June 1999

Whether you’re running an ad in your Sunday paper or on Monster.com, using the right words helps attract the type of person you need.

If you’re recruiting for a salesperson, supervisor, or operations director (a tall col. 1), use: proactive, self-starting, assertive, confident, competitive, doer, goal-driven, demanding, growth opportunity.

If you’re hiring an administrative assistant, customer service representative, bookkeeper, or receptionist (a tall col.2), use: helpful, supportive, we-oriented, cautious, careful, agreeable, or conservative.

If you need someone who needs to establish rapport and work with and through others (tall col.3), try to include: upbeat, friendly, outgoing, or enthusiastic.

If you need someone technically minded who will problem-solve and deal primarily with facts, figures, or papers (tall col.4), use: analytical, practical, logical, fact-based, professional, no-nonsense, or serious.

If you need someone who can multi-task and “think on his feet” (tall col.5), use: fast-paced, flexible, adjustable, works quickly, ambitious, dynamic, or challenging.

If you need someone who can see tedious, time-consuming tasks through to completion (tall col.6), use patient, persistent, dependable, team environment, loyal, calm, and systematic.

If you need someone who is independent, self-managing, results-oriented and determined (tall col.7), use: autonomous, self-assured, confident, decisive, self-directing, or big picture.

If you need someone who is accurate, precise, and by-the-book (tall col.8), include: accommodating, conscientious, orderly, organized or detail-oriented.