Tuesday, December 14, 2010

What employers want in a prospective employee

According to various surveys and casual conversations with employers, there are three particular skills/people/attributes they want but find lacking when they hire IT. Understanding these needs and acquiring the necessary skills to fill them will get you hired. Bear in mind that employers do hire for skill sets, but really want business skills in addition. If you can demonstrate how you fill these needs, adding extra  value to keep their company going, you will become a wanted employee.

 “Problem Solving Skills”
This involves finding creative ways to use IT to solve business problems. Having a basic understanding of how business works is crucial. You can get an overview of business operations as well as much other information for free from the Small Business Administration (SBA) website. 

“Big Thinkers”
Once you know how business generally works improve your ability to think big by investing in an arts course. Arts course guide you into different problem-solving methods. You don’t need to become Picasso or rock star, but using the creative side of your brain allows you to see innovative ways to solve problems as well as create unique processes that forestall problems or move the company  ahead.

“Communicators Who Get to the Point”
This requires the ability to think logically and clearly and relay information the same way. It also means you can talk business language without using IT jargon, and without conversational  filler words (uhm, you know, ahh, and ah, like).

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