Attributes Valued By Employers

Introduction
The three categories that Skills and Attitudes are Specific,Attributes and General. All skills and attitudes are important in work but some are valued a lot more than others depending on where they work for example if somebody worked in a call centre then the most important skill would be communication skills. Another example is if you were working with computers then you would need good ICT skills more than anything else.

Skills and Attitudes
Skills
Numeracy Skills- Numeracy Skills is when you are good with numbers and can work confidently with numbers and are good at solving math equations. An example of a worker that would need these skills would be a math teacher, a cashier or any working place that involves math.

Literacy Skills-Literacy Skills is when you are good with words for example writing stories or using paragraphs when you are writing a story. An example of worker that would need these skills would be an English teacher or an Author.

IT Skills- IT Skills is when you are confident using computers and know what you are doing on them and have a good understanding of applications like Microsoft Office, Adobe flash, Photoshop etc… An example of a worker that would need these skills would be an ICT teacher, a computer programmer or anybody else that had computers in their workplace.

Interpersonal Skills- Interpersonal Skills is when you can interact comfortably with another person without messing up your words or becoming nervous. A worker that would need interpersonal skills would be any person that comes in to contact with people/ customers on a daily basis.

Communication Skills-Communication Skills is when somebody can speak confidently in front of other people and make sure that the listeners don’t feel uneasy and also that he grabs their attention with what he is reading out. A worker that would need Communication skills would be a Lawyer or a Teacher.

Attitudes
Commitment- Commitment is when you are committed to something for example: If someone was to hand you work, you would continue to concentrate on that piece of work and wouldn’t pay attention to any distractions until you have it completed. Commitment in the workplace is key to get a promotion or a better job in the future and your commitment can also help those around you be committed too.

Self-Motivation- Self motivation will let you enjoy work a lot more and you will be motivated and want everything to be done correctly. A lot of people that aren’t motivated in work will think that the day will drag on but if you are motivated then the day will seem to pass by quicker.

Confidence- Having confidence in the workplace will make you want to take on tasks that other workers mightn’t necessarily want to do because they might lack confidence because they are relatively new workers. Having confidence in the workplace will also allow your hard work to get recognized which could result in you get more hours or pay.

Preparation- Being prepared in work will ensure that you are ready for any task that is given to you. This will give you a head start on everyone else and if you are always prepared in the workplace then it will allow you to be a lot more successful in the future.

Organization- If you are organized for coming to work on a regular day then this will allow you to get a bit of extra sleep because you wont have to worry about getting stuff ready in the morning and if you have your workspace neat and organized then it will be a lot easier to find stuff which means you wont have to go looking for stuff because you don’t know where it is.