by Linda Descano
Recently, Citi and LinkedIn polled members of Connect: Professional Women’s Network, a LinkedIn group powered by Citi, about their career resolutions for 2013. Finding a new job topped the list for 40% of Connect members.
To help turn these resolutions into realities, my team at Citi has been reaching out to career experts and business leaders for their insight, ideas and tips, which we are publishing in the Special Edition for Connect group members. My first assignment was to explore what is on a manager's must-have list of attributes for a job candidate, which I thought would be of general interest to LinkedIn members; hence, today's post.
How I tackle these assignments is by conducting an admittedly unscientific focus group of anywhere between five to eight randomly selected executives in my network. For this question, I turned to Betsy Berkhemer Credaire of Berkhemer Clayton, Holly Lignelli of LinkedIn, Jennifer Grancio of BlackRock, Mindy Mercaldo of Citibank, and Wendi Sturgis of Yext, who consistently inspire me with their insight and perspective on all things career-related.
While each articulated her top attributes with different words, common threads emerged which I distilled into the following 9 must-have attributes, namely (not in any particular order):
- Intensity, drive and ambition
- Integrity and sound judgment
- Cultural fit with the organization
- Positive outlook, enthusiastic can-do attitude and great sense of humor
- Management and leadership competency
- Self-awareness, reflection and resilience
- Effective communicator, both verbally and in writing
- Track record with results that are sustainable and explainable
- Demonstrated ability to solve hard problems and overcome adversity
How do these compare with what's on your must-have list? And, if you were to rank this list, what would be your top 3?
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