10 qualities employers look out for

There are some key qualities employers look out for when recruiting and they include:

1. Detail oriented

Employers love individuals who pay attention to detail – A wrongly spelt word or a grammatical error has been known to hurt brands. For instance, spelling ‘Tecno’ as ‘Techno’ is a mistake that could take millions to rectify. So, employers love men and women who pay enough attention to detail in their work to avoid slips of this nature.

 

2. Team Player

Are you a team player or are you that kind of person who believes solely in your skills. Or maybe we should ask you this way: Do you operate like a Luis Suarez?

…Tied with Messi for the highest assist in the La Liga this season and known for his ability to work within a team.

…Or are you like Arjen Robben?

…who was repeatedly voted as the most selfish player in Europe by fellow footballers and sport writers

3. Ability to learn

You should love to learn and the reason is just simple. No man is an island, which explains why employers love individuals who are eager to develop their skill-set and improve themselves.

 

 

4. Leadership skills

There are always two kinds of leaders – Good ones and bad ones and usually, employers do not need to rocket science to find out where you belong. Your CV and how you respond to interview questions go a long way in showing where you belong. So, if you’ve got great leadership skills, good for you and if you’re not so great at it, work on it.

 

5. Thinking outside the box

Are you the type to take the initiative and come up with an out-of-the-box idea to move an organisation closer to its goals or do you just sit behind your desk waiting for instructions? Employers love people who are creative and have fresh ideas.

 

6. Drive and enthusiasm

Some employees are highly enthusiastic about completing their tasks and looking forward to the next one while we have those who take forever to complete any given task and might even sigh whenever tasks are assigned to them. Which of these two are you? It’s important to ask yourself this question because employers have a natural soft spot for the former.

 

 

7. Communication skills

Too many people tend to take this for granted. it is important to be able to express yourself and it is even more important to be seen to be able to do so. Communication is an integral part of a job. No employer wants to hire a person who cannot communicate effectively.

This should not be you

 

Communication is very important especially within a team

 

8. Ability to stay calm under pressure

What usually happens to you when you are put under pressure? Do you stay calm and focus on the job or do you crack and explode like fireworks? Employers go for individuals who are able to handle the pressure that often comes with meeting deadlines and multitasking.

 

9. Organisational and management skills

Employers are always glad to hire people who have good management skills. Projects have been known to fail and succeed over this singular skill and it covers management of time, resources and decision-making capacity.

 

10. Ability to be flexible

Are the kind of person who can accomplish a task in more than one way? Do you find creative ways of dealing with tasks and deadlines. When you find yourself against a wall, do you collapse against it or do you knock a hole into it and keep moving? How you answer these questions go a long way in determining what employers think about you. The more flexible you are, the higher your chances of getting hired.

Find a way to be like this

 

..And not like this