Hire profile: Knitters

Use your skills as a knitter to get hired

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Your hobbies tell a vivid story about your natural abilities. Keep reading for language to use in your resume or cover letter, plus get ideas for jobs you may love.

What you bring

  • Attention to detail
  • Patience
  • Ability to follow instructions
  • Hand-eye coordination
  • Creativity
  • Prolonged focus
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What matters to you

What do knitters want in a job (besides good pay)? We gave a group of 32 knitters a set list of job attributes and asked them to choose what matters most to them.

Fair management and good mentorship

If management doesn't care about you, you are not going to try your best.

Medical office manager Age 63, OR

A low-stress environment

The lower the stress at work, the more creative and focused I can be.

Retail sales representative Age 64, CA

Creative freedom

I personally work better when allowed to input creativity into a project.

Office manager Age 63, CA
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Customer service representative

Solve problems and help customers

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Home health aide

Put your caretaking instincts to work

Educator

Apply your patience and build others' knowledge

Interior designer

Create new spaces with the help of plants

Social worker

Improve the lives of others

Environmental engineer

Make the world better for all living things

Municipal administrator

Dedicate your career to your community

Weaving expertise

45million

Americans know how to knit

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I am passionate to pay it forward and make the world a better place.

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HR Assistant, age 29, CA