profits—up.
What are they? Businesses are looking for employees with strong "personal" skills, according to ACT research. Keep these in mind, because employers
certainly are.
Carefulness: Do you have a tendency to think and plan carefully before acting? This helps with reducing the chance for costly errors, as well as keeping a steady workflow going.
Cooperation: Willingness to engage in interpersonal work situations is very important in the workplace.
Creativity: You've heard of "thinking outside the box"? Employers want innovative people who bring a fresh perspective.
Discipline: This includes the ability to keep on task and complete projects without becoming distracted or bored.
Drive: Businesses want employees who have high aspiration levels and work hard to achieve goals.
Good attitude: This has been shown to predict counterproductive work behaviors, job performance and theft.
Goodwill: This is a tendency to believe others are well-intentioned.
Influence: Groups need strong leaders to guide the way. Influence includes a tendency to positively impact social situations by speaking your mind and becoming a group leader.
Optimism: A positive attitude goes a long way toward productivity.
Order: "Where did I put that?" A tendency to be well organized helps employees to work without major distractions or "roadblocks."
Safe work behaviors: Employers want people who avoid work-related accidents and unnecessary risk-taking in a work environment.
Savvy: This isn't just about job knowledge, but knowledge of coworkers and the working environment. It includes a tendency to read other people's motives from observed behavior and use this information to guide one's thinking and action.
Sociability: How much you enjoy interacting with coworkers affects how well you work with them.
Stability: This means a tendency to maintain composure and rationality in stressful work situations.
Vigor: This is a tendency to keep a rapid tempo and keep busy.
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