Free Lesson
The 5 Skills Getting You Hired in 2026 (And the 3 That Wont)
30 min
May 27, 2026 7:00 AM
What you'll learn
The 5 skills employers are actively screening for now
What's shifted in the last 18 months, why these skills are rising, and what each one looks like in a real application.
The 3 skills that used to matter, and quietly stopped
The things graduate advice still tells you to build, and why employers aren't weighting them like they did three years a
How to start building the right five, starting this week
Practical, low-cost moves to build evidence of the skills that actually count, before your next application goes in.
Why this topic matters
The skills that got graduates hired in 2022 aren't the same as the skills getting them hired now. Employers are looking for different things. Assessments are changing. The advice on most university careers pages hasn't caught up. This lesson breaks down the five skills actually moving the needle in 2026, the three quietly doing less than they used to, and how to start building the gap.
You'll learn from
Jasmine Hasmatali
Head of Marketing and Communications, Breakthrough Social Enterprise