What They Want

The primary objectives of all Great Companies: 

• Make Money 4  Create value for shareholders, grow earnings and profits
• Act Responsibly  4  Be a good corporate citizen, improve the lives of consumers
• Minimize Risk 4 Legal Risk, Financial Risk, Marketplace Risk 

Therefore, what Great Companies look for in the people they hire is that they have the skills and capabilities to…

Your primary task in applying for a job is to convince companies that you have what it takes to do what's shown above.  Every company has a set of skills and capabilities they are looking for in their management employees.  Although all are slightly different, I would offer the following list that covers 90% of them.  You should spend some time reviewing this list as it will be used in developing your resume and interview outline.

Skills & Capabilities

In order to better illustrate this point, I suggest you take the following simple, multiple choice quiz on what great companies care more about:

Quiz: What Great Companies Care Most About

Research