Every employer desires to build a winning team, and to build a winning team you need good people. We identified the 7 qualities top employers look for in job candidates, and these are: Intuition, Ability to Execute, Passion, Integrity, Intelligence, Maturity, and Enthusiasm.
1. Intuition or The Edge
This is the courage to make the tough yes-or-no decision. Always remember that effective people know when to stop assessing and intuitively make a tough call, even without the full information. Especially when interviewing for a manager position, prospective employers look out for this quality, not the manager that says, “Bring it back next week, we would take a second look at the figures.” You know what? “Next week” for such people never comes!
2. Ability to Execute
This is the ability to get the job done. I have interviewed several candidates that seemed to have everything in its proper place but it turned out when they where hired that nothing ever got done to completion.
Those that execute are the people who know how to put decision into action and push them forward to completion.
3. Passion
By passion I mean that desire, deep hunger, and heartfelt excitement about work. Passionate people are eager to learn and grow, and love it when those around them do the same and win.
While I can send a staff on training to gain functional knowledge in any discipline in the organization, I have found from experience that it is practically near impossible to train a staff lacking in passion to become passionate. Employers look out for it when they interview job candidates.
4. Integrity
People with integrity tell the truth, and keep their words. They take responsibility for their actions, admit mistakes, and fix them. They play to win the right way—by the rules.
Employers test for integrity by observing you closely as they interact with you from when you stepped into the company for the interview, how you answer the interview questions till when you leave the premises. They also test for this from outside by reference checks.
5. Intelligence
This doesn’t mean the person must be a rocket scientist or a heart surgeon. This means strong dose of intellectual curiosity, the desire and inspiration to learn and the breadth of knowledge to lead others. Think broadly, challenge the status quo and be disposed to new information.
6. Maturity
This is not the same as chronological advancement in age. An individual is mature when he has developed the ability to withstand the heat, handle stress and setbacks. Mature people respect the emotions and time of others. They are confident but not arrogant.
7. Enthusiasm
This has to do with the candidate’s lively interest in the job, any activity or life itself. Those with this attribute thrive on action and relish change because they have the ability to go on and on. They make conversation easy, they are full of energy at the start of day, and they end it that way. They love life, never complain about working hard, because they love it anyway as much as they love to play.
If you want to win, be full of enthusiasm: it has a way of affecting others.
With these seven attributes— Intuition, Ability to Execute, Passion, Integrity, Intelligence, Maturity, and Enthusiasm — you are armed with the knowledge that should serve as a guide when you prepare for an interview
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