5 Important Skills in the World of Work, Not Taught in School!

 

Maybe we were all smart when we were in school to college. Life seems easy. But entering the workforce, everything changes.

In the world of work, you don't just rely on theoretical intelligence and lessons, but more on practice and application. You are also required to be stronger and smarter.

There are several important skills that you need to master in the world of work, but unfortunately they weren't taught in school and college. Anything?

1. Have good communication skills

When you were in college, of course you were familiar with the name presentation for assignments or exams. However, the mistake that is often found when presenting at lectures is the contents of the slides and what is explained is too much and not to the point. It's like reading your paper and assignment again.

In the world of work, because time is very valuable, in communicating you must be able to convey information to others effectively and efficiently, both verbally and nonverbally so that it is easy to understand.

Good communication skills are very important in whatever position you work, not only important for Public Relations and Sales.

2. Have a strong mentality and resilience

The cool language is resilience. This ability will allow you to overcome various kinds of problems and obstacles, in any way. In addition, it can also make it easy for you to rise from failure. Never give up!

In a professional world like today's competitive work world, you have to be mentally strong when dealing with big work demands to trials such as having uncooperative and annoying co-workers.

3. Able to manage stress

No matter how big your salary is, no matter how luxurious your office is, no matter how successful your business is, everyone must have felt stressed when working. Whether it's because of workload, bosses and superiors, clients, to problems at home.

In the world of work, you must be able to manage stress wisely. Because if not, it can make you lose enthusiasm for work and even burnout.

For that, you need to master and manage stress well so that you have a good quality of life too, both at work and in everyday life.

4. Able to deal with conflict

In the past, during school and college days, there was a guidance counselor or lecturer who could mediate and defend you. But in the world of work, you have to be able to deal with conflict on your own, you can't avoid it.

Let's face and resolve the conflict that occurs. If you are able to master it well, you will know how to behave when facing conflict, including how to overcome differences and find commonalities so that everyone can work together peacefully and well.

5. Manage finances

It is undeniable that one of the main goals in work is to make money. Yes, right? Whether it's to meet the needs of life to lifestyle. Work is one of the main motivations for someone to work hard and desperately.

So, so that your hard-earned money doesn't just disappear and just disappear even though it's hard to find, you have to be able to manage it well. One way is to learn financial planning.

Now there are many resources for learning how to manage finances on the internet and social media, starting from good ways to save money, collecting emergency funds, to good and profitable ways to invest, and ways to avoid fraudulent investments.

Everything can be learned for free, as long as you have the intention and want to try. One of them is what you are doing right now, by reading articles on NOORAA BLOG

Do you already know some of the important skills you need to master when you grow up and enter the workforce? Of course besides those mentioned above, there are still many other abilities that need to be learned in order to live well.

Keep learning and growing, because the world keeps turning and change is inevitable. Have a good study!