Many people have argued that the skills needed to be successful in today's workforce have
changed. What skills do you feel an individual needs to be successful in a job today? Why do
you feel these skills are most important? In an essay to be read by your instructor, identify the
skills you feel are most needed by an individual to be successful at work and provide reasons to
persuade your instructor that these are the most critical skills for success.
Communication
-get a job interview
-get hired for the job
-job performance
-job promotion
Work ethic
-dependability
-professional behavior
-adaptability
-positive attitude
Ability to adapt
-openess to new ideas
-adaptations to situations
-handling unexpected demands
-adapting or changing strategy
Job knowledge
-understanding job responsibilities to a specific job
-stay abreast of changes in job functions
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Management Skills
-mentor
-model
-promote teamwork
Many people have argued that the skills needed to be successful in today's workforce have
changed. What skills do you feel an individual needs to be successful in a job today? Why do
you feel these skills are most important? In an essay to be read by your instructor, identify the
skills you feel are most needed by an individual to be successful at work and provide reasons to
persuade your instructor that these are the most critical skills for success.
To succeed in today’s workforce, I believe a person should have good communication skills,
good work ethic, the ability to adapt, job knowledge and management skills. Good
communication skills give you a better chance to get a job interview and get hired because you
have to be able to sell yourself to a potential employer to get the job. Good communication
skills will improve job performance improves because you will be able to discuss problems in
the workforce, request information about a tasker, work in teams and interact with coworkers and
clients. Lastly, a person with good communication skills will get promoted faster in the
workplace because their ability to think for themselves and to solve problems. A second skill to
have in today’s workforce is a good work ethic because it promotes dependability, good
professional behavior, adaptability and positive attitude. A person who is dependable will
always be at work on time and be able to get the job done. Promoting a good professional
behavior by abiding by rules and being friendly to co-workers and clients. The third skill to have
in today’s workforce is the ability to adapt to demands and changes in the workplace. A person
who is able to adapt to the workplace is open to new ideas and handles unreasonable job
demands well. A fourth skill to have is keen job knowledge of responsibilities and staying
abreast of changes to the job within a business. The last skill to have is good management skills
because a person will be able mentor coworkers, promote teamwork and be a role model to other
coworkers.