Thread by @gentleLANRE

1- Good evening my friends in EKSU. Trust you are doing good. Lectures? I believe that with the meetings we are having here, you are surely going to have a great career.

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2- Last week,we discussed problem solving skill and critical thinking. I want to add that you should start taking aptitude tests. It would help improve your ability to solve problems too. Today, we will discuss EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE. #CareerTipsForStudents

3- There are many definitions and like I said, I won't make this discussion look like another textbook for you, so I will make sure that it is written in a very simple way for you to understand.

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4- Emotional intelligence is a measure of how much you can understand people. In an organization, everyone has a unique personality, character and different circumstances surround people.

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5- These three factors contribute a lot to how a person behaves in the organization. You will not know all of these about the people you work with, but you need to find a way to 'get into their heads' and...

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6- ...see how they think so that you can relate with them with ease. Your ability to be able to do this is what is referred to as emotional intelligence. The organization has her own values and cultures which also affect how people react to work

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7-As an entry level employee or a graduate trainee, you will need to know how to relate with people well so that you can learn the job faster and increase your potential of rising in the organization.

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8- Talent Smart defined it 'as how well you can handle your emotions, understand the emotions of others and find a successful approach to solving a problem'

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9- Emotions are expressed as been happy, sad, angry, afraid, ashamed. They all have different triggers in different people. First, you must master your own emotions and learn not to allow it to cause you to make a wrong decision.

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10- Pay attention to what triggers your emotions and learn to master it such that external triggers do not have effect on your emotions. You must first be able to control your emotions before you control that of others.

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11- So, how do you develop emotional intelligence from campus? The first step is to be aware of what EQ means. Then I will adopt Talent Smart's 4 ways of developing EQ.

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12- First, understand your personality. Self awareness if the foundation of personal development. You need to know where you are so as to know how to move from there.

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13- Secondly, You meed to know how to manage yourself. Where are the places where you need to work on yourself? Is your anger trigger so low that you get angry at everything? You would need to check it and develop on low areas.

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14- Social awareness is the third step. Read the emotions of others and understand why they are feeling the way they are feeling. This will help you to know how to react to them.

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15- Lastly, you need to know how to manage relationships. This is about the hallmark of it all. Learn to service connect and maintain relationships. Burning bridges isn't going to help your career growth.

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16- That would be it from me this night. Interpersonal skill is very important to your career. Till next week, stay consistent.

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