Honestly, I just simply wanna share my english class assignments here. Yes, as you can see from the title, it's an essay about how important softskill can be in our life, esp daily and job life. So here is it. Pardon my grammar or other mistakes. Enjoy! :)
Why Do We Need to Learn
Soft skill?
What is one of the most
important skill a person should have in order to success in their job life? The
answer is soft skill. Nowadays, to be success in job life, you will not only
need a hard skill, like a proficiency in foreign language, a degree or certificate,
typing speed, the ability to operate computer, etc., but also soft skill, which
is related to Emotional Intelligence Quotient (EQ), like emotional control, the
ability to interact and cooperate with others, also time management. Soft skill
can show your personal quality. Moreover, soft skill will enhance the hard
skill that you have.
None can deny that in
job life, hard skill is very important. However, hard skill without soft skill
will be nothing. Let’s talk a job that can show you how important soft skill
is. Just imagine, there are many banks in Indonesia. Some of them sell the same
product which has equal qualities. One day, one staff of bank A, B, C, and D
should do presentation for a foreign company in order for winning payroll
tender. Bank A, Bank B, Bank C, and Bank D are well-known bank in Indonesia.
They have good products and good services. They also have received many
achievement. So, which bank the company will choose then? Considering the
quality of those bank, it will be hard for the company to choose. In this
situation, soft skill is needed. As mention above, soft skill is related to
Emotional Intelligence Quotient. It is like how you can interact others and
attract them. You should show the selling point uniquely, so the people around
you will be affected in everything you say. You can persuade them nicely to
choose your bank’s product. Usually, people tend to choose your product if you
can attract them by doing something different, also if you have a great manner
while offering that.
Moreover, soft skill is
not only needed when you have to face your clients or customers. It also needed
when you are around your colleagues, company mates, and of course your boss. The
better your behavior and attitudes toward them, the better relationship you
will get with them. Also, you will have more chance to be promoted when you
have good relationship in everyone at your office. By having soft skill, you
have a good value, both in job life and your daily life. That is why we need to
learn soft skill.
Too bad, soft skill is
not something we can get in one day. It takes times and needs a lot of practices
to build ourselves into a person who has a great soft skill. However, the good
news is we can also learn and improve our soft skill, like we learn the hard skill.
First thing we should do is trying to develop our communication skills. We can
start to do it by simply being aware of the condition of people who talking to
us. We should notice if our interlocutor is sad, happy, or etc. If he/she is
happy, we should support; if she/he is sad, we should try to give empathy.
Then, do not forget to make an eye-contact, and use an appropriate body
language. The second is practicing active listening skills. This is so
important because listening requires focus and self-discipline. Some people
fail in their job because they do not want to listen, whether that is listening
to the instruction or suggestion. The ability of listening is also needed to
show that we have the empathy. The third, we have to build relationship with
our peers, boss, clients, and business partners by simply greet them when they
get to work, learn to manage conflict in healthy way, and build network with
people inside and outside your organization. Fourth, practice leading and
influencing other people by observe your own supervisor and note how that
person leads your team, practice leading in small group discussions, and set
your positive attitude in difficult situation as example for the others. Last,
take your initiative. Demonstrating responsibility and enthusiasm for your job
by starts finishing work without constant reminders from your supervisor.
It is clear enough that
soft skill is needed in job life. For many cases in job life, most of them
happened because of the lack of soft skill. To prevent that, we must learn and
improve our soft skill by simply doing small good things. Your job life depends
on it.
