What are Employers Looking For?

Some want an easy "fit"

Some want to challenge

All of Them Want Great Employees

8 Traits Employers Look For

• Comfortable Confidence
• Willingness to Listen and Learn
• Adaptability
• Flexibility
• Self-Reliance
• Teamwork
• Dependability
• Honesty

How Do You Demonstrate Those Traits?

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• Educate yourself on the Employer you've applied to. What challenges is the business facing right now?
• Be prepared to give examples of how your experience/skills can be applied to their workplace/problems.

Listen to Understand Before you Respond.

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Show them what you've learned if/when things went wrong.

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Be Open to New Ways of Doing Things

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Talk about your effectiveness in teams and individual efforts.

Align Your Approach

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Thank You
I Hope You Find What You're Looking For

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