▶ Your Answer :
Some people argue that being able to work
with other people these days is not more important compared to the past.
However, in my opinion, this perspective is not true for two following reasons
which I am going to elaborate. First, cooperation become more important in the
society. Second people have to work with global people since today is a global
generation.
To begin with, people have to cooperate
with others in order to work successfully. In the past, there were few
specialists who have depth knowledge in one specific field. A person with wider
knowledge were considered as 'a intellect person' and they solved the problem
themselves. That's why they did not need to work with other people. However,
today is specialized society. It is crucial to have one depth knowledge to
become a specialist and have their own knowledge. When people work in the company,
they always cooperate with other specialists. Usually, one big project needs
IT, financial, marketing specialists. Therefore, the sense of cooperation and
being able to work with others become more crucial in this society. For
example, one research was conducted by the Korean Employee Assistance Program.
The purpose of the research was to estimate how much employees cooperate each
other when they work. The result was interesting. 30 years ago, there were no
specialists in the company and employees did not work with other people.
However, nowadays 85% of the business works require cooperation with other
employees or other companies. This proves that being able to work with others
become more important.
On top of that, today is a global world so
there are many things which cannot solve without other country's help. People
could not contact with other countries in the past since there were no methods.
However, as technology develops quickly, world has changed globally. Therefore,
people have to communicate with foreigners and work together. Foreign language
skills and communication skills are important to survive in this world. A
company, LG, that I work for is a good example. This company was established 40
years ago. At that time, employees did not have to work with foreign people so
they were poor at communication and foreign language. However, recently they
are all fired. Instead, young generation who are able to work with foreign
people like me are recognized by others and be hired. Actually, I always
contact with foreign company to promote our product and work together. I
believe my Chinese language skill makes me successful.
All things considered, I firmly believe that being
able to work with others is more crucial than it was before. This is because,
cooperation is real key to become successful in this society. Also, people have
to work with other countries to solve the today's problems. |