Software knowledge
Category: Skill
This could include knowledge of:
Specific software like Visual Studio 2005, C++ or MS Dos.

And this is important to an employer because:
There may be a time when they require someone with knowledge of specific software that a problem has occurred on, or when a task requires in depth knowledge of the program to complete.

Team working
Category: Attribute
Being a team player is important to an employer because:

They know that you will cooperate with each member of the team and that they will cooperate with you, should any kind of team work be required.

Leadership skills
Category: Attribute
Leadership skills are important because:

There always has to be someone who is prepared to make the first move and is able to convince the people that are with them. That they should follow them, while still being prepared to take into account the opinions of the team. Without this quality, those leadership skills cannot be used effectively.

Knowledge of the Data Protection Act 1984
Category: Skill
This is important to employers because:

It shows that the employee knows what they are allowed to do and not to do with any information they are working with.
This may also mean that if the employee saw someone doing something that was in breach of the Data Protection Act, they would be likely to let the employer know.

Verbal and numeric skills
Category: Skill
Verbal and numeric skills are important to an employer because:

Having good verbal skills will indicate that they are good at putting their point across and also good when it comes to communicating with customers.

Having good numerical skills will indicate that they are able to handle a wide range of calculations and finances which would prove invaluable to the company if it has a strict budget to keep to.

Being competitive
Category: Attribute
This involves knowledge of rival firms and is important because:

If you can interpret what the other companies are up to then you can be very useful to the employer by providing information about what the other companies are up to and what their financial market covers. Being able to make use of this information to then work out what they are weak at and apply the strength of your company to exploit that weakness and may help maximise the organisations profitability.

Planning
Category: Attribute

Planning a project may involve collecting feedback from users or customers in order to improve a service. You might also look at sets of figures to see whether or not a project is financially viable. Planning skills are therefore important because:

Without any type of skills in planning, there is no value in employing you. Being able to plan is essential in a company since it can be applied to planning business trips, knowing how much of the company budget can be spent on advertising or marketing new products, or even just be able to plan the next week’s meeting agenda.

Dependable/Reliable
Category: Skill

It is very important that an employer feels that they can depend on a staff member and their contribution to the organisation because:

If they can’t depend on an employee then they should review the reasons why they are not reliable and try to help them overcome their problem. The last thing an employer wants to do is let someone go that has a future in their company. If they know the employer can depend on them then this can be an incentive to work harder and more efficiently, as well as a reason to show up for work each day. Their contribution may prove to be the piece that was missing from the company workforce such as someone that doesn’t require training for the task the employer needs.

Becoming a ‘greener’ organisation
Category: Skill

The company policy may involve car sharing, facilities for gym membership and recycling. This is important because:

They need employees that will help not only to help them reduce the amount of waste they produce but also reduce the environmental pollution caused by the cars of the workers to drop, for instance, by convincing them to adopt the car sharing plan.

Time management
Category: Skill
Being able to draw up a schedule of tasks and prioritise events is important because:

Time management is an easy skill to learn but a difficult skill to apply. An employee that can use this skill is very valuable and precious to their employer. Being able to manage their time means they are more likely to be up to date with any work they have been assigned and can maximise the actual quality of the work produced.

Problem-solving
Category: Attribute

Being able to work through and demonstrate good, problem-solving techniques will ensure that problems are recognised early. This is important because:

If an employee has a problem with another colleague, that could reduce the amount of work produced between them. Being able to spot a situation like this early is important as it would prevent time and work being lost on disagreements that have no real purpose. Likewise if the problem was a computer virus, locating and removing it early would prevent any data being deleted or copied to an unknown source that could be controlled by a hacker.

Promoting an organisational brand or image
Category: Skill

Using correct company literature and letterheads, complying with the company dress code ensures that:

Everyone at the company promotes the right message and gives a professional impression to any customers. This is also a way that the company might use to decide who was eligible for a promotion and who wasn’t.

Planning
Category: Attribute
Planning a project may involve collecting feedback from users or customers in order to improve a service. You might also look at sets of figures to see whether or not a project is financially viable. Planning skills are therefore important because:

Without any type of skills in planning, there is no value in employing you.
Being able to plan is essential in a company since it can be applied to planning business trips, knowing how much of the company budget can be spent on advertising or marketing new products, or even just be able to plan the next week’s meeting agenda.

Dependable/Reliable
Category: Skill
It is very important that an employer feels that they can depend on a staff member and their contribution to the organisation because:

If they can’t depend on an employee then they should review the reasons why they are not reliable and try to help them over come their problem, the last thing an employer wants to do is let someone go that has a future in their company.

If they know the employer can depend on them then this can be an incentive to work harder and more efficiently, as well as a reason to show up for work each day. Their contribution may prove to be the piece that was missing from the company workforce such as someone that doesn’t require training for the task the employer needs.

Becoming a ‘greener’ organisation
Category: Skill
The company policy may involve car sharing, facilities for gym membership and recycling. This is important because:

They need employees that will help not only to help them reduce the amount of waste they produce but also reduce the environmental pollution caused by the cars of the workers to drop, by convincing them to adopt the car sharing plan.

Time management
Category: Skill
Being able to draw up a schedule of tasks and prioritise events is important because:

Time management is an easy skill to learn but a difficult skill to apply, an employee that can use this skill is very valuable and precious to their employer. Being able to manage their time means they are more likely to be up to date with any work they have been assigned and can maximise the actual quality of the work produced.

Problem-solving
Category: Attribute
Being able to work through and demonstrate good, problem-solving techniques will ensure that problems are recognised early. This is important because

If an employee has a problem with another colleague, that could reduce the amount of work produce between them. Being able to spot a situation like this early is important as it would prevent time and work being lost on disagreements that have no real purpose.

Likewise if the problem was a computer virus, locating and removing it early would prevent any data being deleted or copied to an unknown source that could be a hacker.

Promoting an organisational brand or image
Category: Skill
Using correct company literature and letterheads, complying with the company dress code ensures that

Everyone at the company promotes the right message and gives a professional impression to any customers. This is also a way that the company might use to decide who was eligible for a promotion and who wasn’t.