What Employers Look For
- Consistent, stable behavior
- Clear, critical thinking
- Maturity
- Professionalism
- Excitement about the job and the industry
- Positive, can-do attitude
- Self-initiative
- Inventive, innovative, creative thinking
- Desire to grow with the company
- Intellectual curiosity
- Eagerness to learn and excel
- Ability to work well with others and on teams
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Gumption and passion that says you’re worth the investment it will take to train you
- Desire to be a part of something bigger than yourself
- Ability to communicate
- Leadership potential and that “special something”
As you can see, this isn’t a checklist pertaining to experience or functional skills. These are behaviors, qualities, characteristics, sensibilities, attitudes, ...
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