What do employers look for? The top 3 qualities employers want from you –
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Introduction 👋
Did you know that there are 3 qualities that pretty much all employers look for when they hire people? 👀
A study by CBI researched employers and what they look for when they hire people, which led to them finding out the top 3 qualities that employers look for.
Here are the top 3 qualities employers want from you, and how to show them! 🌟
1. A great attitude ☀️
So this is it – the number one thing that employers look for, is a great attitude!
This is the most important thing that employers look for, meaning that:
- the most important thing employers look for, won’t cost you any money to get! 💸
- if you have a great attitude, you might not need anything else to get a job 🤷♀️
- someone could hire you based on your attitude, even if you’ve got no qualifications, skills, or experience 🎉
How to show a great attitude ✨
- Act enthusiastically – smile, be interested 😁
- Be positive 🌟 How to stay positive ☀️
- Be adaptable 🏄♀️ How to be more adaptable 🌊
- Act confidently 💃 How to build confidence 😎
- Listen to others – pay attention to what they’re saying👂
- Put your phone away when someone is talking to you 📱
- Be polite – open doors for others, offer them drinks 🥤
- Show a willingness to learn 🎓
- Try hard to make others feel special ✨ 133 ways to make someone feel special 💖
2. Work skills/experience 💼
The second most important things employers look for is work skills or experience.
This means that ideally they want you to:
- Be able to do the stuff in the job description 👷♀️
- Have experience doing the job before 📆
- Understand/have experience with social expectations at work 🙋♀️ 7 social expectations at work (that nobody warns you about!)💼
- Have lots of experience at jobs 📃
- Know how to get on with a manager 👩💼How to manage your manager: 10 tips to survive a difficult manager 🧑💼
- Have skills that will be helpful for the employer 🛠️ What am I good at? 25 valuable skills 🤩
How to show work skills/experience 👩💼
- Put skills at the top of your CV to demonstrate straight away what skills you’ve got 🔝
- Get as much work experience as possible 👩💼 How to write a letter for work experience (with template!) ✉️
- Try to build up experience in lots of different places, relevant to the career you want 💼
- Help your community/do charity work, it shows that you’ve got a great attitude, plus you’ve got experience! 💖 How community work can boost your career 💼 104 ideas to help your community 🌎
3. Qualifications 🎓
The third most important thing that employers look for is qualifications. 🏆
Getting qualifications shows employers that you:
- can read and write 📖
- work hard 🏋️♀️
- can cope under pressure (from exams, deadlines) 😬
- are able to learn from others 👩🏫
- are committed working in that job role, by taking the effort to get a relevant qualification 🔒
How to show qualifications/experience 🏅
- Find free online courses relevant to the jobs you’re interested in 💻
- List your highest/most relevant qualifications first, and consider mentioning them near the top of your CV 🔝
- Research qualifications and training that relate to the job you want 🕵️♀️
Conclusion 👍
So that’s it!
The top 3 things employers look for are:
- A great attitude ☀️
- Work skills/experience 💼
- Qualifications 🎓
In the study by CBI, when employers were asked to select the top three factors they consider when recruiting graduates:
- eight in ten (82%) chose attitudes and aptitude for work
- six in ten (58%) chose relevant work experience/industrial placement
- almost half (45%) picked studying a degree subject relevant to the job
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