Unit 1 is my favourite unit but very tough as much work is required from
you. This unit is very brief on the kind
of attributes employers needs or wants to see in employees. The table below
shows some attributes and its importance to the employer.
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Attribute
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Why
is it important
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Honesty
|
Employers have to able to trust
employees whether it is with handling money, goods or the organisation’s
data.
|
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Tolerance
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Employers have to play fair attitude
towards a employees in form of race, nationality or religion
|
|
Confidence
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Employers must have much confidence in
everything an employee will do will to make the impossible things possible
|
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Determination
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Employers must know how best an
employee can make his or her own decision towards a specific task
|
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Integrity
|
Employers must know how an employee
can work on his or her own initiative when assigned to do a specific job at a
place or been sent to represent the company
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The attribution in the table is very important for every
employee or applicant to consider first before applying for any job.
Questions employees need to know before applying for any
position
General Attributes
Ø Communication
Ø Team
work
Ø Initiative
Ø Punctuality
Ø Motivation
Ø Organisation
Ø Body
Language
Ø Time
management
Ø Resilience
Ø Confidence
Ø Knowledge
of Applications
Why should the employer give the job to you?
Specific Attributes
Ø Employee
must obtain good qualification (Academic/Practical or Vocational)
Ø Experience
in his or her career
Ø Employee
must be technical as in words and expression(addressing customers and providing
them with good service
Ø Employee
must know Health and Safety regulations
Attitudes
Employee must have attitudes such as:
Ø Respect
Ø Self-motivation
Ø Responsible
Ø Independent
Ø Integrity
Ø Tolerant
Ø Dependant
Ø Problem
solving
Ø Leadership
Ø Enthusiastic
Ø Persistent
Ø Common
sense
Ø Work
Ethics
What is your USPs (Unique Selling Points)?
Employee’s unique selling point is to set a good target
for his or her sales department during marketing and advertisement of products.
What makes you more suited to fill this post than any
other applicant?
Every employee should believe in him or herself and what
he or she is capable of or can do to motivate customer’s behaviour at work
place.
What do you have to offer that the employer might value?
Employee must work wholeheartedly to move the company,
respect customer’s decisions and motivate the other staff to build a good team
work.
What kinds of things are employers looking for in an
employee?
Creativity, punctuality, problem solving,
self-motivation, leadership, dependable, tolerance, integrity, determination,
team worker, strong work ethics, confidence, persistence, communication
abilities, patience.
I hope this piece of advice will be useful to you.
