skills for life

We all have hopes of one day having a successful career. A career that we can grow in and advance up the cooperate scale. And for many of us, we know the importance in marketing ourselves, especially on a job interview. We tend to say the same lines, “I have plenty of past experience...” or “I would be a great asset to your company by...” We think we are telling the prospective employers what they want to hear or what we think they are looking for. But we fail to tell them our attributes and qualities, which are just as important as our skills; education; experience; accreditation; and values. According to Macpherson in his article “ The top 5 qualities you need to advance your career,” after many surveys asking what employers look for in model employees, “ attributes are frequently first mentioned- not skill...but rather person attributes and qualities” (page 1) . He also lists the five attributes needed to advance in your career. I believe that you can use all five for life as well as school. Especially having interpersonal, flexible, and self-motivation skills. In life; college; and career you will always need to know how to deal with and work with people, deal with changes and be able to take constructive criticism as well as look for self-improvement. As I stated previously, I think all five skills are important in every aspect of life. My strongest attribute is being inquisitive and being a strategic thinker. I tend to ask a lot of questions and at times I can get on my family and friends nerves because I have a question about everything. I believe to every problem there is more than one solution and that one should think and analyze each solution before they finalize their answer. I tend to think out-side-of-the-box and over analyze everything. For example, anytime my fiancé and talk about going on a trip, we always get into a discussion about whether or not it is feasible to our budget. He is more of the take chances type of person, where I am