Express Employment Professionals recently released new survey results revealing which traits employers find most important when considering a job candidate.
Respondents were asked to rate various traits on a scale of one to five based on how important they are when evaluating applicants. This is the third year Express has released findings from its “America Employed” survey on this topic.
This year, “work ethic/integrity” topped the list with an average rating of 4.5, followed closely by attitude, which topped the list in 2014, with a rating of 4.47. Once again, education received the lowest rating, this time with an average of 2.44.
“Every year now, integrity and attitude have been the two clear winners in this survey,” said Bob Funk, CEO of Express. “While so many traits are important, integrity and attitude just aren’t things you can acquire with on-the-job training or the right certification. Not only can they make or break a job applicant, they can fundamentally alter the work environment.
“As you can tell from the results, this perception is fairly consistent from year to year. As the workplace evolves, the demand for certain skills may change, but employers will never stop looking for employees with high integrity and a good attitude.”
Express Employment Professionals explores the state of employment – and unemployment – in North America through a series of reports and surveys called America Employed and Canada Employed. Each survey focuses on a different aspect of who gets hired in and why.
This survey of 134 Express Employment Professionals franchisees was conducted in July 2015. Earlier surveys were conducted in 2014 and 2013.
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