P1: Personal attributes valued by employers

Confidence

This is a key skill all employers look for, it shows that the employee will be confident in all decision making and brings the quality of work to a high standard.

Punctuality

Having good punctuality shows the employee to be organised which reflects well on their own image. Also it’s clear that you respect your employer to be ready on time to work and that you are a reliable person for any part of the job.

Communication

This helps to express your views and ideas clearly for all fellow employees, especially on an IT course which would involve being part of team projects where fluent English is essential. Listening to your team members is necessary as the information they provide could be useful and effective to the project.

Tolerance

In all workplaces employees will be taking on varying amounts of workloads and having high-quality tolerance will ensure a stress free time. If working on a team project this attribute also applies to having tolerance with other team members, so the work that is produced is up to a high standard and there were no issues whilst creating it.

Teamwork

Being part of team projects is nearly always the case in IT, therefore the employee needs to be able to motivate and encourage others. Some employees can even develop this motivation into a leadership quality and will understand everyone’s different weaknesses and strengths knowing who’s right for what part of the project.