{"id":112,"date":"2021-01-25T13:17:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T13:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fluxtech.me\/blog\/?p=112"},"modified":"2021-12-10T12:10:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T12:10:24","slug":"soft-skills-the-what-why-on-your-path-to-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fluxtech.me\/blog\/soft-skills-the-what-why-on-your-path-to-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Soft Skills: The What & Why on your Path to Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nowadays, it is not enough to just be a perfect specialist, and your progress in your profession is under much doubt unless you possess the necessary soft skills. People talk about softskills a lot. So naturally we couldn’t help but weigh in as well. What are soft skills and why are they even that<\/em> important? Logically, why do we need them, and how to improve them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For years we\u2019ve been dividing skills into two categories: hard <\/em>and soft<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hard skills<\/strong>: these are professional competencies in a certain area. Usually, we can acquire them in quite a short period of time such as programming skills, designing skills, translation skills, etc. These are measured by various tests, evaluation systems relatively easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soft skills:<\/strong> these are non-professional skills that interestingly affect career advancement and salary levels more than hard ones. Soft skills open doors to success, help us at work, and boost productivity. At the same time, they cannot be measured in an absolute manner; they are a kind of derivative of personal qualities, experience, and flexibility of thinking. Supposedly, these form in childhood. By this, we do not mean that they cannot be developed during adulthood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To put it simply: hard skills show what I do at my work, soft skills show how I do my job. You see? Simple!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To understand the term better it is interesting to know where it originated from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naturally, the term \u201csoft skills\u201d simply came about as an antonym to hard skills. Perhaps it reflects the \u201csoftly-softly\u201d approach, where managers choose to influence, rather than confront, and to make suggestions, rather than issuing orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Are soft skills important?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Are they indeed? Certainly, some say \u2014 yes, and some just don\u2019t take them seriously. For example, one excuse is usually that they have a high-demanded profession with no specific need for soft skills. Another one you may hear often is that there is no proof that soft skills are important, or, that soft skills tend to improve in the course of time. Actually, there is no scientific proof that soft skills are important\u2026 think about it, do you need them or not? Yet, the need for soft skills in all situations is unquestionable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fact: 80% of job seekers are rejected because they lack soft skills. Soft skills are essential for any employee to remain in demand and highly paid.<\/em> And research says that with time the importance of soft skills will grow. According to forecasts by Deloitte Access Economics, by 2030, two-thirds of positions are going to be related to them. Yes, even those technicians who seem to have little interaction with colleagues will have to learn and possess certain communication or general skills<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, no matter how much we zoom in on the research or stats, the reality is one \u2014 soft skills DO play a critical role in success in general<\/em>. Well, if you\u2019re really interested in working at a developed\/developing company with a cool culture, which is not interested in you as a vending machine but as an individual, as a person, then you\u2019ll need to give proper attention to your soft skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026 if you give importance to corporate culture then soft skills should be important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026 if you want to go global as a professional then develop your soft skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026 if you want to be a great professional then develop your soft skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Basic Soft Skills<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are many soft skills that we could list. On the other hand, there are a few basic\/essential ones, all others derive from these ones:<\/p>\n\n\n\n