.Tuesday, August 3, 2010 ' 11:32 PM Y
Emotional intelligence (EQ) is an important soft skill that many had acquired. It can be developed through life experience, thinking skills or inspirations. Both articles related EQ to job-seeking, thus it has become a new trend that EQ is identified as an important factor to influence employers’ choice.
As mentioned in the Globe and Mail article, EQ also affects how one builds relationships, this enhanced its importance in a multi-cultural and multi-racial working environment. The ability to create and sustain relationship among fellow workers can foster teamwork and cooperativeness in workplace. This will in term generate greater efficiency and coordination within the company. The article also implied that EQ allows worker to be open to new skills and knowledge, it will be essential for a company with innovative skills and practices.
EQ can determine the workability and capability of individual worker to a great extent, that it shows their ability to create positive influences or even changes. Personally, I would suggest that EQ also determines how the IQ is demonstrated, as it is through EQ, one makes his or her decision to develop the IQ fully. Truly, EQ has the final say in all our decision-makings. According to researchers, a normal person makes 6000 decisions daily and each of them may create either positive or adverse influences. Of course, this applies to our daily work-related decisions too. Thus, an employer will favor workers who can make a difference to create positive change or influence.
Lastly, it seems to be more important that EQ greatly accounts for how one react in the face of adversities and tough situations. Employers would not want to entertain job-hoppers who have minimal resistance against risks and resilience in tough times. In fact, loyalty and sense of belonging are generated through EQ.
In summary, it is the qualification that grabs a job, but it takes EQ for one to choose to live out the qualification off the certificate and that secures a position.
Edward
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.Tuesday, July 27, 2010 ' 10:47 PM Y
Emotional Intelligence refers to the ability to perceive, control and evaluate emotions. Some researchers suggest that emotional intelligence can be learned and strengthened, while others claim it is an inborn characteristic.
Not everyone has natural emotional intelligence. When entering the job market, apart from high qualifications, employers would want to hire employees who are able to apply their expertise well.
Employees are not only required to complete the assigned tasks given and what differentiate them from the rest are their well-rounded qualities. This includes having the initiative to lead their peers or colleagues, working independently and anger management. Research collected by the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations shows that salespeople, military recruiters, and executives with better scores on written EQ tests outperformed and out-earned colleagues who scored lower. This is probably due to the fact that occupations such as salesperson are constantly interacting with people and the environment. Older workers tend to have a higher EQ. Throughout their career life, they may be exposed and overcome with the challenges imposed. Younger workers may have insufficient experience as they just entered the working world.
The area that successful people have in their life is the ability to understand their own emotions and influenced, inspire and understand the emotions of others. The main ability of a successful leader is to recognize his followers’ emotions, problems and how they react to them. Hence, they will be able to lead their followers well. When a company hires a new employee, they are searching for a suitable candidate with qualities that distinguishes them from the rest. Companies conduct interviews to examine their emotional intelligence before selecting the best candidate. Interviews will enable employee to tackle their thoughts and answer the questions within the limited timing.
Overall, I feel that one who has emotional intelligence is a skill. One who possesses EQ is at an advantaged.
julia.
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.Sunday, July 25, 2010 ' 2:12 AM Y
Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify, utilize, comprehend, and manage emotions in positive and constructive ways. It's about recognizing how one's feelings and emotions are evaluated or controlled and being able to label others' emotional state. Emotional intelligence is also about engaging with others in ways that draw people to you.
Emotional intelligence consists of four core abilities:
•Self-awareness - To recognize our emotion and how it affects our thoughts and behavior, knowing our own strengths and weaknesses and having self-confidence.
•Self-management - To control spontaneous feelings and behaviors, managing emotions in healthy ways, taking initiative on commitment and adapt to changing circumstances.
•Social awareness - To understand the emotions, needs, and concerns of others, picking up on emotional cue, feels comfortable socially and recognizing the power dynamics in a group or organization.
•Relationship management - To develop and maintain good relationships, communicate clearly, motivate and influence others, working well in a team and managing conflicts.
Emotional intelligence is educated based on what we see, hear, and feel, but the development of it depends on sensory, nonverbal learning and real-life practice. Once we are overwhelmed by stress our brain overrides the rational parts, hijacking our best-laid plans, intentions, and strategy. We need to learn how to remain active and accessible even in time of stress. Being able to manage stress in the moment is the key to resilience. This helps to stay focus, and control what challenges encountered.
Reducing stress is recognizing what stress feels like. Many of us spend so much time in an unhinged state that we’ve forgotten what it feels like to be tranquil and relaxed. We need to identify our stress responses as everyone reacts differently to control stress. Become angry and agitated? Freeze with anxiety? The best way to reduce stress quickly is through the senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. Emotional awareness is the key to understanding oneself and others.
Most people have detached from their emotions especially strong core emotions such as anger, sadness, fear, and joy. We can deny or numb our feelings, but we can’t get rid of them. Unfortunately, without emotional awareness, we are unable to understand our motivation and needs or to communicate effectively with others. Nonverbal communication involves paying attention to eye contact, facial expression, tone of voice, posture and gesture, timing and pace.
Humor and laughter are natural antidotes to life difficulties which helps us lightens our burdens. Such as to view our frustrations and disappointments from new perspective; it also enables us to survive annoyance and setbacks. Simultaneously relaxing and energizing ourselves to relieve fatigue, which allows us to recharge and accomplish tasks well.
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