What are Soft Skills? Soft skills are personal attributes that enable someone to interact effectively and harmoniously with other people. Recent studies have found that employers think personality skills are just as important, if not more important, than hard skills.
46% of managers said young workers would do well to hone their communication skills and 56% said recent grads do not pay attention to detail.
44%of managers reported a lack of leadership qualities.
36% reported lower-than-needed interpersonal and teamwork skills.
60%of managers claim the new graduates they see taking jobs within their organizations do not have the critical thinking and problem-solving skills they feel are necessary for the job.
57% of manager say they look for a candidate who is organized and can manage multiple projects.
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