P1 explain the personal attributes valued by employers

Attributes	Why is it valued?	My rating (*/4)
Time Management	Time management is important because if an employee does not arrive on time then their work will not be given as much time as possible, this will drop the work standard.
Team Working	Employees may not have the correct skills to complete a task, but by working in a group the team can use their combined skills to complete the task. Working in groups is also needed to work as part of a large company.
Written Communication Skills	Written communication is important in any job, but especially in an IT job where a lot of information is relayed to other employees via messages, the recipient of any message must be able to understand what the sender is trying to say and not get the wrong idea as this could cause mistakes.
Verbal Skills	Communication is important because if employees cannot effectively relay information to each other than employees may be left with the wrong information and could do the task wrong.
Numeric Skills	Numeric skills are important, especially in databases as this is often involves company records and statistics.
Technical Knowledge	Technical knowledge is required so that the employee understands any jargon and also has the knowledge to complete the task right, otherwise the employee could do the work wrong and this would take extra time to fix the mistakes.
Working Procedures	Working Procedures must be followed so that work is done correctly and mistakes are not made as this would waste time. This also involves doing work to the correct standard.
Health & Safety	Health and safety is required because if these procedures are not followed then employees can be harmed, not only is this morally bad that people have been hurt but it also affects the company as it is less time to complete work and this would slow the work rate down.
Security	Security is needed because if company documents are leaked it could lead to loss of money or company secrets being exposed, this could lead to a bad public image or other consequences. Physical security is also important, employees should keep any keys, access cards or company documents in safe places so that unauthorised people don’t gain access to them.
Work Attitudes	Work attitudes should be positive because nothing is more unappealing than a negative employee that has a negative outlook and poor social skills.
Creativity	Creativity is important to bring new ideas or designs to a team project/individual work.
Planning Skills	Planning skills are important so that time and work is managed effectively, ensuring that work is completed on time and to a sufficient standard.
Organisational Skills	Organisational skills are needed to keep work in order otherwise it is easy to lose track of important documents or misplace them, physically and electronically.
Determined	Being determined is a useful attitude because if an employee gives up on his work easily then the work will not get done, whereas someone who is determined will power through the hard spots and get the work done on time.
Independent	Being independent is useful because often an employee will have to undertake tasks on their own and they will need the independence and intuition to do what they feel is best for the work.
Integrity	Integrity will help employees to get hard work done and make sure that they get all of the work done even if it is difficult.
Tolerance	Tolerance is necessary because workplaces often have employees and customers with a variety of characteristics and attributes e.g Race, Religion and Personality. When working with employees or customers with a difficult personality it is important to keep a level head and get on with the job. Employees should not hold grudges against other employees or customers based on their race or religion as this leads to an unhealthy atmosphere, not to mention judging someone on their race or religion is discrimination.
Dependable	Being dependable means that other employees can count on you to get your share of the work done on time and to an acceptable standard, if this is not achieved then it will make the employees work rate slow down and mean less work is being done.
Problem Solving	Problem solving is important to overcome difficult problems in a task, such as a programmer finding fixing a bug in their program.
Leadership	Leadership is important for teamwork as it allows the leader to give each team member a role to sufficiently get the work done on time, otherwise the team may just be all over the place and the work wouldn’t be done.
Confidence	Confidence is a good attitude because it means that the employee can voice their opinions and ideas instead of shying away and possibly not saying a crucial idea.
Self-Motivation	Self-motivation allows the employee to get on with work on their own without the supervision or guidance of someone else, this is crucial because it allows individuals to work without needing support.