General Attributes:
These are attributes that a good employee should have. Most people have some of these attributes but not many have all
Interpersonal Communication skills – This includes verbal communication aswell as hand gestures and even appearance. The way you use these skills can portray what kind of character you are and effect how people receive you.
Listening – Listening is also a skill and should not be confused with hearing. Listening is the process of taking in what the person is saying and a lot of people may appear like they are listening but they aren’t absorbing the information.
Planning – Planning helps people prepare for their next tasks and allows them to be prepared for any spontaneous problems and also give them a clear understanding of what needs to be done so they are never without something to do.
Organisational skills – Being organised allows you to know where everything is which is helpful so you don’t waste time searching for something, you already know where it is. Employers will prefer this type of person because it shows you take care in your work instead of leaving everything anywhere and generally not caring.
Numeracy skills – Depending on the given IT role numeracy skills can be necessary in cases such as working with formulas in spreadsheets or code solving.
Written communication – This is a valued skill as it shows how the employee can use a variety of communication techniques to convey a message and it can also say a lot about an employee with the language they use.
Team Worker – This is one of the major attributes organisations look for in someone and will help in you getting employed, as most jobs involve you working as a team at one point or another organisations would like people who can do so in a respectful and effective way, not someone who can’t stand not being a leader.
Time management – Time management is the act of planning and controlling the amount of time spent on specific activities, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency or productivity.
Creativity – This shows you can thin outside the box and is a valued skill by employers as you can find ways around problems that may potentially arise.
These are attributes that a good employee should have. Most people have some of these attributes but not many have all
Interpersonal Communication skills – This includes verbal communication aswell as hand gestures and even appearance. The way you use these skills can portray what kind of character you are and effect how people receive you.
Listening – Listening is also a skill and should not be confused with hearing. Listening is the process of taking in what the person is saying and a lot of people may appear like they are listening but they aren’t absorbing the information.
Planning – Planning helps people prepare for their next tasks and allows them to be prepared for any spontaneous problems and also give them a clear understanding of what needs to be done so they are never without something to do.
Organisational skills – Being organised allows you to know where everything is which is helpful so you don’t waste time searching for something, you already know where it is. Employers will prefer this type of person because it shows you take care in your work instead of leaving everything anywhere and generally not caring.
Numeracy skills – Depending on the given IT role numeracy skills can be necessary in cases such as working with formulas in spreadsheets or code solving.
Written communication – This is a valued skill as it shows how the employee can use a variety of communication techniques to convey a message and it can also say a lot about an employee with the language they use.
Team Worker – This is one of the major attributes organisations look for in someone and will help in you getting employed, as most jobs involve you working as a team at one point or another organisations would like people who can do so in a respectful and effective way, not someone who can’t stand not being a leader.
Time management – Time management is the act of planning and controlling the amount of time spent on specific activities, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency or productivity.
Creativity – This shows you can thin outside the box and is a valued skill by employers as you can find ways around problems that may potentially arise.