For instance, exhibiting soft skills like emotional intelligence, collaboration, and active listening aren’t just nice-to-haves — they prove I’m here for more than just a job. I will be empathetic to my colleagues, open to working with and learning from them, and respect what they say.
7 Soft Skills You Need to Achieve Career Growth
- Emotional Intelligence
- Team Player Attitude
- Growth Mindset
- Openness to Feedback
- Adaptability
- Active Listening
- Work Ethic
I’ve most successfully adopted soft skills by observing the colleagues and leaders around me and understanding what their presence, opportunities, goals, and successes owe to soft skills.
Then, I can challenge myself to practice similar soft skills to progress.
If you’re wondering what the seven soft skills are that can progress your career, read on.
1. Emotional Intelligence
I will always remember one of the questions I was asked in my final NBCUniversal Page Program interview: Name a time when you showed kindness to someone in the workplace.
I had never been asked that situational question before, and it caught me off guard. However, I quickly recovered and recalled a time when I helped cover some of the work for a fellow intern struggling with her course load.
Emotional intelligence is the ability to manage one’s emotions and recognize those of others. It’s made up of five key elements:
