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BEL 499: IDENTIFYING YOUR STRENGTHPersonal attributesFrom an employer's viewpoint the attributes they value in a new employee, in addition to appropriate qualifications and experience are:

Goodcritical thinkingskillsEnergy and enthusiasm for the job and the organizationStability and dependability, reliability and integrity

To see obstacles as learning opportunities rather than problemsAbility to handle change, to welcome it and use it for growthTeam player who responds well to colleagues and clientsPassion for what you do and the benefit it brings othersHarmony and alignment with the organizations goals and objectives.

Here are some phrases that describe a range of personal attributes that are valued by employers

I possess honesty and integrity; I have high professional standards and I aim to be fair and truthful in everything I do.

I am reliable and able to be trusted to do what I have been asked to do, or what I have promised to do.

I take pride in my personal presentation and take into consideration suitable clothing and company dress codes

I have common sense and the ability to make decisions based on knowledge and good judgment

I have a sense of humour and I am able to join with others and enjoy funny situations.

I maintain a balanced attitude towork and home life giving appropriate consideration to things that matter at home and at work.

I am able to deal with pressure and organize my time well, so that work and job demands get proper attention.

I am motivated and positive aboutthe workI do by setting myself goals and working toward them.

Here are some phrases that describe a range of personal attributes that are valued by employers

I am highly motivated and enthusiastic and have a keen desire to continually update my knowledge and skills.

I am a loyal employee who is hard working, dependable and trustworthy because I understand it is a two way relationship.

I have the ability to work individually and as part of the larger organization's team.

I have a strong sense of commitment; I am able to begin a course of action and work through it until it's finished.

I have a very strong drive and motivation to continually develop my professional skills.

I see myself as being competent and versatile with good organisational skills.

Here are some phrases that describe a range of personal attributes that are valued by employers

I have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

I have the ability to relate to all types of other people I work with.

I have the ability to be flexible and adaptable in order to meet changingconditionsor situations.

I am outgoing, enthusiastic and a determined individual, eager to make progress.

I am professional, confident, efficient and goal orientated with the proven ability to use my own initiative or work as part of a team.

I have the ability to learn quickly and my common sense helps me respond to the needs of new situations.

Recognizing Your Personal Qualities

Resilient self-controlled sensible sensitive serious sincere sociable spontaneous steady strong supportive tactful thorough tolerant tough broad-minded Ambitious Consistent co-operative creative curious daring determined dominant eager easygoing efficient emotional energetic flexible friendly generous authoritative boisterous trustworthy bold

helpful honest imaginative independent individualistic industrious innovative intellectual intelligent amenable analytical approachable articulate artistic witty assertive mature methodical meticulous responsible

calm can-do capable careful cautious charming cheerful clear-thinking competent competitive confident conscientious considerate Introspective kind likeable logical loyal open-minded versatile optimistic organised outgoing patient polite practical purposeful quiet rational realistic reflective reliable reserved resourceful moderate Motivatedbusinesslike

The Key Strengths statement:Highlights your most important skills and abilitiesDifferentiates you from othersAvoids generalizationsProvides examples of your achievementsSpoken naturally should take no more than two minutes

Sample"I have very good communication skills; I work well either leading or being part of a team and I am self-motivated and capable of working on several tasks at once.

As a leader of small teams I involve people in the decisions so that they feel involved and ensure they have the opportunity to contribute to tasks facing the team. I manage the information, plan and organize and make the decisions as required.

With my strong communication skills, I have been able to motivate the staff to higher standards of performance meaning we have also helped our profitsfiguresthrough increased sales and tighter cost-control.Alongside this I have encouraged innovation and my team has produced several very good ideas for new products, services and markets. As an example the new widget has taken off in Eastern Europe and is contributing 7% of profits in less than 18 months.

Most importantly I actively seek to develop members of my team for their own careers sake but also for the future of the business itself. This means I also look forpersonal developmentopportunities to ensure my skills are kept up to date."

SOURCE:http://www.your-career-change.com/