| What do employers look for in potential
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| | candidates with better skills.
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| employees? That was the question that was
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| | 4. JOB SURVIVAL Now there's a hot topic
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| posted recently on a career discussion
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| | in this period of layoffs. Who gets the
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| forum online. Naturally, for each
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| | ax and who doesn't is often a matter of
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| different position, the particular
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| | numbers, but it is also often a matter of
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| answers to that question would be
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| | performance. Employees who have
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| different. However, there are some common
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| | consistently demonstrated their worth,
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| skills that employers look for in all
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| | taken initiative, and made themselves a
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| employees, whether the employee happens
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| | valuable asset to the company have lower
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| to be a network engineer or a fry cook.
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| | incidences of being downsized than
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| In-Demand Skills for Success
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| | employees who put forth mediocre or
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| 1. BASIC SKILLS Reading, writing and
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| | average effort in their jobs. Surviving
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| arithmetic! Believe it or not, a good
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| | within a company through layoffs or
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| portion of high school graduates (and
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| | moving up the career ladder is a success
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| some college grads) do not read at an 8th
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| | skill that is learned and is consciously
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| grade level and cannot do multiplication
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| | cultivated among successful
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| in their head. Employers are seeking
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| | professionals.
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| employees who can read well, can write
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| | 5. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT As all high
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| coherently, and who can calculate
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| | tech and engineering pros know it's
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| mathematics in a business environment
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| | learn or burn in today's work
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| (fractions, percentages, etc.) Add to
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| | environment. Attaining new skills,
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| that the modern basic skills of
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| | applying new concepts, updating
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| keyboarding skill, basic computer
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| | established skills is an absolute
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| knowledge, and ability to use most
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| | necessity to succeed in today's work
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| computerized tools (e.g. fax machine,
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| | force. The successful individual is
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| basic word processing program, etc.) to
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| | constantly attending seminars, taking
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| round out the basic skill sets needed for
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| | classes, attaining training on new
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| employment success.
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| | products or releases, and otherwise
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| 2. PERSONAL SKILLS Can a potential
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| | learning new skills that will keep them
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| employee speak well? Can he/she answer
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| | marketable in their careers. Successful
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| questions of customers in a positive,
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| | people are lifelong learners. Employers
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| informative manner? Can the prospect
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| | are looking for people who have the
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| provide good customer service? While not
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| | training necessary to fulfill their
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| everyone has an outgoing sales'
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| | needs.
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| personality, successful employees can
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| | 6. CAREER DEVELOPMENT Career
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| communicate in a non-confrontational,
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| | Development differs from Professional
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| positive manner with their coworkers,
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| | Development. Professional Development is
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| team members, subordinates, management,
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| | learning while Career Development is a
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| and customers. Being able to work well
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| | planning and goal setting process.
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| with others is a vital skill for success
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| | Successful individuals design a career
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| in all jobs.
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| | plan with written goals for short term
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| 3. JOB ATTAINMENT Job search is a
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| | and long term. They lay out the steps
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| process that requires a great deal of
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| | needed to move their careers from Point A
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| dedication and attention to be conducted
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| | to Point B within Time Frame C and plan
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| successfully. It follows the old
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| | how they are going to achieve those
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| principal that many veteran programmers
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| | steps. Successful people have someone to
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| refer to as GIGO Garbage In, Garbage
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| | whom they are accountable for their
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| Out. If you put lousy effort in, you will
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| | progress and who will monitor their
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| receive lousy results. Employers are
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| | success in achieving their goals.
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| seeking employees who know how to present
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| | Employers are seeking individuals who
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| themselves in a positive manner and who
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| | (believe it or not) wish to commit to the
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| display enthusiasm and knowledge about
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| | company for a long period of time. Good
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| the companies they approach. Not only do
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| | career progression is a high selling
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| candidates get evaluated on their skills
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| | point of candidates to prospective
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| and experience, but also on how they are
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| | employers.
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| approaching the job search. Enthusiastic
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| | How do you measure up? Do you have the 6
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| candidates with fewer skills have an even
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| | In-Demand Skills for Success? Feel like
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| chance of getting the job as dull
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