Book Reviews, Comments & Stories, Quotes, & Poetry & More
"Connections and Why They Matter"
Most of what happens in our life will spark a connection. Life connects with what has been found in books. Books connect with what happens in life. Use the connections to help you see more clearly. A love of reading and writing is what motivated the creation of this blog. Thank you for coming to the blog.
When you hear about “Upskilling,” what they are saying is that more than soft skills are needed. What new hard skills felt necessary in today's evolving job markets?
Are they more important than polishing and using your soft skills? That has been the push in recent years. The implication is that with economic uncertainty on the horizon, upskilling opportunities for the workforce will become a prominent retention strategy, demonstrating an organization’s desire to drive employee growth and development.
Organizations today have picked up on employees' desire for continuous learning and push to offer learning and development programs that are set in place.
Employers want to attract the best talent, and many now believe that to do that, potential employees would be wise to cover any skill gaps that may exist. The result is that offering the opportunity to job seekers and employees to develop or learn new skills is a solution.
Technical skills constantly change, but soft skills remain throughout your career. That's because they are relevant and transferable, and they keep an individual highly employable.
Soft skills set top leaders apart. Interpersonal communication, decision-making, time management, and collaboration are all soft skills for employees and job seekers alike.
More News about Soft Skills
LinkedIn's Global Talent Trends report found that 92 percent of hiring professionals say soft skills matter as much or more than hard skills
Power skills are soft skills rebranded as people skills and are a top asset in today's workplace. If you want successful managers and leaders, you need them to have power skills. Power skills include emotional intelligence, integrity, empathy, and communication.
Are Soft Skills Important? According to the Society of Human Resource Management's (SHRM) 2021-22 State of the Workplace report, 77% of HR professionals said that improving employees' soft skills was critical to their organisations' future plans.
Why Millennials Lack Soft Skills: Because millennials are so proficient and reliant on technology, many of them haven't properly developed other skills besides working on a digital device.
