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Personal Skills/Marketable Qualities

The following personal/marketable skills are ones that employers look for in potential employees.Choose two or three that best represent you and share these at your interview.

Reliability
Work Habits
Personal Habits
accountable

able to work with others

ambitious

accurate
accepting of criticism
artistic
attendance (good)
active
assertive
capable
alert
aware
committed
appearance (neat)
balanced
concerned
attentive to details
courageous
consistent
attitude (positive)

diplomatic

conscientious
balanced
dynamic
cooperative

capable

easygoing

dependable

competent
expressive
honest
creative
generous
judgment (good)
enthusiastic
imaginative
loyal
efficient

intelligent

patient
exact
motivated
precise
flexible
objective
prompt
friendly
observant
punctual
genuine
organized

reliable

get along well with others

perceptive
responsible
hard-working
polite
self-controlled
innovative/initiating

poised

self-reliant
persistent
reasonable
steady
problem-solver
risk-taking
straightforward
resourceful
self-confident

trustworthy

team player
sense of humor
thorough
sincere
tolerant
tactful
verbal

Source: "Chart Your Course!" from Yolo County Community Partnership Agency

 
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