Desirable Job Candidate Qualities and Skills

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  • Rating scale from 1 (unimportant) to 5 (extremely important)
    1. 4.7 Communications skills, verbal and written
    2. 4.7 Honesty and integrity spinning globe
    3. 4.5 Work ethic
    4. 4.5 Teamwork skills
    5. 4.0 Organizational and leadership skills
    6. 3.9 Self-confidence
    7. 3.7 GPA of 3.0 or better
    8. 3.6 Creativity
    9. 3.2 Sense of humor
    Notice you see nothing about the ability to memorize and regurgitate. We have computers to remember stuff, so employers don't need walking, organic memory banks. They need thinkers and communicators.
    Source: National Association of Colleges and Employers, Survey of 1,040 Employers Natinoawide in 2004, as reprinted in Raleigh News and Observer, Apr. 24, 2005, p. 5E.