Understanding the developmental and contextual nature of social and emotional competencies has always been a key concern of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), including the ways students and adults use core social and emotional competencies in preparation for and within their work-life. The current labor market requires employees to have social and emotional skills more than any other recent trend in workforce demands, yet there is no clear alignment between the social and emotional skills developed in K-12 and workforce skills. This brief begins to define the relationship between social and emotional competencies and the skills today's employers seek in the workplace for state and district policymakers, educators (e.g., classroom and CTE teachers), and the business community. In this report, the authors first provide an overview of social and emotional competences (as defined by CASEL) and then describe the skills employers seek from employees. They then connect these frameworks, embedding employability skills within the social and emotional competencies framework. This brief provides perspective to help state and district leaders begin to use language and practices that support students' success in both schools and the workforce.