The following criteria were listed as critical by employers and recruiters in Execunet’s 2012 Executive Job Market Intelligence Report.

As an executive candidate, if you can articulate your accomplishments and outcomes in these areas, you will demonstrate the solutions you can provide to a prospective employer.

How well do you tell your story? Do your stories convey the value you have added and can add to an organization?

Most Sought-After and Hardest to Find Executive Characteristics
Most Sought After by Employers
1. Ability to build, lead high-performance teams
2. Industry-specific experience
3. Strategy and execution leadership
4. Functional/Technical experience
5. Problem-solver
6. Change agent
7. Cross-functional expertise

Hardest to Find for Executive Recruiters
1. Industry-specific experience
2. Strategy and execution leadership
3. Ability to build, lead high-performance teams
4. Functional/Technical experience
5. Record of innovation
6. Change agent
7. Turnaround experience