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title: "Forbes.com: Employers Are Looking for These Skills from Millennials in 2017"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8fc9a2da-c1e1-4a33-9bb9-1c08712b47a0
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nolimitagency/forbescom-employers-are-looking-for-these-skills-from-millennials-in-2017-9168
category: "Finance"
topics: ["Finance & M&A"]
published: 2017-01-07T17:12:43.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:12:42.429Z
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# Forbes.com: Employers Are Looking for These Skills from Millennials in 2017

**TL;DR:** Top employers are looking for specific skills from millennial hires in 2017, including leadership, communication, attention, experience, agility, and humility. No Limit Agency CEO Nick Powills emphasizes the importance of grit in a candidate's story.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-01-07. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nolimitagency/forbescom-employers-are-looking-for-these-skills-from-millennials-in-2017-9168).*

## Story

Top employers are looking for specific skills from millennial hires in 2017. In addition to typical leadership and communication skills, recruits should exhibit proof of attention, experience, agility and humility.

When asked what's of the utmost importance within this set of skills, No Limit Agency CEO Nick Powills says grit will give insight into a candidate's potential agility.

“If you can find grit in their story, such as having been told no or that they're not good enough, that turns into a soft personality trait I'm looking for," Powills said.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- Nick Powills (person)
- Forbes (company)
- leadership skills (topic)
- communication skills (topic)
- millennial skills (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nolimitagency/forbescom-employers-are-looking-for-these-skills-from-millennials-in-2017-9168). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8fc9a2da-c1e1-4a33-9bb9-1c08712b47a0).