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Impressive Attributes
June 2, 2011
Evil can only be defeated by kindness between people. Kindness demands courage.
-Sergeot Uzan, parent of a terrorist attack victim
Barbara Moses, writing in Work & Family Life (April 2011) notes that employers are looking for these attributes when interviewing job candidates:

Innovation.  Say what you’ve done in the past to help generate or bring about change or growth.  Offer fresh ideas for the future.

Teamwork.  Tell about when you helped a coworker or how you responded (in a mature, positive way) when you did not get the cooperation you sought.

Decision-making.
  Describe your thinking process prior to making a tough decision.

Leadership
.  Tell about a time when it was difficult to get help on a project and what you did in response to make something happen.  Talk about the “big picture.”

Tenacity
.  Talk about a difficult situation when your persistence paid off.

Attention to details.  Describe the process you use to control errors.

Emotional IQ
.  Tell how you dealt with a frustrating situation.

Flexibility.  Talk about how you got around an obstacle that was preventing you from finishing a task or project.





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