Fifty small but very helpful skills for the career.

The Career cruising skills.

I wish I had developed these skills earlier in my career!

Everyone focuses on primarily required skills for the job they are applying for. There are many other skills also needed to remain in the job and same soft skills are needed to progress and shine in your career. If you’re a new student then it is possible that all these soft skills are not taught in the college they just graduated from. The true value of the soft skills you will only know once you actually start working. Learning these soft skills will be one of the best investment you can do to yourself in career building. Sometimes it is about controlling the use of time which in turn give you the ability to focus or your ability to understand and share the feeling of others. Everyone is the in-charge of their thoughts, so learn to master your own thoughts and ideas.

1. Good Listening. It avoids miscommunication.
2. Effective communication. It delivers an impactful message. 
3. Courteous in manner which create right tone. 
4. Be flexible. Rapid adoption of new things in ever changing environment
5. Learning from other’s mistakes. This is the smartest way to learn.
6. Learning from your own mistake. People who can learn from their own mistakes can do much in life and their career.
7. Stay away from workplace politics. 
8. Emotional intelligence. Should be able to handle your over-reaction to any situation smartly.
9. Appreciate both small and the big achievements.
10. Work as per the need of the organization.
11. Think of company’s bottom line in any big decisions.
12. Ability to resolve misunderstanding or conflict at work.
13. Teamwork. Ability to understand and solve problems as a team. 
14. Make ethical choices and decisions. Develop right attitude for a work environment.
15. Take sound decisions and sometimes bold decision ability. Help your teams and superior in taking right decisions.
16. Stress management.
17. Thinking and proposing good ideas.
18. Cost management. 
19. Critical thinking, out of the box thinking.
20. Stay Open minded.
21. Develop right confidence as progress.
22. Work efficiency.
23. Eagerness to learn something new all the time.
24. Able to work on track for your goal
25. Able to set measurable and smart goals.
26. Balancing work priorities
27. Should be able to effectively manage to multitask if needed.
28. Work for good results.
29. Short term and long term planning.
30. Finance management or understanding of it.
31. Stop complaining but find another positive way to express your concerns.
32. Should be able to work extra hours.
33. Value Commitments.
34. Time management and time are precious.
35. Right focus to do work. 
36. Use of fewer excuses.
37. It is ok if you don’t know everything but should know the right thing.
38. Decent dressing sense.
39. Soft spoken.
40. Work and personal life balance. Give quality time to your family.
41. Don’t just work for money but for your good passion.
42. Learn to take responsibility for your mistake.
43. Practice honesty at work.
44. Understand the consequences of obsession.
45. Don’t run away from your responsibilities.
46. Practice punctuality.
47. Develop empathy. Kindness in reaction and understanding.
48. Request for help at right time. It is not a sign of weakness.
49. Provide consistent results.
50. Mind your own business. It is one of the most difficult and hard but once you master, it can be helpful.