SIX CHARACTERISTICS OF A SOLID EMPLOYEE

 

1. PASSIONATE

Good employees who stay at a company are passionate about their work and their company. Finding passion in an interview can be tricky. Hopefully, all your interviewees seem passionate about the job (and if they don’t then that is an immediate red flag), but your job is to separate fake passion from real passion. More importantly, to find the people who can use their passion for their work.

2. COMMUNICATION SKILL

Companies are built by great employees who can work well together. That is built by strong communication. That is just internally, your company’s external success in sales, marketing, PR, and any kind of collaboration is also dependent on your employees’ ability to communicate well. This isn’t just expressing ideas coherently, it also requires the ability to listen to others and respond effectively.

3. GOAL ORIENTED

To grow your small business you’ve got to have goals. To reach your goals, you need goal-oriented people, employees who don’t get bogged down in the muck of office politics or taking credit but are committed to getting the job done and achieving the goal.

4. ORGANIZED AND DETAIL FOCUSED

A good communicator who is also a go getter is great, but not if they get lost in the details and can’t stay organized. When a small business is trying to grow employees often need to deliver on many fronts and the bosses can’t be micromanaging. This requires employees who understand how to organize their tasks and who focus on the details.

5. ADAPTABLE

Business is unpredictable and circumstances are constantly changing. The business environment is always evolving and small businesses are hopefully growing and maturing quickly. Good employees need to be able to adapt to new situations and grow with your business. You don’t want team members who are stuck in their ways.

6. CREATIVE

Companies always need creative team members to help find new solutions. One of the benefits of new hires is new ideas, but to make sure you get new ideas you need creative thinkers.

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