Important work skills that money can’t buy
MANY of the job skills employers look for do not require expensive training or degrees. If you are looking for new job opportunities, whether to be an invaluable asset to your current employer or to improve your promotion potential, it's important to know which work skills are invaluable — and what you can do to gain them.
CONCISE COMMUNICATION
We all know that many employers highly regard great communication skills, and being concise is one of the most important skills you can acquire. It's one of many ways you can improve your chances of getting a job.
“People who can make a point in as few words as possible are terrific candidates for management positions,” said Igor Kholkin, an operations manager with web design and marketing company Coalition Technologies.
“They are time-efficient, and they can explain anything quickly,” he added.
You don’t have to take a class in communication to excel at this skill. Kholkin suggested a good habit to help improve your communication. Review each of your messages, and trim them of all the “fat.” This includes unnecessary details, adverbs and adjectives that dress up a sentence but don’t add any real value.
“The remaining message should include all of the important details to be conveyed in as few words as possible,” he said.
A HIGH ‘EMOTIONAL QUOTIENT’
Want to make your boss love you? Being especially adept at reading and understanding others’ emotions is a highly valued but vastly underrated job skill, said Kholkin.
“The millennial workforce loves leaders with a high EQ, which leads those who possess it to be promoted into managerial positions,” he said. That’s because managers with a high EQ will know how to get the most out of their staff in any industry, said Kholkin.
A first step to improving this key skill is learning to objectively identify your own emotions — and how they affect your behavior.
“You can then apply this knowledge to identify others’ emotions, how to empathize with them and work with them towards agreeable outcomes,” said Kholkin. Your boss, as well as your coworkers, will not only take note — they’ll admire and appreciate your high EQ. Source: Terence Loose, GoBankingRates | msn.com