Strengthening your soft skills to move ahead in the workplace
When you are on the job market, it is often your hard skills that catch the eye of the potential employer. Hard skills are measurable skills that are required to perform a specific job function.
However, if you are looking to advance in your current place of employment or are seeking new opportunities, sharpening your soft skills may be as equally important to your professional portfolio. In fact, in a recent CareerBuilder survey, 77% of employers noted that soft skills are just as important as hard skills.
Heather Huhman, a Gen Y Career Expert, highlighted what she believed to be the 10 most important soft skills in the workplace:
- • Positive attitude
- • A great work ethic
- • Excellent communications skills
- • Be dependable
- • Ability to work in a team
- • Motivate yourself
- • Strong organizational skills
- • Be flexible
- • Handle pressure
- • Confidence is key
To find out more about why these soft skills are crucial to your professional development, check out the original article.