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What are soft skills? Can you succeed in life without having soft skills?

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Question added by Ghanendra Mishra , Social Worker , International Organization for Migration
Date Posted: 2014/12/06
Yogita Shettigar
by Yogita Shettigar , Sr. Associate Operations , Wns

Soft skills is must in any organisation. Infact soft skills is neccesary part of life. Because in day to day life we deal with many situations (bad or good situations) which can be handled only by our soft skills. Soft skill is the skill is the way of communicating with the people. It is the way to deal with irated clients or customers. Soft skills play very important role specially for people who deal with customers on daily basis. It is the way of convincing the most adamant customer who is just not ready to listen to anything when he is toltally unsatisfied with the products and services of the company. Soft Skill is very important in convincing the customers to buy the product.

Ghanendra Mishra
by Ghanendra Mishra , Social Worker , International Organization for Migration

Thank you all for answering. I have found the answer I was looking for. In my understanding soft skills include: Emotional intelligence, Personal skills/people skills and communication skills. And every person has to have these skills in order to succeed.

Sidrah Nadeem
by Sidrah Nadeem , Global Marketing Manager , Hill & Knowlton

The ability to mazimise on people potential, which in turn results in better accumulated results.

BOB OTIENO OKEYO
by BOB OTIENO OKEYO , Personal Trainer , M ACTIVE MEN

Soft skills are attributes that describes individuals ability to interact with others.Its definitely impossible to survive without human interaction. 

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by Deleted user

A persons soft skill is an important part of their individual contribution to the success of organisation.The Soft skills that needed to succeed are  Communication skills, Interpersonal skills, Decision making skills & Learning skills.

A Ameta
by A Ameta , System Engineer 2 , Tesco Bengaluru

  1. Soft skills is a term associated with a person's Emotional Intelligence, personality traits, social graces, communication, language, habits, friendliness, and optimism that characterize relationships with other people.
  2. I don't think without soft skills we can get success. 

Tarig Mohammed Ali Abdalla
by Tarig Mohammed Ali Abdalla , Medical Officer , Private Clinic

Soft skills is a term often associated with a person's 'EQ' Emotional Intelligence Quotient, the cluster of personality traits, social graces, communication, language, personal habits, friendliness, and optimism that characterize relationships with other people. Soft skills complement hard skills which are the occupational requirements of a job and many other activities.

Divyesh Patel
by Divyesh Patel , Assistant Professional Officer- Treasury , City Of Cape Town

Soft skills include competencies in areas such as Emotional Intelligence, communication, leadership ability, etiquette, conflict resolution, decision making, self-motivation, self-discipline, persuasion, etc.

 

Yes they are important because they help you to perform your job duties in a way that is constructive, compliant and organised.

 

Alex Al Yazouri
by Alex Al Yazouri , General Manager , Al Mushref Cooperative Society

Ability to interpersonal and communicate with people. It's a must to succeed in life.

Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi
by Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi , Shared Services Supervisor , Saudi Musheera Co. Ltd.

soft skills: decision making - connection skills - ------ ETC

I Think Its Hard To Success Without Soft Skills

 

Mir Mujtaba Ali
by Mir Mujtaba Ali , Internal Audit Manager , Confidential

Soft skills are the skills which characterize the relationships with other people, or which are about how to approach life and work. Great successes are not likely without them.

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