Your ability to solve other people’s problems can be the difference between being employed and being unemployed. A problem solver is a thinker who focuses on problems in front of them and they use information and knowledge to come to a solution. A solution that works is better than one that doesn’t. So a successful problem solver is valuable to organizations. I stumbled on a question this evening on LinkedIn asked by Charles Caro, that provoked this post tonight.
Here is the question:
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Did you know that every time an organization has a job opening, they are looking to solve a problem, not a person that will be a problem.
A Problem: A situation, matter or person that presents perplexity or difficulty. As an employee, you don’t want to be a person that presents perplexity or difficulty to your employer, do you? Of course not. You want to be a problem solver.
A Problem Solver: Well, let’s define a problem solver first. A person responsible to solve or find a solution for situations, matters or people that present perplexity or difficulties to organizations.
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