Traits employers seek in job applicants

Traits employers seek in job applicants

rating .. trait......... rating ... trait.....from the bottom line of employee trait matrix

3.00 Punctuality........2.57 Outgoing

3.00 Honesty...........2.57 Self-motivated

2.80 Smile..............2.50 Availability

2.71 Personable.......2.30 Handshake

2.67 Appearance......1.79 Grade Point

2.62 Verbal skills......1.38 Experience

2.60 Eye contact

where: 3 = large importance, 2 = medium importance, 1 = small importance

Note the importance of social skills: smile, personable, appearance, eye contact, outgoing, handshake....these would be indicated in an SQ score

Other traits valued:

self-skills: punctuality, honesty, self-motivated, availability, experience

academic skills: verbal skills, grade point.......less important, but some employers are starting to ask about SAT scores.

Click to see how SQ methods can score applicants in many self-skills, like Trustworthiness, Reliability, Integrity

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