Whether you’re applying for a leadership role or see yourself aspiring to management in the future, it’s important to know the five skills employers seek in a team leader. When it comes to deciding whether an employee could be a potential leader, employers look beyond specific experience and skills for strengths in communication, relationship building, directing others, decision making and efficiency.

In 2018, hiring employees is competitive and complicated. The rules and regulations for what you can and can’t ask in an interview change often and it can be hard to keep up. Questions about personal topics like marital status, race and health have been off limits for decades, but new bans are adding even more things to the list of topics you shouldn’t cover during the application process.