3 Workplace Traits That Pay Off In The Long Run

It is no secret that there are some common traits in valuable employees that managers and employers sift out. Putting aside education and experience, today's workforce forces us to concentrate on who exactly is working for the company. The personality of the employee becomes more important than their skills, as employees with key qualities will be able to lead, motivate and add value to the company as a whole.

Thus, it is not just important to invest in handy work skills, but also intangible attributes, or also known as “soft skills”. In order to elevate an individual’s worth to the companies and employers, here are some of the soft workplace traits that have become necessary to actively practice.

PATIENCE

Being patience without provocation will pay off, especially when displayed under the right conditions. It is a virtue that is linked to happiness and wisdom, as only with patience, can the other two be sustained and achieved. In order for success to happen, tasks and problems will have to be dealt with effectively and tolerantly, instead of rushing through them. Patience allows this as it encourages an individual to take time to consider the work, and complete them in a calm and logical manner. This is the difference between the employee who finishes fast, but badly, and one who finishes later, but correctly.

PERSEVERANCE

Another important trait is how determined the employee shows himself/herself to be when faced with challenges or tedious orders. Personal tenacity reveals how reliable and responsible the individual truly is, and gives the company a sense of the person’s overall staying power. Being fickle-minded rarely wins points. In order for upper management to consider assigning more duties or a higher position, first they have to be clear about the individual’s resolution to see the job through.

PROACTIVE

Having passion and enthusiasm for work is refreshing, especially if it benefits the company overall. Top employees show a dedicated nature towards their work, and this allows them to be extremely invested in the quality of their tasks. It means that they are not only happy to work, but also willing to go the extra mile to make sure the job is done right. It brings about job satisfaction and can boost the overall work morale, allowing them to be key candidates for leadership roles in the company.

Things that Makes You Look Unprofessional As Interviewer

As you enter the working society, the thing you have to get through a job is to attend the interview. There are somethings that you could have done and tried to portray the best image of you, and… the interviewer doesn’t seem to reciprocate the same. You are meeting the interviewer for the first time and yes, first impression counts.

During the process of your job search, you’d have probably encountered several things that you felt that the interviewers should not have done. Here’s a few to name and you may notice that interviewers may portray unprofessional ways that you felt that you are not valued during the interview process.

Long Waiting Despite Being on Time

Anyone at work could be tied up or stuck in a meeting for a few minutes when you turn up for the scheduled interview. Yes, it’s a scheduled interview but unforeseen situations may arise. However, if you are left in the meeting room waiting for more than 15 to 20 minutes, yet have no idea why the wait was taking so long… What is the next thought on your mind? – “Is the interviewer serious about my application?”, “Is she testing my patience?”.

Interviewer should feel apologetic for making applicant wait for them too. Always remember that you are not obliged to wait, just because you are the applicant.

Unprepared for the interview

You’ve been invited by the Human Resource personnel for an interview and the interviewer or hiring manager should have already understood your resume and employment background before coming into the room. Don’t be surprised, you’ll encounter interviewer flipping and reading through your details while you are talking to them.

There are interviewers who will come into the room and after you telling them about your background, they will tell you that they are NOT sure what they are looking for exactly. They will ask questions that may not be related to the role that you are applying for. You get all puzzled in the interview and at the end of it, you are still unaware if the role suits you, you are shortlisted.

Interviewers Speak Like They Know All

I always thought that the worst interviewers are those who talk to you like you’re interrogating your employment histories with the whys and later input your personal comments. The interview may take an hour long and you ended the interview not knowing what had went on with the interview session. Was that a lecture session or a job interview?

Don’t be surprised that interviewers of certain seniority do come with such traits which got applicants really confused. Will you think that you’d work for interviewers this way?

No idea what to expect after the first interview

Even before you attend the interview, understand how the recruitment process is. There are some companies that may end up with two or even three interview sessions. You have to get yourself prepared so you can expect that the process will take a longer time.

Some interviewers do not tell you what to expect and only end the interview with – “We will inform if you are shortlisted”. No one likes to wait for no reason or even indefinitely. If the interviewer does not breathe a word about the next cause of action, ask. You are obliged to know how the outcome of the interview is and you’ll know how to move forward from there.

All of the above are small things that you should take note during the interview. Else, you’ll probably end up accepting a job and later regret to it. Job acceptance process should be assessed all together and not just by the job scopes.