Skills And Attributes Valued By Employers

There are many different skills and attributes that are valued by employers, different employers may be looking for different skills and attributes that may be better suited for the job. A skill is something like a talent or something you are good at it could range from being good at dancing to having skills in web design whilst an attribute it’s a personal trait such as being a nice or kind person or a good listener they would be general attributes.

Specific attributes are attributes that would relate to your role in the job you are applying for, it means that they may not be necessary for every job but for this one you would probably need them. An example of a specific attribute would be being able to drive to work or certain job might require you to be able to work with Microsoft word etc.

General attributes would be things such as having good numeracy skills or being able to present information well, these skills would be skills most people would probably already have acquired and would be necessary for a majority of jobs.

Attitudes would be specific things about yourself such as being a kind person etc, they aren’t the most necessary of skills for a job but some jobs may actually require them for example if you worked in a care home or as a waiter you would have to be a nice person or if you worked in web design or an artist you would have to be quite creative

Skills:

ICT Skills:

ICT skills can be something like a skill with a certain computer program or knowing how to put a computer together you may also need qualifications to be able to prove that you are able to do these things a lot of employers look to see if you have a good technical knowledge for certain jobs such as a Technician as you would be fixing computers a lot.

Organisational Skills:

These skills are how you are able to work inside an organisation this can help you if you are in the type of jobs that involve a lot of moving about or paper work so you can keep your work organized so you can find everything.

Time Management Skills:

Time management is how you are in control with you time, like being able to meet deadlines or be punctual by getting to work on time or making sure you haven’t piled up all your work for one day this would be used in most jobs etc.

Team Working Skills:

Team working is how well you work with a team, it means if you can get other people involved and contribute well to the problem at hand like nowadays in programming you work in teams of people instead of sitting in a dark room by yourself working away until the work is done.

Numeracy Skills:

This is your ability to work with numbers such as multiplying and dividing and other mathematics this is a necessity for every job whether it is in ICT or not but it would be used more frequently in jobs such as accounting or working as a financial adviser or any other job involving money this might also include jobs such as cashier.

Attitudes:-

Dedication:

Dedication is being able to put in the extra effort it takes to satisfy an important customer, or get the training necessary to achieve their goals. They must enjoy their job and want to get higher up in the organization to be dedicated to their job.

Dependability:

Dependability means how much you can count on someone, most employers would be looking for someone that they could depend on to be able to get into work on short notice or if an accident happens , they would also like to be able to depend on someone to finish their work by a certain time or to get a package etc delivered somewhere.

Productive:

Employers will most likely be looking for a person who would produce a good amount of work while they are in the workplace an employer wouldn’t really be looking for the type of person who would do the slightest amount of work then goof off for the rest of the day.

Problem Solving:

Most employers will be looking for problem solving skills because when you are in a job you may encounter a few problems but if you are good at problem solving you will be able to find out what the problem is and over come it this happens in every job, things don’t always go smoothly.



Confidence:
A lot of employers will be looking for someone who is confident, this can mean things such as if they are confident in their work and think that they have done well and look forward to feedback from their employer, if a person wasn't too confident they may not want to hand their work in as they are not confident it is good enough.