Every organisation, whether it is a multi-national company, a major national or regional business, a small business, a third sector business, a charity or a government department/ Agency, needs a workforce that is commercially aware. The focus, structure and scale of the various operations set out above might be different but all will have customers or clients, suppliers and employees and each will need to do business or carry out transactions and agree contracts with a range of stakeholders. When looking for potential recruits most employers will therefore look to assess whether you have commercial awareness and can demonstrate some understanding of, and interest in, how their business operates, what markets they serve and who their competitors are.