More than ever, employers want employees who can produce results! Here are five qualities employers seek in such employees.1.Attitude. You hear a lot about folks with “an attitude”. If you’ve got “an attitude”, lose it! Employers want employees with these attitudes:
·“Can do” attitude ·“I’m willing to risk failing to give it a go” attitude ·“I’m willing to apply myself and learn” attitude
Smart employers hire for attitude and train for skill.
2.Process Thinkers. Doing your work well used to be good enough. Now employers need workers that both do their work well and think about how they do their work simultaneously!
Do you ever perform a task more than once? Do you do it
same way second time? Shame on you if you do! Think about what can be done:
·Faster ·With less effort ·Smarter
Then change how you do it. Your employer will love you for it!
3.Problem Solvers. Face it, we consume someone else’s product at work and produce a product for someone else. How well you manage chain above you and support chain below you effects how well company works. Employers want folks who know how they affect everyone else’s work and affect it positively.
Communicate clearly what you need from folks who produce product you use. Be receptive to needs of consumers of your product. You’re all working to accomplish same goal – make process as smooth as possible for everyone!
4.Emotional Intelligence. I rode subway to and from work in Washington, D.C. for over 20 years. If I had a nickel for every conversation I overhead about bickering, uncooperative co-workers, I’d never have to work another day in my life!
Employers want employees who are:
