Top 10 skills for professionals during and after Covid-19

 Top 10 skills for professionals during and after Covid-19

The arrival of the pandemic caused by Covid-19 tested the adaptability of companies and employee. It turned homes into schools and offices at the same time; changed the dynamics of family interaction, destabilized routines and challenged processes and operations worldwide.

In response to these changes and challenges that the new normal brought with it and the need to anticipate to future events, organizations have prioritized certain skills that were important before the pandemic, but have become essential for professionals in all areas.

These skills are what companies are currently looking for in new hires and they are also seeking to enhance and strengthen in existing employees. So, we set about the task of finding out what are those skills so necessary for professionals during and after Covid-19, and came up with these 10:

1. Adaptability: Before the pandemic it did not seem to be of great importance, due to the rigidity of the structures, however, today being able to adapt to new situations and people very important, in order to learn how to restructure tasks, new information, policies, procedures, among others.

2. Emotional intelligence: This is one of the most sought-after skills within leadership roles. Being able to find the balance between the personal and the professional life, differentiating, evaluating, and responding from one's own emotions and those of others, make people more effective and open to change.

3. Creativity: In addition to being essential to develop new ideas, products and services, creativity plays a fundamental role in solving problems and responding to changing situations and environments.

4. Active learning: In addition to the tools provided by the company and the courses and training required for the employees; it is very valuable for industries that professionals have the will to keep up to date with topics related to their area, and in other areas that are related to their profession, this helps them with the probability of anticipating or responding to changing market conditions.

5. Digital skills: Employees must feel comfortable with the use of digital platforms utilized by the company, in order to optimize and facilitate communication between employees, customers and suppliers.

6. Communication and negotiation: Although before the pandemic these were considered fundamental skills, today they have a greater impact on credibility and image of companies. With the reduction in on-site work, and the great increase in hybrid and remote work modalities, the good communication and negotiation that professionals have with employees, customers, vendors, etc., through different platforms, are extremely necessary to maintain the company's competitiveness.

7. Innovative thinking: In a world in constant change and evolution, finding people capable of reinventing structures and processes has become an essential element to achieve the advantage over the competition.

8. Decision making and leadership: In addition to referencing a brave, risky, and empowered person, having the ability to analyze data and make decisions is becoming progressively more important. A good leader will guide the team in the right way to achieve business growth.

9. Personnel management: The labor market is increasingly competitive. The difference in salary will not be a decisive factor in retaining an employee, if the benefits and the career plan offered by the company are not. Manage your most important asset correctly: People. Offer benefits like flexible hours, family days, training plans, and growth within the company.

10. Virtual collaboration (Teamwork): Remote work and hybrid mode are more and more frequent. Find or create integration spaces that allow you to replace in a certain way those moments of interaction that previously existed within the office in such a way that you create close ties and commitment between the members of your work team.

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