What Makes a Good Employee?

Obviously employers will look over your resume to make sure you have the education and experience needed to properly do the job they are thinking of offering you. When they schedule you for an interview, they are looking for other, more intangible qualities. They see many resumes with similar skills so, although these are important, they are rarely the deciding factor in choosing a potentially good employee. So what are the qualities employers want to see in prospective employees?

Topping the list for most employers is the reliability of the worker. They want to know that you'll show up for work every day and on time. Companies lose a lot of money trying to cover for missing employees and trying to catch up to schedule around tardy staff members. Following reliability, employers often mention that they want their workers to have a strong work ethic. Reliability is a part of a good work ethic but it also includes putting in your best effort on every task, following up and completing the task.

Good communication skills, enthusiasm and showing initiative are also qualities that will be watched for in the interview. Showing a positive attitude and sincere enthusiasm for the company and the job at hand is a very attractive thing for an employer. Being articulate and personable while remaining professional during the interview will impress the prospective employer as to the level of your communication skills.

Helping clients learn the interview skills they need to highlight these desirable qualities is just one of the services that you can find at RDG Careers. Is this an area that you could use a bit of assistance with? Can RDG Help You ace that important interview?

How To Deal With Disgruntled Employees

Finally you landed your dream career at a top company as a supervisory executive. You are ready to contribute and motivate your staff 100% What you don’t know is the prior boss was a very poor boss The current atmosphere of the company is one of disgruntlement. Dissatisfaction on the job can lead to lost productivity and a reluctance to contribute to growth. When you are the manager how you choose to handle these situations can impact everyone, including your own career success. If the core issues that caused the disgruntlement are left unchecked, the complaining seldom settles down. In fact the workplace can become host to tactics that seem a lot like open warfare. A tug of war will ensue between the disgruntled employees and management in an attempt to undermine and control the perception and actions of the supervisory staff.

Disgruntlement can last for many years, despite the fact that disgruntled employees tend to be prompt and perform their job duties in a very competent manner. It is not unusual for some organizations to base performance raises and bonuses only on things like job execution, disregarding poor attitudes. In the mean time the negative attitude of the disgruntled employee maligns other employees attitudes including the desire to contribute to the workplace in a positive supportive manner. The best way to handle this situation is to nip it in the bud right in the beginning.

Your positive attitude as a management professional can be very contagious. Take a tip from the career coaches at RDG Careers in regards to how valuable attitude is in successful career development. Confidence and great communication skills, combined with an open desire to really listen and reaffirm the positive contributions an employee makes can go along way to change the negative perception that once existed.