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Hiring managers and job seekers agreed that the traits with the highest value are reliability, honesty, adaptability, flexibility and self-motivation.

Published Sept. 1, 2026

A 'Join Our Team' sign is posted outside a coffee shop on Jan. 3, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif. A worker's personality could outweigh any skill gaps that person may have, survey results from Express Employment Professionals and The Harris Poll showed.

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