What would be my 10 qualities that an employer might find valueable? How would I go about figuring them out?

A few quailities I prefer to have in people who work for me are:

1) self starter, or self motivated

2) punctual, if they can be on time or early to work and early to accomplishing tasks

3)Interested or eager,

4)reliable

those are probably my top 4 hope this helps push you in the right direction as you try to come up with some more.

Hard working, dedicated, approachable, understanding of others, being direct, being understanding, a good lister, a good teacher, patience, always wanting to get better.

Being a teamplayer,problem solving skills,multitasking,depending on the role if it is customer facing ones you should be able to have strong communication skill.

i'll have these as my Top 3:

1) Integrity. With oneself, with the matters you're handling, and the company you're contributing to.

2) Innovative. Looking at new ways to do old stuff. Being intrapreneurial.

3) Interested. Being curious, and ever learning. The best is yet to be.

Different employers are looking for different things. For example, let's say it is a production job, where you are standing on an assembly line doing the same thing over and over. That employer wants someone who has good attendance, is safety-oriented, and has good physical stamina. But let's say you are on a team that is brain-storming a new marketing idea. Everyone else (including your superiors) has already expressed their support for the idea. You see a major problem with it. Would you speak up?

You sort of have to sit back, close your eyes, and imagine yourself as "your" supervisor. What kind of employee would you like to have working for you?

I wouldn't say "worked with the public for over 10 years." It doesn't say anything about what your "quality" is. You would want to word it perhaps "customer service professional." or "compassionate customer service professional," or something like that. There are lots of people working with the public who aren't good at what they do - set yourself apart from them!

Others?

1. Integrity always comes first!
2. Honest
3. Collaborative (replaces the old term: Team Player)
4. Independent
5. Self-confident
6. Dependable/Reliable
7. Analytical (if you are! I like to look at things/data and think through the good/bad and come up with alternatives)
8. Creative (if you are - I'm not!)

Employers often ask you to describe yourself, or how your friends would describe you. I like to make up acronyms to help me remember, because I go blank in interviews! for example: SAD: Self-confident, Analytical, Dependable.

good luck!

Kim