospective employees.