Natural curiosity, good communication skills and the ability to assimilate and interpret information quickly are all traits that a good underwriter should possess.

Where the printing press democratised the interpretation of information, the internet offers us the opportunity not just to interpret information but to mould it however we want.

Employers, however, wanted students with the ability to work as a team and to interpret information and then to communicate it effectively, she said.

With many different sources from which to interpret information, the messages may differ and be difficult to interpret.

Students are also required to interpret information based on graphical stimuli such as statistical charts, memos, signs, short texts, notices and pictures.