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Employers want the right person for the job and their company or team.
On this page:
What employers want
Key Skills
Personal qualities
The application and interview process will help employers to find out if you are the right person for them. It will also give you the chance to see if they are right for you!
When an employer reads your application form or CV they will look:
- at your qualifications and skills, to check that they are suitable for the job
- at any work or volunteering experience that you have, and
- at your personal qualities.
Some skills are needed for all jobs. These are called Key Skills. The five Key Skills that employers want are:
- using numbers
- communication — speaking, reading and writing
- teamwork
- problem solving, and
- IT.
Developing these Key Skills will help you to be successful in getting a job, keeping it and moving on to other jobs in the future.
When you’re applying for jobs list your skills and qualities. At an interview you may be asked to give examples of when you have used them
For more information about skills and how to show when you have used them see our Getting a job leaflet below:
You may be asked to list your personal qualities on an application form or your CV, and give examples of them at an interview. Your personal qualities will help an employer:
- assess your attitude to life and work
- see how you would get on with other employees
- understand how you would react to different situations, and
- assess your suitability for the job or training opportunity.
