Talents that will help you in your career

Do you know those people in the office that seem to be essential? We all have a designated “good speaker”, or that person that always can save the day when we encounter a technological problem.  These are people that were smart enough to enhance their best qualities when they join the team to be recognized by the things they are better at, instead of showing more of those things they are just not as good at.  But what are those talents that will help you in your career?

A clear example is a person that is not at great talking with the client, but has great organization skills. The right thing in this case is to go for what we are naturally good at, specialize on that, focus on that thing that we organically do, and become the best at it.

We all are different, that is why a great way to help our career is to find that one thing that makes us special, the skill that we have that can transform us into a key piece of the team, and be the person they all turn to when that skill is needed.

Here are some examples of talents that become lifesavers in every office.

The designated communicator

Communicating is a skill every single work team needs. If you are an outgoing person, whom is comfortable talking to everyone, make the most of it. Because it is not just that, work on this ability you have and learn more about sales techniques and how to read people so you know the style of communication your client might be more comfortable with.

The Innovator

These are people who love a challenge; they are good at thinking up new ways to tackle a problem. They are fast thinkers, creative, and great in the development process of a project.

Usually these kinds of people are highly valued by any business, because they bring the ideas companies need to create a good product for their clients.

The super organized teammate

This person might not be super creative at the beginning, might not be great at sharing the message they have in mind, and might not be a technology geek, but they sure are organized! And this is a big thing for every person looking to build the best team.

Organized people are actually pretty creative when it comes to bringing some order and structure to the team and work production.

If you match this profile, then excel this skill, learn more about organizational tools and pay close attention to the needs and deficiencies your team might have to bring the best organizational ideas to the table.

The tech geek

We have mentioned this person before. We know them really well because we always run to this person (that is why they are fundamental for the team). We call them when there is a simple IT problem, something we know it has a really “easy” solution, but we seriously have no idea of what is it (even when it’s probably not the first time we have asked our tech geek colleague about it).

This person might not have an actual education in technology, but they sure know the best tool available for the problem the team might be facing at the moment.

So if that is you at your office, make sure to be updated on everything new that is coming out. From the silliest app, to the most sophisticated software that might have the greatest impact in your project, it will make you an important part of the team that no one will wants to lose.