Six Business Skills Needs to Develop Every New Graduate

If you think you have nothing to learn after all the books cracked in college, think again. There is a variety of business skills is probably not taught in class, even if you were a big business. As a recent graduate, be sure to brush up on these six essential job skills needed to succeed in the workforce.

People Skills
people skills are incredibly valuable no matter what your job entails. Here are three that you want to develop.  

• Public Speaking, "Too many recent graduates are not equipped to present the company by phone or in person at social events, business meetings, etc.," says Graham Chapman, account coordinator and director of new business at 919 Marketing, a public relations and marketing in Holly Springs, North Carolina. "If you can not talk [or] occur, it is difficult to help a business unit of the company." Look for volunteer activities where you can practice public speaking in front of small groups. Attend meetings and public comment. Think of the most important thing that you want the audience to know (including two or three important points) and what you want done, then talk.

• Time Management Interactions: "tension-filled conversations are served almost every day at work, and those who lack the capacity to effectively manage have a difficult time," says Kerry Patterson, co-author of crucial talks. The key is to focus on results, not emotions. "Try to see others as human beings reasonable, rational and decent - even if they have a view that is strongly opposed," he says. "When people feel respected and trust his motives, let down our guard and begin to listen, even if the topic is unpleasant. [Then] confidence to share their views and invite someone else to do. If you are open to hearing other points of view, they will be most open to theirs. "

• Teamwork: "The reality of working with a team where colleagues have a variety of thoughts and ideas that must be respected, it is often new to the graduates," says Bettina Seidman, founder of Seidbet Associates, a firm management career in New York. "The disadvantage of not having these skills can be very serious, including gaining a bad reputation at work, and finish, even." Accept that you may have to play a secondary role to those with more experience. Listen more than talk, and be respectful of others when you have an opposing view. More importantly, ask your supervisor that the best players in the team are in your company or department and make their models.

Management Skills Training-
These career management skills will help you land your first job and position themselves for a promotion:

• Humility and Patience: "Managers want to promote individuals who are willing to prove themselves against those who expect things handed to them from the beginning," says Julie Rulis, senior recruiter in the Western Union Group acquisition talent. Having a great title or salary from the start or go fishing for a promotion soon a detour and can earn a reputation for being too big for their pants. Rulis speaking with leaders of organizations that I admire so develop a greater appreciation of how others successfully moved over time. "In most cases, you will learn how other leaders had to roll up their sleeves and prove themselves like everyone else," he says.

• Stay informed: "Teachers do not emphasize the importance of reading the news," says Tom Gimbel, CEO of Red La Salle, a Chicago area professional staffing and recruiting firm. "There is nothing more impressive than a candidate who can speak knowledgeably about the news and current events related to your industry or job. After a graduate has secured work email news or press releases to cut your head is beyond awesome. " Read a series of publications to broaden their knowledge. "If you're in the business world, read, Inc., Fast Company and The Wall Street Journal" he says. Ask your boss to industry publications and blogs are required reading.

• Time management: "A recent graduate may feel compelled to say yes to everything, making it even more difficult to manage their time," says Susan Fletcher, a psychologist and an expert on time management area with Smart Solutions Plano, Texas. You may end up neglecting the core business or stretching it to breaking point, she says. Time-management skills involve the management of its energy and attention. Ask your boss to help you set priorities and to advise on operational goals. "Be intentional about what we are committed to," says Fletcher. "Ask yourself if the compromise is in line with its overall strategy and approach to getting a job, get promoted or improve their professional skills."

Proactively assessing skills and abilities against any shortfall to make better qualified to present their initiative. Keep your professional development is by asking your manager and others who admire what skills they believed to be built to be even more successful.