New Workers: What Skills Bosses Want

When you start looking for your first job, you hope for a lot of good things like new chances, okay pay, new stuff to do, and a chance to grow in your career. Recruiters want to find people with new skills to join their teams.

Showing the company you’re worth hiring can be hard, especially if you’re new to work. If you just finished college, you need to know what skills bosses want. Talking about these skills when you apply for a job or during interviews can make bosses like you more and maybe hire you.

Different jobs need different skills, but some skills are important for any job. You don’t need a crystal ball to know what bosses want in new hires.

Sadly, not everyone feels ready for their first job. Let’s learn about the top skills bosses want so you can have a better chance of getting a job.

Talking Skills

Bosses want workers who can talk well. That means being good at writing, listening, and speaking. For example, if you want a job in the UAE, being good at talking in Arabic and English is important.

Nowadays, many young people are too casual when they write. But bosses want workers who write professionally, especially in emails.

Tip: Don’t write casually when you make a CV. Write it well, and show how good you are at talking when you’re in an interview.

Team Player

Can you work well with others?

Being good at working in a team is important in a busy workplace. It’s not just about telling others what to do. It’s about working together, helping each other, doing more than one thing at once, and reaching goals together. If you’re good at this, you’ll have an advantage when you apply for jobs.

Tip: Tell bosses about a project you did in college with other students. Say how you all did well and how you helped.

Thinking and Math Skills

For some jobs, being able to think well and understand numbers is really important. So, bosses always want people who are good at thinking, understanding facts, making good choices, and finding answers.

Tip: Taking classes in math, statistics, and data can help you get better at these skills.

Technical Skills

No matter what job you want, having skills that match that job is really important. So, you need to show bosses that you have the right skills and some experience.

Tip: Doing an internship can show you have experience. Write about any courses you did on your CV.

Being Professional

Bosses want workers who are professional. They want people who do their work well, finish on time, do good work, and are ready to do more to reach their goals.

Tip: Show bosses your past projects. Say how you finished them well and how you followed the company’s rules.

Planning and Organizing Skills

Being able to plan, organize, and put work in order helps you focus on what you need to do. In a big company, where you often have to do many things at once, these skills are really important.

Tip: Set deadlines for yourself, don’t wait until the last minute, and do your work in order. Manage your time well to stay organized.

Getting Along with Others

Being able to get along with co-workers and bosses helps make work better. Studies show that fights at work can make work worse. So, bosses want people who are good at being positive and working with others, not people who don’t like making friends at work.

Tip: Since you spend a lot of time at work, it’s good to be good at getting along with others. You can do this by being positive, talking to people, helping them, and getting better at talking.