There are five soft skills recruiters want most, according to Stephanie Vozza in this article https://www.fastcompany.com/40520691/these-are-the-five-soft-skills-recruiters-want-most for Fast Company.

Here is the gist of the article:

“Things like time management and organization aren’t typically taught in school, but they are increasingly important in order to be competitive at work.

“While education, degrees, and certification are important for scoring an interview, a new study by the HR software provider iCIMS finds that recruiters place a higher value on soft skills.

“From an ability to communicate well to being organized, these intangible qualities can be tough to measure, but they affect everything from productivity to collaboration.”

The five soft skills recruiters want most: and where to find them:

1. Problem Solving – ( see: Analyze Problems and Make Decisions under http://carnegieconnection.com/leadership-training/ )

2. Adaptability – ( see: How to Communicate with Diplomacy and Tact under http://carnegieconnection.com/people-skills/ )

3. Time Management – ( see: Time Management: Become a Time Lord under http://carnegieconnection.com/people-skills/ )

4. Organization – ( see: A Manager’s Guide to Sustainable Employee Engagement under http://carnegieconnection.com/organizational-development-training/ )

5. Oral Communication – ( see: Presentations that Influence People under http://carnegieconnection.com/presentations-training/ )

Vozza continued, “The iCIMS study found that certain fields look for soft skills more than others, such as people who work in customer service, human resources, and sales/marketing. For technical jobs, they aren’t as vital.

“Nearly 1 in 5 of recruiters for IT jobs think soft skills are more important than hard skills, and 24% of recruiters weigh soft skills over hard skills for R&D jobs.”

For more information on how your company in Tampa Bay can train your Team to have the Soft Skills needed to be successful, send an email to info@CarnegieConnection.com