If you were an employer...

A while ago now I was in a position where I was interviewing people for the place I used to work at.

When it came down to the shortlist of 3 or 4 candidates with equal qualifications (from the original 100 people that applied) it was about:

Can I work with this person 5 days a week?
Do I like this person and have a good feeling about them?
Can I rely on them to get stuff done?

And last but not least: Is this person going to to be a threat to my position if I employ them? (not many people will admit that but it's true)

I ask myself, do i want to share a space with this person for 8 hours a day?

Common sense, ability to work with others, positive attitude and self-motivation.

Big jugs

I have hired people and these are the most important things to me.

Attendance and punctuality.
Honesty.
Ability to follow instructions.

You hire people to make you money whilst keeping the business going smooth.

There is no other reason (other than volunteer or non profit organizations)

Generally an employee is hired to do the work:
You don't want to do
You don't have time to do

That's as clear as I can get.