Employee Attributes Table

Employee attributes	Example	Why employer’s value it
Specific attributes
1.Specific to the job	Technical support	Employers might be looking for employees who are able to provide technical support for those who need it, such as support which is associated with IT, how to load and listen to the CD's. Also employers might look for the qualification which will be associated with technical support in IT.
General attributes
1. General (soft skills)	Team working	Many employers these days are looking for people who have good team working skills as they might have to work in groups and teams on some task in the job which might be required. Working in teams, employees need to communicate properly, be positive and develop new ideas and plan for the task.  One of the team members might be required to be a leader so the employee should have positive thinking, be brave enough to work in groups and put their own ideas forward.
Personal attitudes
1.	Independence	The employers might look for employees who are able to be independent because they may be required to work on their own when needed without any problems.
2.	Confidence	The person needs to have self-confidence and belief in her/him self that s/he can do a certain task and work with people. Many employers are looking for staff who believe in themselves and also for employees who have self confidence enough to try and solve certain problems themselves. A self confident employee would be able to self motivate and be more independent in their job.