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Soft Skills Versus Hard Skills

Soft skills refer to personality traits and interpersonal skills, such as communication, problem-solving, and time management. Hard skills are more technical abilities specific to a field of study like computer programming or accounting. While hard skills are important for getting an interview, soft skills are key to getting hired and keeping a job. Soft skills are also transferable between roles, unlike many hard skills, and don't require exams to demonstrate proficiency. They are an ongoing process to develop through continuous self-improvement rather than a one-time action.

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Soft Skills Versus Hard Skills

Soft skills refer to personality traits and interpersonal skills, such as communication, problem-solving, and time management. Hard skills are more technical abilities specific to a field of study like computer programming or accounting. While hard skills are important for getting an interview, soft skills are key to getting hired and keeping a job. Soft skills are also transferable between roles, unlike many hard skills, and don't require exams to demonstrate proficiency. They are an ongoing process to develop through continuous self-improvement rather than a one-time action.

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Soft skills versus hard skills. What is the difference, really?

What are hard skills?

Hard skills are mostly about what you know and are fundamental for any career
growth, those are also called technical skills referring to a specific field of study such
as math, computer science, accounting, marketing, or architecture skills. Hard skills
are learnable, easy to quantify but applicable only on a defined context within
companies or institutions embracing these activities. Hard skills will help you get the
interview, but soft skills will enable you to get hired and keep the job. Hard skills will
empower you to start a career, but soft skills will help you maintain it.

What are soft skills?

Soft skills are about the traits of your personality or how do you act. Often referred to
personal effectiveness, social interactions and leadership, soft skills encompass
many subjects including listening skills, motivation, creativity, time management,
problem-solving, flexibility, emotional intelligence, positive thinking, resilience and
others. Those are your personal attributes and communication abilities required for
success in any career independently of your status and degrees. It may be hard to
quantify or measure them, but working hard to improve your soft skills will make
them very visible to others.

4 differences between soft skills and hard skills

Soft skills: an ongoing process

Compared to hard skills, soft skills require an ongoing journey. Self-improvement is


not a one-shot action but a continuous process that should be maintained all over
the stages of your life. To keep investing in yourself, you will have to learn new skills,
forget about others and adjust on a continuous basis.

Soft skills are adaptable

Soft skills are not right or wrong like an exact science, or black and white concepts to
be memorized and strictly embraced. Those are skills that need adaptation and
acquire flexibility depending on the context, people, and situations.

Soft skills are transferable


Soft skills, unlike many hard skills, are not dependent on one specific job; they are
transferable as they can fit in all workplaces and circumstances. You may evolve
over time into a position that has nothing to do with your specialty and your soft skills
will allow an easy transition.

No exams necessary

Your soft skills may be difficult to quantify, but they can be measured through your
level of independence, interdependence or how you empathize and cooperate with
others. Another example, self-confidence cannot be measured but your attitude and
your communication styles can be great indicators of your level of confidence.

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