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Soft skills: what they are and how to develop them

· freebies,workplace

What are soft skills?

  • Soft skills are the personality traits, behaviours, and interpersonal skills that we use to interact with other people.
  • Soft skills represent the top three missing skills amongst job applicants (SHRM).
  • Some fundamental soft skills for the workplace include creativity, persuasion, emotional intelligence, and collaboration.

Why are soft skills important?

  • Soft skills are vital to employers.
  • Effective communication under high stress, empathising or encouraging a team member who might be struggling, and working collaboratively to meet a deadline are all examples of soft skills that carry the highest importance to any organisation.
  • It can’t be replicated by artificial intelligence (AI).

The most important soft skills:

  1. Creativity
  2. Communication
  3. Emotional intelligence
  4. Critical Thinking
  5. Adaptability
  6. Collaboration