Energizer_Bunny
08-17-04, 11:47 PM
23 Traits Universally Admired By Employers
In addition to your skills, experience, education, and training, employers look for certain intangible assets. If your competition has more skills, more experience, and more education than you do, you can make up your deficits and still land the job you want by projecting a series of personality traits that are universally sought and admired by all successful companies. Projecting these key traits during an interview can help you win the job that you are looking for.
PERSONAL PROFILE
1. Drive: Goal oriented
2. Motivation: A company is looking for candidates who will accept added challenges and do whatever it takes to get the job done right.
3. Communication Skills: The ability to speak and write effectively to people at all levels in a company is highly valued.
4. Chemistry: The interviewer is looking for someone who wears a smile, has confidence without self-importance, gets along with others, and who is a team player.
5. Energy: Someone who goes the extra mile and who is contagious in a positive manner to others.
6. Enthusiasm: Someone who has passion for their work – possesses a can-do attitude – who projects positive energy.
7. Commitment: Someone who stays the course, who follows everything through to completion, someone who gets the job done, someone who understands, supports, and works toward the company’s mission and objectives.
8. Interest: Someone who is not in it just for a quick buck; someone who genuinely wants to be in the position and who wants to work for the company.
9. Determination: Someone who does not shrink away from a problem or backs off when the situation gets tough; someone who does not get rattled; someone who has an unshakeable resolve.
10. Confidence: Not being a braggart. Someone who possesses poise. Being friendly, honest, and open to all employees regardless of their position. Not intimidated by upper management. Not being overly familiar.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
11. Reliability: Personal follow-up, not relying on someone else to ensure the job is done right
12. Honesty / Integrity: Taking responsibility for your actions (good or bad). Always making decisions in the best interest of the company and not on your personal preference
13. Pride: Taking satisfaction in a job well done
14. Dedication: Do whatever it takes, in time and effort, to see a project through to the end
15. Analytical / Problem-Solving Skills: Weighing the pros and cons of a situation. Not jumping at the first solution to a problem without contemplating the short and long-term benefits of that solution against all possible negatives
16. Listening Skills: Listening and understanding. Not just waiting for your turn to speak
ACHIEVEMENT PROFILE
17. Money-Saving Ability: Every penny saved by your ideas, actions, and influence is a penny earned for the company
18. Time-Saving Ability: Every moment saved by your ideas, actions, and influence enables your company to save money and make more in the additional time available
19. Money-Earned Ability: Generating revenue is the goal of every company
BUSINESS PROFILE
20. Efficiency-Minded: Always keeping an eye open for the most efficient use of time, effort, resources, and money
21. Economy-Minded: Choosing the most economical course of action and solution to a problem
22. Procedure-Oriented: Policies and Procedures exist for a reason – they are there to keep things running smoothly and efficiently and to keep the company profitable. If you can improve them, great! Speak with your boss about your ideas for improvement.
23. Profit-Oriented: Bottom line: That is why companies are in business
(Adapted and Modified from Martin Yate))
In addition to your skills, experience, education, and training, employers look for certain intangible assets. If your competition has more skills, more experience, and more education than you do, you can make up your deficits and still land the job you want by projecting a series of personality traits that are universally sought and admired by all successful companies. Projecting these key traits during an interview can help you win the job that you are looking for.
PERSONAL PROFILE
1. Drive: Goal oriented
2. Motivation: A company is looking for candidates who will accept added challenges and do whatever it takes to get the job done right.
3. Communication Skills: The ability to speak and write effectively to people at all levels in a company is highly valued.
4. Chemistry: The interviewer is looking for someone who wears a smile, has confidence without self-importance, gets along with others, and who is a team player.
5. Energy: Someone who goes the extra mile and who is contagious in a positive manner to others.
6. Enthusiasm: Someone who has passion for their work – possesses a can-do attitude – who projects positive energy.
7. Commitment: Someone who stays the course, who follows everything through to completion, someone who gets the job done, someone who understands, supports, and works toward the company’s mission and objectives.
8. Interest: Someone who is not in it just for a quick buck; someone who genuinely wants to be in the position and who wants to work for the company.
9. Determination: Someone who does not shrink away from a problem or backs off when the situation gets tough; someone who does not get rattled; someone who has an unshakeable resolve.
10. Confidence: Not being a braggart. Someone who possesses poise. Being friendly, honest, and open to all employees regardless of their position. Not intimidated by upper management. Not being overly familiar.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
11. Reliability: Personal follow-up, not relying on someone else to ensure the job is done right
12. Honesty / Integrity: Taking responsibility for your actions (good or bad). Always making decisions in the best interest of the company and not on your personal preference
13. Pride: Taking satisfaction in a job well done
14. Dedication: Do whatever it takes, in time and effort, to see a project through to the end
15. Analytical / Problem-Solving Skills: Weighing the pros and cons of a situation. Not jumping at the first solution to a problem without contemplating the short and long-term benefits of that solution against all possible negatives
16. Listening Skills: Listening and understanding. Not just waiting for your turn to speak
ACHIEVEMENT PROFILE
17. Money-Saving Ability: Every penny saved by your ideas, actions, and influence is a penny earned for the company
18. Time-Saving Ability: Every moment saved by your ideas, actions, and influence enables your company to save money and make more in the additional time available
19. Money-Earned Ability: Generating revenue is the goal of every company
BUSINESS PROFILE
20. Efficiency-Minded: Always keeping an eye open for the most efficient use of time, effort, resources, and money
21. Economy-Minded: Choosing the most economical course of action and solution to a problem
22. Procedure-Oriented: Policies and Procedures exist for a reason – they are there to keep things running smoothly and efficiently and to keep the company profitable. If you can improve them, great! Speak with your boss about your ideas for improvement.
23. Profit-Oriented: Bottom line: That is why companies are in business
(Adapted and Modified from Martin Yate))