1. The most valuable attributes and skills an employer seeks
Findings of an enquiry carried out by students from Geo Milev English Language School, Ruse
February, 2017

2. Out of 130 students invited to do research 58 responded.
Each student was asked to interview an employer he/she can easily establish contact with and ask the question:
What attributes and skills do you find most valuable in your employees?

3. The labor market in Ruse is roughly based on small businesses and consequently, the majority of employers named attributes and skills required for vocational occupations such as:

4. Vocational occupations
Waiter/waitress – good memory, communicative, friendly, punctual, trustworthy, patient, polite, diplomatic, concentrated, positive, quick;
Guide – reliable, friendly, amusing;
Taxi driver – punctual, careful, honest;
Shop assistant – patient, helpful, friendly, team worker, hard-working, active, smart;

5. Guard – reliable, communicative, cool-headed, team worker;
Seamstress – dexterous, responsible, hard- working, team worker, precise, creative;
Secretary – computer literate, organized/methodical, hard-working, respectful;
Manager – responsible, well-mannered, friendly, ambitious, confident, open-minded;

6. To sum up:
The most valued attributes and skills in vocational occupations are:
Hard work
Ability to work in a team
Communicative skills
Responsible

7. Occupations in industry
Factory worker – strong, team worker, sociable;
Construction worker – hard-working, strong, responsible, flexible, cooperative;
Warehouse worker – responsible, strong, reliable;
Printer – dexterous, efficient, team worker;

8. To sum up:
The most valued qualities in the field of work in industry are:
Hard work
Responsibility
Cooperation

9. Occupations for University graduates who do apprenticeship or just start a career
Doctor – responsible, hard-working, cold- headed;
Dentist - responsible, stable, dexterous, careful, patient, team worker, friendly;
Nurse – helpful, kind, calm, communicative, dedicated, respectful;
Engineer – hard-working, skillful, informed, careful to detail, responsible, reliable, intelligent;

10. Judge - hard-working, determined, honest, open-minded, clever, educated;
Lawyer – disciplined, team worker, creative, intelligent, fast thinking, meticulous, organized, convincing;
Teacher – communicative, organized, able to think on his feet, team worker, patient, understanding;
Accountant – organized, informed, punctual, patient, hard-working, focused;

11. To sum up:
The most valued skills for young professionals starting their career are:
Responsibility
Hard work
Open - mindedness and competence
Communication skills

12. The results of the poll indicate that the most important attributes and skills for this region in Bulgaria in the world of work are:
Hard work
Responsibility
Organization
Communication skills and team work

13. Thank you
The presentation has been done for the purposes of the Erasmus+ GROWW Project February, The project has been funded with support from the EC