Collegiate Lessons: How to Gain the Management Skills You Need in a Future Career
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Posted By: Hannah Whittenly on April 06, 2017 These days, many college students are thinking about how to begin attaining the skills necessary to develop a successful career in their field of choice. If this is the case for you, now is the time to start considering how you can develop management skills. No matter which vocational sector you pursue following graduation, this specific skill set will almost always be applicable and valuable for the employer. Below you'll find just four of many ways that you can gain the management skills necessary to excel in your future career: Complete an InternshipIf you're serious about gaining management skills that will help you following graduation, be sure to complete an internship. Taking this course of action is helpful because internships generally provide you with the opportunity to develop key management skills. As noted in The Balance, some common management skills include: • Communication • Accuracy • Time Management • Adaptability • Engagement • Punctuality • Research Note that the specific skill set you use and/or acquire during the internship will differ from company to company. Try to gain as much information as possible regarding the roles and responsibilities you'll have with a specific internship before you accept an offer. You can use online resources like internships.com to learn about opportunities in your local area! Take a Business ClassOne of the simplest and most straightforward ways to gain management skills is by taking a business class. Doing so can provide you with both abstract knowledge and concrete experiences that develop management skills like tactfulness, team building, uncertainty removal, decision making, and delegation. Become a Campus LeaderBecoming a campus leader is another wonderful strategy you can use to gain management skills. Being the leader of any type of organization will help you develop a wide range of management skills that you can list on your resume when you begin applying for a job. For example, if you become the public relations director for the university's Student Government Association, you'll gain key management skills like optimized verbal and written communication. You may also attain task delegation skills as you assign tasks like social media management and email marketing to other individuals. Complete a Course OnlineTechnical knowledge is now listed as a management skill. As such, gaining as much technical proficiency as possible is a wonderful way to optimize your mobility in the vocational sector. With this idea in mind, be sure to consider the value of completing a college course online. Doing so can increase your proficiency with technical processes like internet research. This is true for no matter what industry you are going into—communications, political science or health care administration. If you're serious about optimizing your vocational mobility following graduation, now is the time to start developing management skills. Use the tips and tricks outlined in this quick reference guide to ensure that you can! If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Hannah Whittenly
From Sacramento, UT Cal St Univ, Sacramento class of 2010 Member Since November 2016 |
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