Personality Blog

What are companies looking for when they hire a new employee? What makes a 5 star worker? Naturally, a lot depends on the job. Nonetheless, there are some basic qualities and characteristics sought by the corporate world, law enforcement, government agencies and small businesses. If you were hiring, what would you look for in the ideal employee? Probably some of the same qualities deemed valuable by HR departments everywhere.

No doubt you would choose someone who was pleasant, cooperative, a team player, …

As I was walking with my Great Dane, Sophie (you will hear a lot about Sophie), I was thinking about the job market. I see depressing TV news programs and read discouraging stories in my local newspaper. Jobs are hard to come by and the search is getting more difficult and desperate. There are many factors contributing to this nasty state of affairs, but the unemployed and underemployed aren’t particularly interested in the “why” they want to know the “how.” “How do I find a job,” is the upper most …