What Sets You Apart

What Sets You Apart These are the workplace competencies employers say they are looking for: Teamwork Adaptability/flexibility Customer focus Planning organizing Creative thinking Problem solving decision making Working with tools technology Workplace computer applications Scheduling coordinating Checking, examining recording Business fundamentals How many of these do you excel at?   I know you were just performing your job and that problem solving was a regular part of that.   Can you ask yourself whether you did it better than others?   Did you ever save the day? Employers, I believe, want to hire a candidate who minimally possesses and DEMONSTRATES all of these.   So it isnt enough to say you are a strong teamplayer or have strengths in problem solving, scheduling and customer service.   You will need to prove you have successfully used these skills- in a way that they can appreciate. What can you do to outshine the competition?   You can develop your skill level in talking and writing about yourself. This job search is truly a marketing campaign. Remember the Coke vs. Pepsi rivalry?   What do they do to win over customers?   What I do know is that they each spent a ton of money on their campaigns to win new customers. So besides  re-tooling a  product that would directly compete, they let customers know about it. You dont want to be a best kept secret.