 - Soft skills are personal attributes that enhance an individual's interactions, job performance and career prospects. Unlike hard skills, which
tend to be specific to a certain type of task or activity, soft skills are broadly applicable.
Soft skills are sometimes broken down into personal attributes, such as:
- optimism
- responsibility
- a sense of humor
- integrity
- time-management
- motivation.
and interpersonal abilities, such as:
- empathy
- leadership
- communication
- good manners
- sociability
- the ability to teach.
It's often said that hard skills will get you an interview but you need soft skills to get (and keep) the job.
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Hard skills are specific, teachable abilities that may be required in a given context, such as a job or university
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