There are a lot of articles out in cyberspace that are
talking about the skills that employers want.
I wanted to discuss the abilities that employers want and nearly
demand. Employers spend a lot of money
to hire someone and it costs them even more to have to fire them, but if all job seekers can prove they have these
abilities the job search could end after just a couple of interviews.
1. Do
you have Reliability? Are you or have
you been a reliable employee?
Reliability means trustworthy and able to depend on. A reliable employee shows up on time if not
early, does what they say they are going to do and is trustworthy enough to not
have the employer stand over and watch them work. I have found many job leads that require
reliable transportation. This means will
get you to work on time. Are there any
Barriers to your reliability? Everyone
loves kids but in all honesty they can be a barrier to reliability because if
they get sick the employee will have to miss work. Have a backup plan to make sure you succeed.
2. Do
you have Accountability? People do make
mistakes and are often times ready to learn from them, but a person who is
accountable will take the consequences that are deemed necessary. Someone with accountability will answer for
any decision made. If you have made
mistakes in the past learn from them and make sure you do not make them
again. Tell the interviewer the things
you have done to overcome this issue.
3. Do
you have Responsibility? Are you a responsible
person? Many times at an interview a
person will answer that their strengths involve being a responsible
person. What does that mean to the
employer? Are you holding this work
ethic and making sure the tasks that have been provided for you to accomplish
are being accomplished? Responsibility
is a key thing that employers are looking for because if you cannot fulfill the
duties of the job then why should they hire you?
4. Do
you have Adaptability? A person who is
adaptable is one who would never say “that is not in my job description” or “that
is not my job”. To be adaptable a person
has to be willing to take on some additional tasks, or learn some new things to
help the company. I hear all the time
that a person is adaptable but how do you prove that at an interview? Easy.
Tell of a time that you were asked to do something that you thought “was not in
your job duties”, but you willingly did it anyway
5. Do
you have Flexibility? Flexibility is about an employee and an employer making
changes to when, where and how a person will work to better meet individual and
business needs. So many times a person will go into an interview with the “I
can only work this schedule” attitude.
Or they do not show that they can be flexible to make sure the job is
done and done right. Being flexible
means that if you are working on one thing, but another comes up that needs your
attention that you can be flexible and change gears.
6. Do
you have Dependability? We depend on
things daily. We depend on our car to
start, our power to remain on, we depend on friends, family and employers. How can you prove you are dependable to an employer?
Dependability says I will show up on time, or better yet, early, I will do my
job to the best of my ability, I will hold the proper workplace ethics and do
what is asked of me. Dependability shows
that you are the “go to person when something needs to be done.
If you have these abilities and can bring examples of the
skills to an interview I think your chances of employment increase. Remember everyone has skills but how many
people have abilities.
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