1. Strong Verbal and Interpersonal Communication Skills
   • Know your own "elevator speech" - do you have the self confidence to meet people you don't know?
   • Can you assess your immediate environment and ensure that others feel comfortable interacting with you?
2. Self-Motivated, Self-Management, Self-Starter
   • Do you have enough common sense to ask questions?
   • Do you have to be told what to do, when to or how to do it?
3. Team Player (works well with others)
   • Do you know when to lead and when to follow?
   • Can you listen to others' ideas, add to or strengthen the idea(s) presented, and work collaboratively to implement it?
4. Sound academic achievement
   • Do you have at least a 3.0 GPA?
   • GPA cutoff also depends on the student's major or the department that is hiring.
5. Analytical and Conceptual Skills
   • Do you have an inquisitive mind, are you creative, persistent, interested in solving problems, thinking independently, do you work well with details, have keen powers of observation, and follow logical paths of reasoning?
   • Do you relate to concepts or the formation of concepts?
6. Strong Communication Skills (verbal and written)
   • Do you use (or know how to use) the appropriate language and grammar tools when communicating in both written and oral communication?
   • Do you possess maturity and business acumen as a new college graduate?
   • Do you know how to act in social situations (professionalism, tact, good business judgment)?
7. Flexible and Adaptable ("can do" attitude)
   • Do you practice time management skills/techniques?
   • Is your glass half empty or half full?
8. Problem Solving Skills
   • Do you run and hide from a problem or do you look for creative ways to solve it?
   • Do you participate and encourage brainstorming or do you prefer to solve problems on your own?
9. Energy and Enthusiasm
   • How do you engage others and get them to be excited about things you are working on?
   • Does your enthusiasm show? Is it genuine?
10. Professional Ethics
    • Do you regularly conduct ethics checks: is it legal; do you have a clear conscience; is it something you would want your mother to read about in the paper?
    • Do you know how to laugh at yourself?
    • Do you know what is appropriate and not appropriate when it comes to office humor?