Characteristics of a Professional Employee (Blog #2)

Value in an Employee

 Professional employees are opportunistic, solve problems, and have a personality that stands out. First, being opportunistic can be the difference between good and great. Second, solving problems can instantly create value and build trust in the work place. Third, valuable professional employees have a personality that stands out. 

 I found this quote in an article I read. “Dear Pessimist, Realist and Optimist, while you were arguing over the glass, I drank the water.” You need to find opportunities and then take advantage of them (Alvesteffer, 2014). 

Things that others aren’t willing to fix is what valuable employee’s target. The people who end up creating value are the ones who fix the bigger problems that companies face (Alvesteffer, 2014).

Having a unique personality allows employees to distinguish themselves from their peers. Skills can be taught, but for the most part, professional employees have a personality that makes them valuable to have in a company (Sundheim, 2013).

In every company there are employees, but there are always a handful of special, valuable, and professional employees. These employees have mastered being opportunistic, solving problems, and have developed a unique personality. These rare qualities let them stand out from their competition and offer their employer value.

                                                        References:

Alvesteffer, Ron, (2014). 10 Characteristics of a great employee. Ronalvesteffer.com. Retrieved from http://ronalvesteffer.com/10/

Sundheim, Ken, (2013). 15 Traits of the ideal employee. Forbes.com. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/kensundheim/2013/04/02/15-traits-of-the-ideal-employe