What's your underrated/undervalued job skill?

[Anonymous]

Mine is interviewing. I am really good at it and actually like doing it, which is rare because most people seem to hate it. And not just interviewing via the recruiting process, though I like doing that and think I do a good job. I also enjoy internal interviews -- process reviews, 360 evaluations, etc. I love listening to people talk about their work and organization in a thoughtful, critical way. I'm good at eliciting introspection on those subjects and at making people feel their ideas and feedback are valued.

But since so many people hate this aspect of work, I think it's really undervalued at my organization. I'm hoping to move into consulting in the next phase of my career where I this could be my primary role, because I enjoy it so much and always feel extremely competent when doing it.

What's your underrated/undervalued job skill?

[Anonymous]

I have the same super power as you, OP.

I interview people about the decisions they made during a critical incident for training purposes.

However, these skills are so undervalued these days.

I suspect more and more artificial intelligence via video interviews will take over.

[Anonymous]

Very cool skills OP! I’m a good interviewee generally (I bombed one that was over the phone), but I can’t work magic on the rest of the stuff.

This isn’t really unique but im proud of it: I am a teacher and I have always been good at not letting anything the kids do phase me. Some middle schoolers try so hard to insult me and utterly fail. I also respond really calmly to crazy classroom behavior so things don’t escalate and I can get everyone settled and back on track quickly.

[Anonymous]

I'm a good interviewer as well and don't really mind it either. I don't really understand why it makes people nervous. They are asking you questions about you. If there is one person who is an expert on me, it's me. And if they don't like the answers, its probably not a great fit.

I'm actually worse at being an interviewer. I hate asking the traditional questions and tend to go off on a tangent and just have a conversation. Which maybe people like, I don't know.

[Anonymous]

I am fantastic at being interviewed. The best of all time.

But I am terrible interviewing people when hiring.

I landed jobs with 1,000 to 3,000 candidates. I know I am good as I landed five in a row big jobs.

My other special skill is giving off the top of the head speech’s with no preparation in front of large crowds.

[Anonymous]

Dealing with a narcissist. I have worked for one mostly successfully for 20+ years. Hard to put on a resume though.

[Anonymous]

I can keep 20 things in my head at all times and parallel process all that info. Im also usually very good at coming up with polite way of saying crappy things. But chat gpt does thay now.

[Anonymous]

Really good at drivig drunk!!

[Anonymous]

I'm a bit insolent.

[Anonymous]

I'm good at realizing when two people are missing each other in a meeting and then saying something that does not call either one out but graciously makes sure that everyone gets on the same page. I also have a freaky memory for conversations and meetings and details and can find receipts for stuff that happened 7 years ago in a few min. Like, I'll vaguely remember that the meeting was on a Friday in June, and then look at my calendar for a memory jog, find the meeting notes and then get details about what went down back then. Or like, I feel like we were all taking about the fact that Prince died when that went down and look in my email sorted by that particular week. Or I'll remember a particular turn of phrase that someone used in an email acknowledging receipt of information, and search on that phrase and voila. I keep waiting for our modern ways of communicating to knock me into obsolescence.

[Anonymous]

Listening instead of talking.

[Anonymous]

Being on time

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Being on time

This is so underrated. It’s funny when the bare minimum is even asking too much sometimes lol

[Anonymous]

I know everyone’s personal hot buttons good and bad, and I know how to manipulate them to get the response or reaction I want.
I know the coo is an impulsive, glad handing narcissist.
Another colleague is harmony seeking and inherently insecure just wants to be liked
Another colleague is a competitive, fomo riddled, spotlight hoarder

[Anonymous]

Excellent listener. I pay attention and followup.