Developing Skills

⚠️ What are skills?

Skills are abilities that you develop over time, through life and experiences.

Types of skills

🤝🏻 Soft skills are personal skills that relate to you as a person which includes your personality and behaviour. Soft skills can help you gain confidence. It is useful across all industries and it enhances your chances of achieving your DREAM JOB!

💪🏻 Hard skills are technical skills or teachable skills that are learnt through books or classroom facilities or through various courses and certifications. These are industry-specific and work-related skills that can increase your productivity and efficiency.

There is a whole list of soft skills, but the most common ones are

✅ Communication

✅ Leadership

✅ Teamwork

✅ Time management

✅ Organization

✅ Decision-making

✅ Planning

✅ Networking

Developing soft skills is not an easy task but it is definitely necessary. Most recruiters look for top-notch soft skills and it is important to showcase them for getting the job you want. Hard skills can reveal your experience but soft skills define you as a person.

➕ Refer to job descriptions for required soft skills.

➕ Ask others for constructive feedback on you.

➕ Take online behaviour tests.