Competent vs Confident
You need both for career progression
The competent person is capable. He has the skills, knowledge, and expertise to perform a stated task.
If you ask a competent person if he can get a task done, he may likely tell you that “I think I can do it.” He used a qualifier to describe his ability. That shows that he is not confident.
The confident person is self-assured. He is composed, assertive, and he is sure of his ability to get things done.
Ask the same question about whether or not he can perform a task. The confident person will respond unequivocally with a Yes. That shows that he is decisive.
Having the competence to do the job will tell your employer that you are capable, becoming both competent and confident makes you dependable.
Competence without confidence may make people doubt your ability to perform a task sometimes.
Confidence without competence can initially boost your profile in your organization, but not for long, because your lack of competence will be seen if you continuously fail to produce results.
A combination of competence and confidence is necessary for career growth because it will make you the go-to person in your organization when there is any problem to tackle. You are seen as a reliable, dependable, competent, confident, and well-trusted individual.
