Whenever there is vacancy in an organization the employer continues the interview till he/she finds the right candidate with the right skills.
Even though if the candidate is having the required qualification the employer looks for the extra skills which the employee should definitely should have.
According to the employer thinking the employee should be expert in various fields and should be updated with the advanced technology and should be the one who would be beneficial to the company.
If you are looking for a job then the below 10 skills every employee should have.
1. Team Work
Employee should be able to work with team as alone the employee can’t do any work. Whatever work is assigned to the employee he/she should be able to complete with the help of team.
Employee shouldn’t hesitate to learn new things from the fellow colleague. Team work between the employees keeps the office environment healthy. If there is any important project or assignment the employee should be able to corporate with different departments of the company.
2. Communication
Employee should have soft spoken skills where he/she will be able to communicate properly with the colleague.
A rudely spoken person or short tempered persons are not acceptable in the office culture. So employers always first hire the candidate with good communication skills.
3. Computer Knowledge
In today’s advanced world the employers also look for the candidate who is having the computer knowledge. The basic computer knowledge every employee should know.
Whatever be the post employee should have computer knowledge, should be able to send and receive email, should be able to work on word, excel and should have software knowledge. Basic computer knowledge is must for all employees from any field.
4. Leadership Skills
Once the candidate is hired and learns the new things the next step of the employee after few years is of getting promoted. But if the candidate is not having leadership skills then he/ she can’t handle any team, can’t take any important decision or can’t manage the business.
So from the start the employer looks for the leadership skills in the employee which will be beneficial for the business growth.
5. Able to handle various tasks
In India many employers hire a candidate who can do various tasks or various assignments at a time. For example if you have knowledge of designing the employer will ask you to do the content writing as well as send the promotional campaigns.
So here the employee has to work as a designer, content writer and then do the marketing also. If the employee can handle the various tasks obvious the chances of getting hired of the employee is more.
6. Ready to learn new things / Passion to go ahead
Employers try to find the extra skills of the employee who has the passion to go ahead learn new things and climb the success ladder.
Employers don’t hire the dumb who will stick to their position forever, who don’t have any passion, who don’t have any urge to learn and who don’t care about the business growth or business loss.
7. Long term commitments
Employer always looks for employee who will stick with the company for long term who can give long term commitment for the company.
Employees who work for short time or for short duration does not help to the organization as it affects the company schedule, it costs company for advertising the ad and conducting again the interviews.
So employees who work for short time not only waste time and money of the employer but make it stressful for the employer to look again for the right candidate.
8. Organized
In today’s world we all try to remain well organized and it’s necessary in the office culture also. An employee should remain updated with important event dates, important meeting dates, should make a list of work assigned and complete as per the priority.
Even the time period given to complete any task should be noted down properly. A well organized employee is always appreciated by the employer.
9. Problem Solver
Not every time the head or the employer or the manager is going to help the employee. So the employee should be problem solver.
She/he should be able to handle their problems independently. They should not be dependable on the others and should be able to take their own decisions and go ahead.
10. Positive Attitude
One with positive attitude has a long way to go in the organization. Positive attitude people keep the office environment also positive. Also employee with positive attitude is most welcomed in offices.
Try to remain positive during the interview and see how your positive attitude helps you to get the job.
