Communication skills

(writing, public speaking andconversational. Foreign languagecompetence is often mentioned aswell)

Work experience

(employment history, preferably experiencerelevant to the job you presently seek)

Motivation/initiative

(commitment to life-long learning, evidence ofprojects undertaken and completed, evidence ofability to meet challenges)

Teamwork skills

(evidence of success in working with others)

Leadership abilities

(evidence that you have ability to lead groupseffectively, achieving group goals.)

GPA/ academic

(good GPA, broad exposure to liberal arts andrecord sciences, job-relevant course work)

Technical skills

(especially computer and other technical skills thatwill be directly employed in the workplace)

Interpersonal skills

(effective interact ional style)

Analytical skills

(reasoning, problem solving skills, statisticalcompetence)

Ethics

 (integrity, social and personal responsibility)