To hire or not to hire?

When making a hiring decision, what is the one quality that employers consider to be most important?

Assuming that job applicants have the basic skills needed to do the job, the one quality that most employers value is the willingness to work hard and do whatever it takes to get the job done. Nearly 60 percent of employers surveyed said that they expected employees to have a good work ethic. Qualities that employers valued are:

• Work ethic 59 percent
• intelligence 23 percent
• enthusiasm 12 percent
• education 4 percent
• other qualities 2 percent

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