Five Skills of a Perspective Employee

The employee’s that you hire are what define your company. If you hire persons of a low caliber then you will notice an eventual shift in your company. That is why it is important that you clearly define what attributes you want in your employees even before you begin the hiring process. An ideal employee should exhibit five basic characteristics. These are Experience, Willingness to Learn, Personable, Persistent, and Honesty.

An employee must have experience in the field that he/she works. This will contribute to your efficiency of production and cut back on any rework time necessary. Nothing in business is more valuable that a confident experienced employee.

Although it is desired to have an employee that knows what he is doing you want your employee to be humble and willing to learn. Most experienced professionals find it difficult to admit when they are unable to complete a task. However eventually, no matter how hard they resist, they will reach a point where they cannot do something. The sooner they realize this the less time that will be wasted in resistance. This will increase productivity and decrease project time.

Employees need to be personable. A business is like a well oiled machine. Each person acts like the gears of the machine and when they work well together then the machine as a whole performs optimally. Each member needs to be able to functionally work with their counterparts in order for your company to be a happy desirable place to work. Let’s say that two employees from different divisions have a feud and do not get along. Eventually they start to spread word to the other members of their division that they don’t like this other person. After a while the members of the division begin to not like this person. This situation, as it continues to escalade, now causes a large separation between not just the people, but the division itself. As a general rule you should always hire people that can get along well with others.

Persistence is another important attribute of an employee. Persistence shows that your employee is willing to go the extra mile to get what they want and to finish what they’ve started. You want a persistent employee so that you don’t have to micromanage. With a persistent employee you are always assured that the job will be completed.

Finally you want your employee’s to be honest. To counter any problems that might arise you can be assured that honesty will diffuse them all. Honesty is the most highly valued attribute. There is no experience, knowledge, or dedication that can replace on honest person in all their dealings. A business staffed with honest employees is and business where people want to work.

If you begin your staffing process with these attributes in mind then you can be assured that you will create a strong business where people will want to work.