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What qualities do companies look for in new employees?

New results from a survey by a global staffing agency reveal traits companies consider most important when hiring. In a survey of 1,030 companies, respondents were asked, “Rate the following traits in order of importance when it comes to hiring a candidate with 1 least important and 5 most important.

“Work Ethics/Integrity” tops the list, with an average score of 4.60, closely followed by “Attitude” with 4.57. “Communication” was the only other attribute with an average rating of more than 4. “Culture fit”, “critical thinking” and “consistent work history” follows, and “work experience”, “education” and “references” round off the bottom.