Today’s work environment is more competitive than ever before and dynamic in nature. Social skills enable us to develop our own abilities to survive in a very competitive environment while helps a team to collaborate and perform better. These days, especially in times of transition and globalisation, technical skills and academic knowledge are not enough- social skills are also required to become a successful professional.
First, some social skills are quite mandatory for an employee to work in an office where people with different designations and skill set work together. Discipline, ability to criticise oneself, communication skills, negotiation skills, ability to give and take criticism and team capabilities enable someone to work in a multinational company and become a successful worker. Lack of those social skills will put someone far back in the race. Technical skills are essential to actually execute something while corporate and social skills are essential to working in a team or serving customers. They both are essential qualities of a good employee and hence both should be present to be successful in a job.
Second, our social skills take a very long time to develop while some technical skills could be taught to employees in few months. For instance, if someone with a very good academic background and social skills tries to learn how to operate a computer, would be able to do so in six months. However, no one can guarantee how long it will take to teach someone responsibility, self-confidence and discipline. It might take forever is some cases. From this regards, hiring authorities of a company should emphasise more on social skills of a candidate along with the other important qualifications for the job.
Finally, corporate offices are like a big tree with many branches and roots. The employees are often considered as the roots of a company and if the roots are not firm and healthy enough, the tree is sure to suffer. Social skills are important for the employees to act as healthy and performing roots for a company.
In summary, there is no denying to the fact that proper qualifications along with the better social skills are essential ingredients for the success of a person in professional life. The social skills among employees are also vital for the overall growth and productivity of an organisation as well. This is why a company must put a considerable emphasise on finding employees with better social skills and also arrange seminars and training sessions to enhance the employee's social skills.
Today
’s
work
environment is more competitive than ever
before
and dynamic in nature.
Social
skills
enable us to develop our
own
abilities to survive in a
very
competitive environment while
helps
a team to collaborate and perform better. These days,
especially
in times of transition and
globalisation
, technical
skills
and academic knowledge are not
enough
-
social
skills
are
also
required to become a successful professional.
First
,
some
social
skills
are quite mandatory for an
employee
to
work
in an office where
people
with
different
designations and
skill
set
work
together. Discipline, ability to
criticise
oneself, communication
skills
, negotiation
skills
, ability to give and take criticism and team capabilities enable
someone
to
work
in a multinational
company
and become a successful worker. Lack of those
social
skills
will put
someone
far back in the race. Technical
skills
are
essential
to actually execute something while corporate and
social
skills
are
essential
to working in a team or serving customers. They both are
essential
qualities of a
good
employee
and
hence
both should be present to be successful in a job.
Second, our
social
skills
take a
very
long time to develop while
some
technical
skills
could
be taught
to
employees
in few months.
For instance
, if
someone
with a
very
good
academic background and
social
skills
tries to learn how to operate a computer, would be able to do
so
in six months.
However
, no one can guarantee how long it will take to teach
someone
responsibility, self-confidence and discipline. It might take forever is
some
cases. From
this
regards, hiring authorities of a
company
should
emphasise
more on
social
skills
of a candidate along with the other
important
qualifications for the job.
Finally
, corporate offices are like a
big
tree with
many
branches and roots. The
employees
are
often
considered as the roots of a
company
and if the roots are not firm and healthy
enough
, the tree is sure to suffer.
Social
skills
are
important
for the
employees
to act as healthy and performing roots for a
company
.
In summary, there is no denying to the fact that proper qualifications along with the better
social
skills
are
essential
ingredients for the success of a person in professional life. The
social
skills
among
employees
are
also
vital for the
overall
growth and productivity of an
organisation
as well
. This is why a
company
must
put a considerable
emphasise
on finding
employees
with better
social
skills
and
also
arrange seminars and training sessions to enhance the employee's
social
skills
.