Knowing technology. Everybody nowadays is expected to possess some experience of working with technology. If you work in an office, you need to know where all electronic documents are kept, what messengers are used in the company, etc. The more skilled you are the more career opportunities you have. You don’t need to be a […]
Social intellect Social intellect is the skill of understanding other people’s behaviour correctly. This skill is essential for effective interpersonal interaction and successful social integration and is likely to be much more important than mental ratio. Having well developed social intellect skills can guarantee that a person will be able to not only create a […]
Salesmanship No, you are not to look for clients and be good at cold calling. You just need to be able to bargain. For example, when you talk about a pay rise or talk about your future salary. Learn to sell your time effectively and get comfort as a reward. You need to be a […]
Teamwork Being a good team player has become an essential skill which HR specialists look for. They want people to have this skill even in spheres where individual work is very important. If you are a good team player, you stand a very good chance to be promoted and have an excellent career. Even if […]
Cross-cultural competence Nowadays, in the times of globalization to productively and effectively communicate with people from other countries it is necessary to know their culture, traditions, customs, ethical and moral standards. Moreover, you can have people of different nationalities working in one company and even in one team. Because of this, cross-cultural competence has become […]
Determination It is the ability to persistently try to achieve your goals while not losing interest in what you are doing because of failures, boredom or temporary absence of progress.
Accepting failures However strange it may sound but the first step to success is a failure. Nobody is perfect and cannot be perfect. Try, fail and try again. Try to focus not on the result but on the lessons learned; those who learn a lesson will eventually achieve success. Every failure makes you closer to […]
Flexibility in studying As a futurist Toffler said, in the 21st century not those who cannot read or write will be considered illiterate, but those who cannot study or retrain. Real study starts with a career. It requires you to always learn and get new knowledge and you will often have to give up old methods. […]
Adaptability We live in a rapidly changing world and this process is unlikely to become slower. Skills and knowledge which were important in the past might not be useful nowadays or in the future. So the skill to adapt to the new environment is vitally important. The majority of companies will need people possessing this […]
Time management skills It is an essential skill as everybody needs to manage their time to be able to work productively and do all tasks. Also, if you want to always achieve goals, you need to know what you are to do tomorrow, the day after tomorrow and two days later. Not everybody likes planning. […]
