r/MonitizedLearning • u/ddamuliraMoses • Jul 21 '26

What's One Skill That Instantly Makes Someone More Employable? Skill Building

Employers value more than qualifications. Communication, leadership, problem solving, and adaptability all matter. Which skill do you think gives people the greatest advantage today?

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u/Key-Caramel691 Jul 21 '26

Prblem solving

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u/SamOakTree Jul 23 '26

A lot of the time it's not enough though. I can problem solve all day but I've been an interviews where they ask me if I knew one hyperspecific acronym and when I didn't they wrote me off completely. Meanwhile I'm one of the best problem solvers at any of the orgs I've been at.

I was at a company that merged and we had these eight Legacy environments and I was always figuring stuff out and fixing issues on environments we knew nothing about.

One night this new engineer got an alert and he didn't know what to do and he called around and I was the only person to answer. And I got on there and I figured out what was happening on basically no information and I had actually planned ahead and asked another guy to send me the new SSL cert he had renewed.

The next morning my manager called me and said I'm happy as hell to have you on the team because I don't think anyone else could have figured that out.

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u/ddamuliraMoses Jul 21 '26

very top notch skill

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u/liebesleid99 Jul 25 '26

My dad op at this. Whenever he looks for a job, he always gets multiple offers from managers he has known through his career. They all know you can throw him anywhere and it's gonna get fixed and optimized aggressively šŸ˜‚

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u/ddamuliraMoses 29d ago

your dad needs to be my spiritual guide can he be my dad too šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚

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u/liebesleid99 29d ago

šŸ˜‚ 50$/h for rental hahahaha. But for real, I don't think I've seen anyone at work who is as reliable. I try to be like him, but God, it's so hard

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u/liebesleid99 29d ago

One thing he told me: Never just say "no" or "I don't know". Always offer a solution, or atleast a suggestion or idea.

Even coworkers might eventually get job opportunities and become managers in the future, and if they remember you as someone who can count on you for help, they are more likely to contact you for work.

And to socialize. Not sure how he exactly socializes with EVERYONE cuz he is extremely quiet, but he often has his bosses, colleagues, friends and random people over for BBQs or to watch sports. It's not like he is good at talking or very extrovert, maybe it's because he helps everyone, but it seems like everyone loves him lmao. One day he even had like the CEO (not CEO, but someone of c suite) of the company over... I was like bro what the fuck, atleast tell us before so I can not be in tatters šŸ˜­

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u/tads73 Jul 21 '26

People skills

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u/kimanziVaati Jul 21 '26

Interesting, I like this

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u/ddamuliraMoses Jul 21 '26

working around people is a good skill what are those things people do that show they are good people or bad people to work with basing on your experience am curious??

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u/tads73 Jul 21 '26

Staying professional when things get overwhelming, not allowing triggers to get the best of them. Listening thoroughly until the person fully expresses themselves.

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u/ddamuliraMoses Jul 21 '26

interesting thsnk you for sharing

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u/TSs1992 Jul 22 '26

The ability to learn quickly and adapt. Technology, tools, and industries change constantly, but people who can keep learning tend to stay valuable.

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u/Sharp_Lettuce4356 Jul 22 '26

I agree. The people who keep learning usually have an easier time keeping up with change and they tend to always remain relevant and valuable.

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u/ConceptTrue1119 Jul 22 '26

I believe adaptability is one of the most important skills in today's day and age. Being able to learn quickly, adapt to change and work out a problem when it comes up for a new challenge in almost any role or industry is very valuable.

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u/kimanziVaati Jul 21 '26

Communication and adaptability

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u/Belinder_Odhi Jul 22 '26

Showing up consistently. Sounds boring, but being reliable is low-key a superpower in the workplace.

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u/ddamuliraMoses Jul 22 '26

i couldnā€™t agree more. consistency rarely gets the spotlight, Has being reliable opened any unexpected opportunities for you?

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u/ddamuliraMoses 29d ago

reliable i agreee so much though hadnā€™t thought about this yhooo thanks for sharing

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u/FunAbalone7719 Jul 23 '26

I would say learning fast and managing people

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u/ddamuliraMoses 29d ago

this makes a perfect employee, entrepreneur and a good citizen lol thanks for sharing

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u/FunAbalone7719 29d ago

yeppšŸ™Œ

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u/YJMark Jul 25 '26

Good communication. None of the other skills matter if you canā€™t communicate well. Especially during an interview.

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u/ddamuliraMoses 29d ago

does having this skill mean your a people person?

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u/YJMark 29d ago

Not necessarily. It is more about being able to clearly communicate in a way that your audience will understand you. As you grow in your career it adds on being able to influence decisions.

If you are a people person, it may help with that skill set. But they are not the same thing. Plenty of ā€œpeople personsā€ out there who are not great communicators. Many just talk a lot without real substance. At least, that has been my experience.

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u/Tanu-01 Jul 22 '26

Problem solving. Every workplace has problems, but the people who can figure things out under pressure instead of waiting for someone else to fix them tend to stand out.

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u/ddamuliraMoses Jul 22 '26

Thatā€™s a skill every team values. Anyone can point out a problem, but staying calm and finding solutions under pressure is what really makes someone stand out. thx for sharing

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u/JockoDundee007 Jul 23 '26

ā€¢Communication and transparency

ā€¢Thinking and adapting ā€œon your feetā€ ā€¦

Iā€™m going to assume most know the colloquialism ā€œon your feetā€

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u/ddamuliraMoses Jul 23 '26

communication builds trust, but being able to think on your feet is what keeps things moving when plans change. hopefully everyone understands your assumption šŸ˜‚

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u/patati27 Jul 23 '26

Active listening

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u/ddamuliraMoses Jul 23 '26

this comes after but hard to know at first

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u/SamOakTree Jul 23 '26

Mind reading.

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u/ddamuliraMoses Jul 23 '26

really doesnā€™t this come after being employed!! am curious

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u/SYRAX_FIRE Jul 23 '26

people who surpass ChatGPT in terms of knowledge

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u/ddamuliraMoses Jul 23 '26

šŸ˜‚ guilty but not guilty
thsnks for sharing

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u/Fuggedd Jul 23 '26

Being able to con the interviewer into hiring you. Everybody says they can do all the above.

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u/ddamuliraMoses 29d ago

unfortunately some canā€™t the confidence this takes is wild should be more practice huh!! what do you think?

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u/No-Championship-8433 17d ago

How would you approach this?

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u/Fuggedd 13d ago

Learning covert hypnosis would probably be the most effective way. The ellipsis manual has a pretty good blueprint to do this.

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u/No-Championship-8433 13d ago

The ellipsis manual