Demonstrating your work experience and education on a CV are essential to make you stand out, however it can also be beneficial to highlight your personality. These traits will give the employer an insight into how you would perform in a team and allow them to visualise you in the role and the workplace. Ideally the personal qualities should match those outlined in the job specification.
You can choose some personal qualities from the list below:
A
- Active
- Ambitious
- Analytical
- Approachable
- Accurate
- Adaptable
C
- Calm
- Capable
- Caring
- Client focused
- Committed
- Compassionate
- Competent
- Competitive
- Confident
- Conscientious
- Considerate
- Consistent
- Cooperative
- Creative
- Customer Focused
D
- Decisive
- Dedicated
- Dependable
- Detail Oriented
- Determined
- Diligent
- Diplomatic
- Discreet
- Dynamic
E
- Effective
- Efficient
- Empathetic
- Encouraging
- Energetic
- Enthusiastic
F
- Flexible
- Focused
- Friendly
G
- Good Sense Of Humour
H
- Helpful
- High Achiever
- Honest
I
- Imaginative
- Innovative
L
- Level-Headed
- Logical
- Loyal
M
- Methodical
- Meticulous
- Motivated
N
- Non-Judgemental
O
- Observant
- Open-Minded
- Optimistic
- Organised
- Outgoing
P
- Passionate
- Patient
- Persevering
- Persistent
- Persuasive
- Polite
- Positive
- Practical
- Precise
- Proactive
- Productive
- Punctual
R
- Rational
- Reliable
- Respectful
- Responsible
- Results Oriented
S
- Supportive
- Sympathetic
T
- Tactful
- Thorough
- Thoughtful
- Tolerant
- Trustworthy
- Truthful
V
- Versatile
Breda Hegarty - Career Counsellor 