Excellent communication skill (especially listening skills) is highly required for an education counselor to have to be valuable on the jobPatience should be a virtue worn at all times by individuals who work as education counselorsAbility to discern body language of students is also importantAbility to be proactive and not reactive at all times is of great importanceInterpersonal (mediation) skills is needed for education counselor to be able to solve problems that may arise between parents and teachers, or even between teachers and students as the case may beHe/she must be easily approachable by teachers, students, and parents. That is to say that the counselor should be friendly and accommodating