Help For Teens - Connexions County Durham

Employers generally think that skills (what you can do) and personal qualities (what you're like as a person) are as important as qualifications.

Employers are looking for employees who can:

• read and write
• use numbers
• use a computer
• work in a team
• talk clearly to colleagues and customers
• organise their work and that of others
• demonstrate the specific skills needed for the job e.g. catering skills, word processing etc
• are keen and interested in the work
• show initiative
• solve problems
• show flexibility
• manage their own learning