Self-management. Being collaborative with problem solving skills, attention to detail, and communication skills is important for every job, but self-management stands out the most.
What is self-management?
Particularly with COVID-19, workers have had to learn to be agile, self-motivated, and work independently. This will be essential in the coming year, which hopefully will take us to the “new normal.”
If you are looking for a job, you can highlight your self-management skills in your resume, LinkedIn profile and in interviews.
How can you do this?
- Talk about mistakes you’ve made, the solution you came up with and lessons learned
- Explain how you managed your time and kept yourself motivated and accountable
- In preparing for an interview, do your research, understand how the current economic climate has impacted the business and industry
- Learn a new skill or two, preferably a technology skill (depending on your field, i.e. Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Google Analytics, SEO, Photoshop and more)
- Be curious and show you are eager to learn
