ICT - Unit 1: P1

Attitudes

Attitudes	Description of attitude	Why do employers value this attitude
Hard working	Being committed to put a lot of effort and work.	Employers need employees that will do what they need them to do because this is the only reason to hire them in the first place.
Independent	Being able to make decisions independently of authority.	Employee have to be able to make decisions and get things done on their own in moment of need because otherwise they would be useless whenever they wouldn’t have their supervisor around them.
Determined	Being decisive to achieve the goals that one sets for himself.	Employers need people that will get things done even if it is not easy, determined person will be persistent in his affort to achieve the objectives.
Tolerant	Being willing to let others to have different opinions than oneself.	People work better if they are in friendly and tolerant environment, this is why it is important for every employee to be tolerant.
Leadership	Being skilled in leading people and motivating them to do what needs to be done.	Being able to lead is important because if team is set up it needs somebody to lead it and that person will have to be good leader otherwise the whole team is doomed to fail.
Dependable	Being reliable and trustworthy so people can depend on you.	Employers hire people to get work done for them and person that is not reliable to do the job on deadline can actually cause more trouble than it is worth.
Confident	Being confident in one’s abilities and qualities.	It is important for employer to have employees that are confident because if they wouldn’t be they could refuse to do some work out of fear of not being able to get it done.
Problem solving	Being able to solve the problems that occurs quickly and effectively.	In profession there are obstacles and errors that can occur and if something like that happens employer needs employees that will be able to cope with it and solve the problem.

General attributes (for any job)

Attribute	Description of attribute	Why do employers value this attribute
Planning skills	Ability to create plan of action that has to be taken in order to achieve some objectives.	Employers need people that have good planning skills because in order to achieve some objective effectively and on deadline it is important to create plan that will provide all the steps and actions that has to be taken and people with good planning skills are capable of creating such a plan.
Organisational skills	Ability to coordinate activities effectively.	Employers values this skill because they need company to run smoothly and effectively and if employees and that is possible only with well organized employees.
Time management	Ability to manage one's time in the effective way so all the work can be done on time.	Employer needs employees with good time management because if they don’t spend their time efficiently they are not going to get their work done.
Verbal skills	Ability to communicate one’s thoughts in way that others understand them.	Employers need their employees to have good verbal skills because if person doesn’t have them he is not going to be able communicate what he needs others to do or what the problem is, also if person is working in job where he is interacting with customer it is important to talk well with good grammar because he is representing the company.
Written skills	Ability to write without mistakes quickly.	Employers need employees with good written skills because in many jobs part of the work is writing and therefore it is important to be good at it and have proper grammar.
Numeracy	Being able to reason and apply simple numerical concepts.	Employees have to have good numeracy because in almost every job they are going to work with numbers, especially for jobs where the money are involved like cashier or banker.
Creativity	Being able to create original concepts and ideas.	Employers value creativity because only through creativity the new and original ideas can be created and therefore it is essential for any kind of innovation.

Specific attributes (ICT Job related)

Attribute	Description of attribute	Why do employers value this attribute
Technical knowledge	Having technical knowledge in the field of information and communication technology.	Employers value technical knowledge because the more technical knowledge in particular field the employee has the better he is going to be at his job.
Good working procedures	Ability to get all work done in time.	Employers value in employees good working procedures because it is essential component needed in order to get work done on time.
Health and safety	Knowing basic health and safety guidelines and making sure that they will be followed in the work place..	Employees have to know the basic health and safety guidelines because in case that somebody would be injured they have to know what to do. Lack of the health and safety knowledge could even lead to to someones death.
Security	Security is very important in ICT field because systems have to be protected from hackers and malware.	Employers value this attribute because it is important for the company to be protected against all kind of hackers and malware.
Keeping up to date with technology	Being informed about latest innovation and advancement in the technology.	Employers value if their employees keep up to date with technology because uninformed employee could cause big troubles in effectivity of the company if he would for example use some old technology for something that can be already done much better with more advanced one.