What employers are looking for

 Pertinent education and training of an individual are important indications of his competencies. However, employers are also seeking people with interesting characteristics.

Personality and competencies are the first requirements of any employer. A competent candidate with a dull personality, as well as, a candidate demonstrating good personal qualities but lacking professional qualifications to carry out the work will not interest an employer. Certain jobs require little or no experience or education but all jobs demand certain qualities. Here is a list of the main selection criterias that hiring specialists use when they must evaluate the potential and qualities of candidates.

1. Motivation and dynamism.

2. Interest for the position.

3. Ambition.

4. Sense of responsibility.

5. Sociability and team spirit.

6. Open minded.

7. Good judgment.

8. Initiative.

9. Self confidence.

10. Leadership.

You must certainly possess a good number of these qualities ... It is important to arouse the qualities lurking within yourself.

Text drawn from : InterAgir - An efficient strategy for socioprofessional orientation
Editions Septembre