Personal Personal management skillsmanagement skillsWhat skills employers wantWhat skills employers want

By: Sheila MoyersBy: Sheila Moyers

Attend school daily/work daily and Attend school daily/work daily and on timeon time

Employers expect you Employers expect you to attend work daily to attend work daily and for you to be at and for you to be at work on time.work on time.

MEET SCHOOL/WORK MEET SCHOOL/WORK DEADLINESDEADLINES

Employers want to be Employers want to be able to tell you that able to tell you that you have a certain you have a certain amount of time to get amount of time to get the job done and the the job done and the job done on time.job done on time.

Know personal strengths and Know personal strengths and weaknessesweaknesses

Employers expect you Employers expect you to know what you are to know what you are good at and bad at good at and bad at that way they can find that way they can find a suitable job for you.a suitable job for you.

Demonstrate self controlDemonstrate self control

Employers expect the Employers expect the most of you to most of you to demonstrate self demonstrate self control.control.

Pay attention to detailsPay attention to details

If you want your If you want your Employers to see that Employers to see that you can pay attention you can pay attention to details always look to details always look for them.for them.

Follow written instructions and Follow written instructions and directionsdirections

If you follow written If you follow written instructions and instructions and directions you will directions you will have a better chance have a better chance to keep you’re job.to keep you’re job.

Follow oral instructions and Follow oral instructions and directionsdirections

You’re employers You’re employers want you to be able to want you to be able to follow directions they follow directions they speak to you also.speak to you also.

Work without supervisionWork without supervision

Employers want to be Employers want to be able to trust you to be able to trust you to be left alone, and you left alone, and you are able to still work are able to still work while they are not while they are not there.there.

Learn new skillsLearn new skills

Employers will hope Employers will hope that you will be able that you will be able to learn a new skill to learn a new skill while you are working while you are working there.there.

Identify and suggest new ways to Identify and suggest new ways to get the job doneget the job done

If you want to make If you want to make you’re boss happy you’re boss happy think up a new way to think up a new way to get the job done get the job done faster and then tell faster and then tell him or her.him or her.