By China office of iCVCC
Job seekers need to have a lot of effective skills to impress potential employers. Competition is fierce, and in today's digital age, it's a bit difficult to stand out from the crowd. Here are some of the skills employers want to make a difference in the workplace
1. Communication skills
Communication refers to the exchange of thoughts, emotions, knowledge, and information between people. Communication occurs when one person passes on information and their understanding to another. Therefore, communication is a bridge to convey information and meaning.
Less than 15% of workers were fired for incompetence in knowledge and skills, and more than 85% were fired for lack of communication skills.
Communication skills are used to receive, understand, and provide a variety of information. But these skills also include respecting other people's perspectives, interpreting thoughts and ideas, and listening to others. Being able to communicate with your superiors, colleagues, and clients, whether verbally, non-verbally, written, or visual, is essential in any workplace.
Effective communication will allow different people to understand each other, the hearts of people who play different roles in social relations will slowly get closer, the sense of alienation will slowly be released from them, and harmony and intimacy will gradually be established.
2. Teamwork
Teamwork ability is a kind of core ability with universal adaptability and transferability, which refers to the ability to negotiate cooperation goals, cooperate with each other, adjust cooperation methods, and continuously improve cooperative relations according to the needs of work activities, which is a necessary social ability for engaging in various occupations. More and more organizations are promoting teamwork in their organizations, not because the word "team" is trendy, but because teamwork can bring real benefits to them. Individuals can only be truly successful if they are in a team.
Bill Gates said, "If you poach the top 20 of our company, then Microsoft becomes an insignificant company." "People are not omnipotent, they all have a lot of shortcomings. There are many things that cannot be done alone, which requires asking for help and working with others to achieve your goals. It can be said that the team is a resource and platform that can make up for your shortcomings, take you out of the predicament, achieve your goals, and lead you to success.
3. Solve the problem
Problem solving can help you identify and solve problems, think about possible solutions, choose the most effective solution, and implement it successfully. Resolving unexpected issues in a timely manner is crucial for recruiters because it shows that you are someone the company can rely on in case of any unforeseen difficulties.
The ability to discover and solve problems, especially complex problems, is a unique advantage of human beings, and it is precisely because of this advantage that primitive humans evolved into modern Homo sapiens, and society and civilization were able to develop. It is the solution of the problem that makes us progress. We were born to solve problems. Problem-solving skills are key to judging a person's success or not.
The question lies in the origins and roots of innovation and creativity. Problem solving determines the performance of organizations and individuals, and is an important skill that is indispensable for our survival and development.
The World Economic Forum, in its book The Future of Jobs, lists solving complex problems as one of the top 10 career skills.
The exploration of questions will open up many possibilities, and the answers to questions will open the door to hope.
4. Self-management
They are traits or characteristics that contribute to job performance. They are based on what you have learned throughout your life. These are soft skills such as patience, independence, or active listening.
Successful people have the same characteristics: they have strong self-control and are less disturbed by external factors; encountered setbacks, unsatisfactory, strong endurance; Do things in a planned way, complete the plan on time and get a sense of accomplishment; Have a certain degree of self-care ability; High emotional intelligence, the ability to understand and control one's own emotions, the ability to think differently, understand and empathize with the emotional changes of others, and so on. Psychologists attribute these factors to relatively strong self-management skills.
Success begins with efficient and continuous self-management, which is the foundation of one's professional success and happiness in life. Self-management is a key skill in the workplace, and people with self-management skills know how to make decisions and how to act in different situations. Only by learning to manage oneself can one make use of one's resources and potential, maximize one's efficiency, adapt to the needs of the workplace, and make oneself a person with the potential for success. Those elites who have made great contributions to human society, they do not have any special talents, only one thing is different from ordinary people, that is, they have strong self-management ability, to a large extent, their super self-management ability, which has achieved their successful life path.
5. Information Technology
With the rapid rise of information technology, especially computer network technology, information resources have been recognized, developed, and utilized by society with unprecedented breadth and depth, and the application of information and information technology has penetrated into all corners of society, and information resources have become the driving force leading social development, and mankind has begun to move toward the information age.
Nowadays, the amount of information is extremely inflated, and all kinds of information are pouring in. Every day, in work and life, we will be overwhelmed by a large amount of complex information, how to quickly and accurately collect, obtain, sort, analyze, process, transmit and store information, so that it can be transformed into effective information, has become the ability that people most urgently need to master, and this is the ability to process information, and it is also one of the most basic and transferable core competencies for people to make various decisions in work and life.
We all know that whoever grasps the source of information and uses it rationally will have the opportunity and conditions for decision-making and can "plan thousands of miles".
6. Innovation and critical thinking
Innovation is a conceptualization process characterized by new thinking, new inventions, and new descriptions. In English, the word "innovation" originates from Latin and has three meanings: first, renewal; second, to create something new; Third, change.
Following the principles and principles of innovation in innovation activities is the basic element of improving innovation ability, and is the basis for realizing innovation activities and achieving innovation goals. With this foundation, we have seized the "golden key" that opens the door to innovation.
The ability to innovate refers to the ability to use knowledge and theories to continuously provide new ideas, new theories, new methods, and new inventions of various values in science, art, technology, and various practical activities. It is the underlying psychological quality of an individual to create something new on the basis of original knowledge and experience in the process of completing an activity.
It can also be understood that innovation ability is the ability of a person (or group) to obtain innovation results through innovation activities and innovation behaviors, and it is the sum of the three abilities of a person to raise problems, analyze problems and solve problems in innovation activities.
Critical thinking refers to the ability to analyze information objectively, think clearly and reasonably, and make logical and informed judgments. It helps us understand the logical connections between ideas, ideas, ideas, and can provide you with solutions to complex problems. Critical thinking is self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitoring, self-correcting thinking, also known as the highest state of human thinking activity.
7. Leadership
Leadership skills aren't just for managers. Having leadership skills shows employers that you can manage yourself and your workload.
These skills, also known as portable or functional skills, are abilities that you can transfer from one job to another. They are based on competencies and talents, describe the actions required to perform a task, and are transferable to various positions and industries. Transferable skills can be both hard and soft, and due to their versatility, these skills are attractive to any recruiter, regardless of industry.
You may not be a manager right away, but graduates need to show the potential to motivate teams and other colleagues who may work for them. It's about assigning and delegating tasks well, setting deadlines and leading by good example.
Leadership skills are a mix of all the other soft skills because you will be able to work independently and in a team, but you are also responsible for and guide the team to work more effectively. Leadership is the skill you develop the least on your own, which is why many leadership courses exist.
8. Emotional intelligence
Emotional intelligence (EI or EQ stands for "emotional intelligence") is the ability to perceive, interpret, demonstrate, control, evaluate, and use emotions to communicate and connect effectively and constructively with others. This ability to express and control emotions is essential, but so is the ability to understand, interpret, and respond to the emotions of others. Some experts believe that emotional intelligence is more important than IQ in order to succeed in life.
Emotional intelligence, that is, the level of emotional intelligence affects a person's interpersonal communication, work performance, mental health, etc. Emotional intelligence is an indicator of a person's ability to control their emotions, created in 1991 by American psychologist Peter Salovy, and belongs to the category of developmental psychology. Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify, understand, and control emotions. But others question whether emotional intelligence is an extended manifestation of intellectual ability. Unlike IQ, emotional quotient can be improved with guidance. What are the 4 components of emotional intelligence?
According to the researchers, there are four different levels of emotional intelligence, including emotional perception, the ability to use emotional reasoning, the ability to understand emotions, and the ability to manage emotions.
—Salovey P, Mayer J. Emotional Intelligence: Imagination, Cognition, and Personality
8.1 Perceiving emotions: The first step in understanding emotions is to perceive them accurately. In many cases, this may involve understanding nonverbal signals, such as body language and facial expressions.
8.2 Reasoning with Emotions: The next step involves using emotions to facilitate thinking and cognitive activity. Emotions help prioritize what we care about and react to; We react emotionally to things that catch our attention.
8.3 Understanding emotions: Emotions we perceive can have a variety of meanings. If someone expresses an emotion of anger, the observer must explain the reason for the person's anger and what it might mean. For example, if your boss is acting angry, it could mean that they are unhappy with your job, or it could be because they received a speeding ticket on their way to work that morning, or they have been arguing with their partner.
8.4 Managing emotions: The ability to effectively manage emotions is a key part of emotional intelligence and is at the highest level. Regulating emotions and responding appropriately, as well as responding to the emotions of others, are both important aspects of emotion management.
The four branches of the model are arranged by level of complexity, with more basic processes at the lower level and advanced processes at the higher level. For example, the lowest level involves perceiving and expressing emotions, while the higher level requires greater conscious involvement and involves regulating emotions.
