Five most valuable career skills

• Date: 01 January 2018

European Journal of Economics, Law and Social Sciences

IIPCCL Publishing, Graz-Austria

Vol. 2 No. 1

January, 2018

ISSN 2519-1284

Acces online at www.iipccl.org

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Five most valuable career skills

Anxhela Ferhataj

European University of Tirana, Albania

RolandSahatca

Mediterranean University of Albania, Albania

Ariel Ora

CarletonUniversityOawaCanada

Abstract

Nowadayscompaniesaround worldareseeking morethan eversoskills Inrecentyears

soskillsareatthecenterofstudiesfortheirmultidimensionalimpactDierentjobpositions

requiredierentskillsTheimportanceofsoskillsincreaseswitheachupwardstepalongthe

company ladder.

The purpose of this study is to investigate which are the most valuable skills for any job position.

Another objective of the study is to analyze the correlation between them. This research

paper utilizes quantitative research and the descriptive method The questionnaire is the

researchinstrumentusedThequestionnairewasdistributedonlineThere aremanaging

employeesinvarious positionsanddierent companiesinAlbania whoparticipatedin the

studySPSSandJASPsowarewereutilizedfordataanalysisThisstudyemployed

these statistical analyses regression analysis frequency tables crossed tabulation Pearson

correlationcoecientOneWayAnovaCondenceintervalwasusedinsupportingthe

research hypotheses.

The study concluded that motivation is the most used skill by managers. Managers from

dierent management levels use skills that are applicable to their management proles

Management skills have a positive impact on the workplace. Skills do not have the same

relevancyand eectivenessfor allmanagers Thisstudy hasan impactin thedevelopment

ofhuman resourcesofcompanies Inaddition itsndingscan assistin thedevelopmentof

organizational policies aimed at employee long-term growth and future performance.

Keywords most valuable skills, low-level management, middle-level management, top-level

management, human resources.

Introduction

Managers manage companies in a global dynamic environment. In order to be

successfuleach manageruses skillsthat dieraccording tothe jobposition Some

skills are more relevant at a certain management level, while others at another

level Today the most sought aer individuals are those who possess so skills

Technological advances have had an impact in the rise in demand for skilled persons

by organizations Mitchell Skinner White  Companies now operate in a

global seing and in order to compete successfully they must be managed by

professionallycapableindividualsItissoskillswhichdistinguishindividualsfrom