Companies hiring are always looking for a way to get an edge on the competition. One of the best ways to do this is by screening applicants’ social media profiles before extending them an offer, but some question whether they should be doing it. In short, they should — but…...
Why soft skills are becoming ever more important to businesses
Interpersonal skills, empathy and resilience are strongly desired by employers as they look towards business recovery. Riccarda Zezza discusses how these ‘soft’ skills can be developed in every day life. With advances in technology and societal priorities, jobs are constantly evolving – meaning it’s now near-impossible to just learn one…...
5 Essential 2021 Workplace Soft Skills (And How to Recognize Them)
Yes, workplace soft skills still matter. In fact, amid our ever-changing “new normal,” the intangible qualities that focus on behavior, personal traits and cognitive capabilities are more in-demand than at any other time in the modern workplace. They are also more challenging to recognize. According to Deloitte, 90% of organizations…...
Here are the 5 soft skills employers demand most
A new report confirms what many HR leaders have been saying in recent years: Soft skills are critically important to employers across the workforce. According to the new report, Workplace Basics: The Competencies Employers Want, by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, the most in-demand skills across the labor market are: Communication…...
4 Soft Skills to Develop During Times of Uncertainty
Now more than ever, people are looking toward leaders for guidance on how to navigate times of uncertainty. More than ever, the need for reliable, steady and trustworthy leadership is crucial. In efforts to demonstrate effective and transparent leadership, managers should lean into their soft skills to maximize trust throughout…...
The Growing Importance Of Soft Skills In Financial Services
‘Soft skills’ are becoming increasingly important in the financial services sector which is contending with disruptive business models from non-traditional players such as Google, Facebook and Amazon, as well as digital transformation and growing demands from customers who expect a seamless omnichannel experience. ‘Soft skills’ are essentially interpersonal or people…...
Stop Calling Them Soft Skills; They’re Essential Skills
Entrepeneur.com recently put out an article about the top 11 reasons millenials get fired, and the top five are: the need for independence, lack of confidence, anxiety, miscommunication, and that millenials lack vision. Essentially, the main reason millennials get fired is because they can’t collaborate, they lack confidence in themselves…...
Soft Focus: People Skills Do Matter
We’re often told there are two types of people in the world – creative right-brainers and analytical left-brainers; communicators and numbers-crunchers; poets and “quants”. The truth is, dependent on the role they are being considered for, successful employees must exhibit varying degrees of both sets of skills, and recruiters,…...
5 Crucial Emotional Intelligence Traits of Highly Effective Leaders
Over the last decade there has been a huge increase in evidence that emotional intelligence is an important factor in leadership. Numerous studies have shown a positive relationship between emotional intelligent leadership and employee satisfaction, retention and performance. While emotional intelligence has made enormous progress in being accepted by organizations,…...
