People don’t under-perform because of their lack of technical skills, they under-perform because of their lack of soft skills.
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Skill AuditDo you consider the following soft skills?
- Getting high quality work done on time
- Good team work and working towards deadlines
- Good communication skill.
- Persuading others to consider different points of view
- Appreciating the others perspective
- Ability to coaching and being coached
- Taking direction from my managers in a complex environment
- Being able to work for a variety of people each with a unique style
- Being flexible
- Handling rapidly changing environment
- Making tough technical and non-technical decisions with limited information
- Dealing with ambiguity
- Challenging conventional wisdom and authority
- Helping team members who are struggling
- Taking over responsibility without being asked
- Managing multiple projects simultaneously
- Meeting budget restraints
- Being able to prioritize with little direction
The answer is yes.
“that’s exactly what the employers are looking for! And that’s what you need “
Soft skills are personal attributes that enhance an individual’s interactions, job performance and career prospects. Unlike hard skills, which are about a person’s skill set and ability to perform a certain type of task or activity, soft skills are interpersonal and broadly applicable.
Soft skills are often described by using terms often associated with personality traits, such as:
- optimism
- common sense
- responsibility
- a sense of humor
- integrity
and abilities that can be practiced (but require the individual to genuinely like other people) such as:
- empathy
- teamwork
- leadership
- communication
- good manners
- negotiation
- sociability
- the ability to teach.
It’s often said that hard skills will get you an interview but you need soft skills to get and keep the job.