What are the Top Qualities Employers are looking for in Candidates
Every employer has had experience with both good and bad
employees. For this they all have a pretty good idea of what they want more of.
Intelligence:
In every study, it has been found that fully 76 percent of
the productivity and contribution of an employee will be determined by his or
her level of intelligence. Intelligence in this sense means the ability to
plan, to organize, to set priorities, to solve problems, and to get the job
done. Intelligence refers to your level of common sense and your practical
ability to deal with the day-to-day challenges of the job. The key to
demonstrating your intelligence is for you to ask intelligent questions. One of
the hallmarks of intelligence that is immediately evident is curiosity. The
more you ask good questions and listen to the answers, the smarter you appear.
Leadership ability:
Leadership is the willingness and the desire to accept
responsibility for results. It’s the ability to take charge, to volunteer for
assignments, and to accept accountability for achieving the required results of
those assignments.
The mark of the leader is that he or she does not make
excuses. You demonstrate your willingness to be a leader in the organization by
offering to take charge of achieving company goals and then committing yourself
to performing at high levels.
Integrity:
It’s probably the most important single quality for
long-term success in life and at work. Integrity begins by being true to
yourself. This means that you are perfectly honest with yourself and in your
relationships with others. You are willing to admit your strengths and
weaknesses. You are willing to admit where you have made mistakes in the past.
Especially, you demonstrate loyalty. You never say anything negative about a
previous employer or a person whom you have worked with or for. Even if you
were fired from a previous job, never say anything negative or critical.
Likability:
Employers like people who are warm, friendly, easygoing, and
cooperative with others. Employers are looking for people who can join the team
and be part of the work family.
Men and women with good personalities are invariably more
popular and more effective at whatever they do. Teamwork is the key to business
success. Your experience in working as part of a team in the past and your
willingness to work as part of a team in the future can be among the most
attractive things about you in applying for a job.
Competence:
We mentioned this earlier. Competence is hugely important to
your success. It is really the foundation of everything that happens to you in
your career.
In its simplest terms, competence is the ability to get the
job done. It is the ability to set priorities, to separate the relevant from
the irrelevant tasks, and then to concentrate single-mindedly until the job is
complete.
Courage:
This is the willingness to take risks. Courage also means
the willingness to accept challenges, the willingness to take on big jobs or
even new jobs where there is a high degree of uncertainty and the possibility
of failure.
Courage also means the willingness to speak up and say
exactly what you think and feel in a difficult situation. Employers admire men
and women who are not afraid to speak their minds. And you demonstrate this in
a job interview when you ask frank and direct questions about the company, the
position, and the future that you might have with the organization
Inner strength:
Inner strength means that you have the determination and the
ability to persevere in the face of adversity. Inner strength means that you
have the quality of persistence when the going gets rough. You demonstrate
inner strength when you remain calm, cool, and relaxed during the job
interview. If you are calm and cool during the interview, it is a good
indication that you will be calm and cool in the inevitable crises that occur
during the day-to- day operations of the company.
Above all, it is your character, which is the sum total of
all your positive qualities, that will have the greatest impact on whether you
get the job you want. Your job now is to continue working on your character by
practicing the behaviors of top people at every opportunity.
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