I’ve been running a series of short workshops for people to get ready for work. They are folks that are looking for a new role. They have previous work experience and want to get a ‘better’ role. We had a discussion about what people value in a job. It was a wide ranging discussion from employee benefits, ease of access to the work site, who they know that works there and their opinion of the employer. It got me thinking about what else might be important to either attract you to an employer or keep you working for them.

Have a look at my rough list and see if anything strikes you as a reason you would want to work for an organisation. 

What do you value most?

1. Easy to get to e.g. bus or train connections or free parking.
2. Independence and empowerment.
3. The opportunity to learn and grow.
4. Positively impact people's life.
5. Subsidised lunch and/or health care.
6. Good professional relationships.
7. Recognition and increased responsibility.
8. Delivering results.
9. Having a defined role and processes.
10. Stability and security.
11. Working in a team, the social aspect of working with others.
12. Problem solving.
13. Setting and steering the direction of the team, department or organisation.

Then have a think about how that organisation might attract new staff. How could they advertise that they have ‘stability and security’ or will provide you with opportunities to ‘get recognition’? Its an interesting dilemma for both the prospective employee and the company to try to word an advertisement correctly.

Beyond the list above, what do you value most at your place of employment? How do you feel if you are not getting your valuable items addressed?

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