1.Initiative 2.Teamwork 3.Teachability 4.Technical Expertise 5.leadership 1. Initiative: Without intitation nither u can be follower,leader or teammember 2.Team work - it is not absolute requirement that person is genius but a person who takes initiation and is friendly is helped by other and work well .Team work is extermely essential quality that american employer require. 3.Teachability: You can teach and you can learn 4.techinical expertise:it is required but without 3 quality above no body gives a damn about it..there are millions in the line 5.Leadership:though it is good to leader not everybody can be leader who is going to follow ???if you are not applying for manager or executive position rather techinical job ..your most essential person to make happy is your manager..no body knows what you do beside your manager... This is guru mantra: Always make your manager happy , follow ..because he/she knows and has ability to lift you career.You push manager in good direction and up..manager will pull you up ..future is bright