Some important skills include:

1.  Information and communication skills: be familiar with information and meda literacy, as well as communication in all formats.

2.  Thinking and problem-solving: this includes critical thinking; problem identification, formulation, and solution; creativity and intellectual curiousity.

3.  Interpersonal and self-identification skills: interpersonal and collaboration skills; self-direction; accountability and adaptability; social responsibility.

4.  Global awareness

5.  Financial, economic, and business literacy: these skills will be helpful in many career paths, as well as workplace productivity.

6.  Civic literacy

Check out this web site for more detailed information; this is the leading advocacy organization infusing 21st century skills into education.

www.21stcenturyskills.org

What do today's employers look for when they hire?

Learning and Working the Collaborative Age: A New Model for the Workplaces:

http://www.edutopia.org/randy-nelson-school-to-career-video

Pixar University's Randy Nelson explains what schools must do to prepare students for jobs in new media.