The document provides guidance for an assignment asking students to imagine owning a creative/media business and list the attributes of a good employee. It suggests employers need organized, considerate, confident leadership with decision making skills, creativity, planning, flexibility, good attendance, teamwork, and the ability to listen to others.

1. Creative and Media: Level 2 Higher Diploma Unit 1: Scene
Level 2 Higher Diploma Creative and MediaUnit 1: Scene
1.2.1b You’re the boss!
What makes a good employer?
Imagine you own a business within the Creative and Media industry – you can choose what your company would do
within this area.
What do you think makes a good employee? Make a list below of the kind of attributes or characteristics you would
expect your employees to have.
• Employer needs to be a very organised person so he or she can stay on top of
things
• Needs to be considerate and put health and safety issues
• An employer defiantly needs to be confident
• good leader with a loud voice who gets their point across
• Quick and thorough decision maker
• Defiantly has to be very creative
• Make sure that they have planned out every project (organised)
• Well equipped and ready to work no matter what the circumstances
• Needs to have good attendance and punctuality
• Needs to be able to listen and work with others
• Good team worker
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