Interpersonal Skills

Recently I was offered with a regional deal which is of the same team. Well, from the intonation of this starting, I guess most of you know what is the outcome for this.

I did went for an interview for the said offer, however, I failed to secure the position due to my title. 3 interviewers (3 of them also Directors), have the same feedback on me which is lack of communication skills. I was actually competing with another colleague and he is so fortunate to be selected as the candidate.

I do admit that my colleague have an extraordinary communication skills. Even though he has less experience in my team, but he is able to provide suggestions and ideas without solid ground. Given this, he has the win point.

Actually, I'm ok with anyone who are able to get this offer, except him, I really feel imbalance. All the while, I'm the one who do all the ground work to support him. Just because of he has less experience, I have pass all new initiatives projects to him as he can start fresh and from my end, I will just support him because I'm familiar with the reports. With this opportunity he is able to demonstrate himself to external parties.

He always complain that the modeling work is difficult, he is busy, he is tied down, he is assigned with alot of works etc. However, he has the luxurious of time to go smoking, to go chit-chatting, to go home earlier than me!!!

It makes me feel that no matter how strong of my technical knowledge, I won't be able to move up. Lesson learnt - leaders need not to know everything, but to speak and social. The ability to think is damn important.

The complication to this is, I have to absorb all of his work as PD business partner. With the current workload, I already OT for 80% of my working days. I raised this concern to my superior and the respond from her was to ask me re-align the job scope myself. What a pretty answer!!! I can't imagine my life in the coming few months.

Sigh!!