Unit 1 P1

Attitudes

Attitudes	Description of attitude	Why do employers value this attitude
Hard working	Get on with the work you are meant to be doing and complete it	Because they want the work finished and don’t won’t people that are lazy
Independent	Working by yourself	You don’t disrupt other peoples work and you can do it without asking questions.
Determined	You don’t give up on the task or your aim	Because you don’t give up
Tolerant	How much you can put up with	You wouldn’t get disrupted
Leadership	Taking control, being a leader	They can rely on you and you could work in a group
Dependable	Your employer can rely on you	They can rely on you doing something
Confident	Not scared of doing anything	You could get up in front of people without being nervous
Problem solving	You can fix or get around an obstacle	Nothing would disrupt your work

General attributes (for any job)

Attribute	Description of attribute	Why do employers value this attribute
Planning skills	How well you can plan your day	You would know what you’re doing when
Organisational skills	How well you can organise your work	You will be organised at work
Time management	How well you manage your time	You will know what you are doing when
Verbal skills	How good you are at talking to people to spread your ideas	So you can help talk to other companies
Written skills	How well your grammar and writing skills are	If you are writing a report or something it will be well written and easy to read
Numeracy	How good you are with numbers	You could help with financial sides of the company
Creativity	How well you can come up with and pass on new ideas	Will help them with new ideas

Specific attributes (ICT Job related)

Attribute	Description of attribute	Why do employers value this attribute
Technical knowledge	Having a good understanding of developments in technology	Because it makes you more independent capable and reliable of a worker for them.
Good working procedures	A series of steps which bring good outcomes or achievements	Because you get them good results
Health and safety	How safe and well you are at work	Because they know there employees are safe and won’t sue or anything like that
Security	If you and your things are secure at work	They know nobody can steal their ideas or things
Keeping up to date with technology	Knowing upgrades in technology	Upgrade have better things on it and it could attract people to work there