Band 9 Sample: Employers should focus on personal qualities over qualification and experience when choosing someone for a job. To what extend do you agree or disagree.
Introductory Statement:
One’s personal qualities, qualification and experience are crucial part of one’s identity. There is a trade-off between the two and finding the right balance between two is extremely important and that is what an employer should eye for. I agree that more than half of what an employee is made of is due to his personal qualities.
Body Paragraph 1:
An employer looks for various traits in an employee like how he handles criticism, stress, workload, working in a team and how friendly he is with his colleagues. To give an idea, the most difficult organisation in the world, that is American Navy Seals do not prefer people who are extremely intelligent and skilled. They prefer someone who are loyal, trustworthy and hardworking. If one has that, Intelligence and skills can be acquired later.
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On the other hand qualification is not something to ignore completely. The right education and degree clears the path for success. At the same time, it is his personal qualities that make him reach for these heights. There is a high possibility that people with qualification and experience alone are not people-oriented individuals. Sometimes, they do not work well in teams and work better on one-man projects. The corporate world faces a lot of trouble to retain such employees because they join a company for money. But an individual with right work ethics and personal qualities are the horses one can bet on.
Conclusion:
All in all, it is safe to say that Personal Qualities are heavy on the scales of balance than the qualification and experience. An employer should look for these qualities and give higher credit against qualification and experience.
Band 9 Sample: Employers should focus on personal qualities over qualification and experience when choosing someone for a job. To what extend do you agree or disagree.