THE BEECHMONT CREST CAREER GUIDE:
SURVIVING AND THRIVING IN THE CORPORATE JUNGLE
Chapter 1: What do Employers Want?
The "four basics": How do you stack up?
Each employer is looking for something slightly different in a job candidate. In the broadest of terms, however, everyone who considers you for employment will look at how you stack up in the following four areas: a.) skills b.) experience c.) formal education d.) your ability to work well with others:
a.) Skills: Employers want to know what tasks you will be able to perform for them if they decide to hire you. Can you write an effective marketing piece? Can you program computers? Can you balance the books? Do you speak a foreign language?
b.) Experience: Your real-world job experience validates the skills that you claim to possess. If you have performed a particular task for a past employer, then the odds are high that you can do the same job at another organization.
c.) Formal education: Some employers place more emphasis on formal education than others, but all of them at least consider it.
d.) Your ability to work well with others: In the organizational environment, no one works in a vacuum. Teamwork is therefore an essential ability in the eyes of any employer--no matter what other skills and experience you have on your resume.
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