Trustworthy: Trustworthy:

to have belief or to have belief or confidence in the honesty, confidence in the honesty, goodness, skill or safety goodness, skill or safety of a person, organization of a person, organization

or thing.or thing.

ResponsibilityResponsibility

There’s no question that all There’s no question that all employers desire employees who will employers desire employees who will arrive to work every day - on time - arrive to work every day - on time - and ready to work, and who will take and ready to work, and who will take responsibility for their actions. responsibility for their actions.

GoalGoal

Aim or purpose; the end toward Aim or purpose; the end toward which effort is directed.which effort is directed.

ExperienceExperience

Knowledge or skill that one gets from Knowledge or skill that one gets from doing, seeing or feeling something; doing, seeing or feeling something; the experience a person already has the experience a person already has of workingof working

AttitudeAttitude

A feeling or opinion about something A feeling or opinion about something or someone; a mental position with or someone; a mental position with regard to a state (a "negative" or regard to a state (a "negative" or "positive" attitude)."positive" attitude).

ValueValue

How important or useful something How important or useful something is; "value" can be used to describe is; "value" can be used to describe something's basic worth (how something's basic worth (how important or useful people find it) or important or useful people find it) or monetary worth (how much monetary worth (how much something costs).something costs).

Personal HygienePersonal Hygiene

Taking pride in one’s appearance for Taking pride in one’s appearance for the workplace by paying attention to the workplace by paying attention to cleanliness in appropriate clothing cleanliness in appropriate clothing and body. and body.

SkillSkill

The ability to do an activity or job The ability to do an activity or job well, especially because you have well, especially because you have practiced it.practiced it.

ReliabilityReliability

Capable of being relied on; Capable of being relied on; dependabledependable..

OpportunityOpportunity

The chance to do something you The chance to do something you want to do, advance, or progress; the want to do, advance, or progress; the chance to get a jobchance to get a job

Network/NetworkingNetwork/Networking

Using friends, family, and people in Using friends, family, and people in organizations that you know to help organizations that you know to help you find a jobyou find a job

InterestInterest

The desire to learn about and/or be The desire to learn about and/or be involved in a particular field or topic; involved in a particular field or topic; activities that you enjoy doing or activities that you enjoy doing or subjects that you like to learn about subjects that you like to learn about and spend time studyingand spend time studying

DependabilityDependability

If someone or something is If someone or something is dependable, you can trust them or dependable, you can trust them or have confidence in them. have confidence in them.

TenacityTenacity

Employers seek job-seekers who love Employers seek job-seekers who love what they do and will keep at it until what they do and will keep at it until they solve the problem and get the they solve the problem and get the job done. job done.

Work EthicWork Ethic

Productive worker with solid work Productive worker with solid work ethic who exerts optimal effort in ethic who exerts optimal effort in successfully completing tasks. successfully completing tasks.

Hard-WorkingHard-Working

continually doing a lot of work.continually doing a lot of work.

DedicationDedication

to give completely your energy, time, to give completely your energy, time, etc. etc.

FlexibilityFlexibility

Deals with openness to new ideas Deals with openness to new ideas and concepts, to working and concepts, to working independently or as part of a team, independently or as part of a team, and to carrying out multiple tasks or and to carrying out multiple tasks or projects. projects.

AdaptabilityAdaptability

Highly adaptable, mobile, positive, Highly adaptable, mobile, positive, resilient, patient risk-taker who is resilient, patient risk-taker who is open to new ideas. open to new ideas.

MoralityMorality

relating to the standards of good or relating to the standards of good or bad behavior, fairness, honesty, etc. bad behavior, fairness, honesty, etc. which each person believes in, rather which each person believes in, rather than to laws. than to laws.

IntegrityIntegrity

Employers probably respect personal Employers probably respect personal integrity more than any other value, integrity more than any other value, especially in light of the many recent especially in light of the many recent corporate scandals corporate scandals

TeamworkTeamwork

Because so many jobs involve Because so many jobs involve working in one or more work-groups, working in one or more work-groups, you must have the ability to work you must have the ability to work with others in a professional manner with others in a professional manner while attempting to achieve a while attempting to achieve a common goal. common goal.

Detail Oriented: Detail Oriented:

to complete tasks with awareness of to complete tasks with awareness of the details. the details.

Creativity:Creativity:

The ability to make something that The ability to make something that has not previously existed; being has not previously existed; being able to identify new approaches able to identify new approaches

Leadership:Leadership:

The capacity to guide others. The capacity to guide others.

Productive:Productive:

resulting in or providing a large resulting in or providing a large amount or supply of something. amount or supply of something.

Negotiation:Negotiation:

to have formal discussions with to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an someone in order to reach an agreement with them.agreement with them.

Compromise:Compromise:

an agreement in an argument in an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce which the people involved reduce their demands or change their their demands or change their opinion in order to agree opinion in order to agree

ATTITUDE:ATTITUDE:

Attitude is the way we reflect our Attitude is the way we reflect our values. I am anvalues. I am an

optimist. I tend to look on the bright optimist. I tend to look on the bright side and work hard toside and work hard to

find something positive in each find something positive in each situation and each person. This situation and each person. This comes from my values.comes from my values.

Personal Growth:Personal Growth:

Continual self-exploration in all areas Continual self-exploration in all areas of your life.of your life.

Personal Code of Ethics:Personal Code of Ethics:

A set standard of guiding principles A set standard of guiding principles that you live by. that you live by.

Honesty:Honesty:

Telling the truth and expecting the Telling the truth and expecting the same behavior from others. same behavior from others.

Expertise:Expertise:

Having the ability to do activities, or Having the ability to do activities, or have knowledge beyond that of have knowledge beyond that of others. others.

Risk:Risk:

Willingness to forego security to Willingness to forego security to achieve a desired goal. achieve a desired goal.

Excitement:Excitement:

To go beyond the comfort level of To go beyond the comfort level of others. others.

Variety:Variety:

Being free from routine. Being free from routine.

Service to Others:Service to Others:

Contributing to the well-being of Contributing to the well-being of others. others.

Stability:Stability:

Unchanging, predictable Unchanging, predictable

Security:Security:

Being assured of job stability. Being assured of job stability.

Prestige:Prestige:

Being viewed by others with honor.Being viewed by others with honor.

Recognition:Recognition:

Notice received for achievements, Notice received for achievements, work tasks, academic achievements, work tasks, academic achievements, community service, etc. community service, etc.

Willingness to Learn.Willingness to Learn.

No matter what your age, no matter No matter what your age, no matter how much experience you have, you how much experience you have, you should always be willing to learn a should always be willing to learn a new skill or technique. Jobs are new skill or technique. Jobs are constantly changing and evolving, constantly changing and evolving, and you must show an openness to and you must show an openness to grow and learn with that change. grow and learn with that change.

Ability to Work With Little or Ability to Work With Little or No Supervision.No Supervision.

While teamwork is always mentioned While teamwork is always mentioned as an important skill, so is the ability as an important skill, so is the ability to work independently, with minimal to work independently, with minimal supervision. supervision.

Self-Motivated:Self-Motivated:

can rely on one’s self to find a can rely on one’s self to find a reason to complete something. reason to complete something. Doesn’t need someone else to Doesn’t need someone else to get the job done.get the job done.

Self-Confidence.Self-Confidence.

Look at it this way: if you don’t Look at it this way: if you don’t believe in yourself, in your unique believe in yourself, in your unique mix of skills, education, and abilities, mix of skills, education, and abilities, why should a prospective employer? why should a prospective employer? Be confident in yourself and what Be confident in yourself and what you can offer employers. you can offer employers.

ProfessionalismProfessionalism

Deals with acting in a responsible Deals with acting in a responsible and fair manner in all your personal and fair manner in all your personal and work activities, which is seen as and work activities, which is seen as a sign of maturity and self-a sign of maturity and self-confidence; avoid being petty confidence; avoid being petty

PassionPassion

The job-seekers who get hired and The job-seekers who get hired and the employees who get promoted are the employees who get promoted are the ones with drive and passion -- the ones with drive and passion -- and who demonstrate this and who demonstrate this enthusiasm through their words and enthusiasm through their words and actions. actions.

EnergyEnergy

the total of all your power and ability the total of all your power and ability to be mentally and physically active. to be mentally and physically active.

Motivation:Motivation:

enthusiasm for doing something or enthusiasm for doing something or the need or reason for doing the need or reason for doing something. something.

Positive AttitudePositive Attitude

hopeful and confident, or giving hopeful and confident, or giving cause for hope and confidence. cause for hope and confidence.

LoyaltyLoyalty

Employers want employees who will Employers want employees who will have a strong devotion to the have a strong devotion to the company -- even at times when the company -- even at times when the company is not necessarily loyal to company is not necessarily loyal to its employees. its employees.