What are soft skills?

Soft skills are different from hard skills. Soft skills are usually sought after by organizations. In this post we would define what soft skills are, how they are different from hard skills and provide some examples.

What are soft skills?
These skills refer to behavioral skills, which are usually acquired outside the school or university sphere. There are two common ways to refer to these skills, which are: human skills and behavioral skills.

In both cases, the term “soft skills” is most often used in the plural since it is quite rare to mention only one of these skills. Example: “The job offer that was advertised defines the soft skills essential for the position”.

What are the most sought-after soft skills by organizations?

Some of the well known soft skills needed by businesses are

• Communication skills,
• problem solving skill,
• emotional intelligence skill,
• Time management skills,
• stress management skills,
• Motivation,
• Empathy
  Etc.

What is the difference between hard skills and soft skills?
By definition, soft skills are different from hard skills, which purely refers to “technical” skills.

How Do I highlight soft skills on your Resumé or CV?

Soft skills are increasingly required by businesses, in a way that it has become essential to make them appear on the CV. There are two major solutions for this and these are: mention them in the description of the positions held or make a dedicated box for them.