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Soft skills are character traits and interpersonal skills that characterize a person's relationships with other people.Soft skills have more to do with who we are than what we know. It is related to how well one interacts with others, and are usually a definite part of one's personality. Good manners, optimism, common sense, a sense of humor, empathy and the ability to collaborate and negotiate are all important soft skills. Other soft skills include situational awareness and the ability to read a situation as it unfolds to decide upon a response that yields the best result for all involved.This doesn't mean you have to be a brilliant orator or writer. It does mean you have to express yourself well, whether it's writing, presenting or just being able to calmly explain to a team member what you need
In layman terms, soft skills would be the adjectives that you generally use to describe yourself or other people. It refers to your emotional being/behaviour (EQ). E.g. caring, amiable, helpful, orator, etc.In corporate world, it more or less intends to seeks qualities which will help you excel at work- team player, communicator, honest, ethical, interpersonal skills, etc.
These skills are basically non-quantifiable and include communication abilities, language skills, cognitive or emotional empathy and leadership traits.
Soft skills are personal qualities and attitudes that can help us to work well with others and make a positive contribution to organizations we work for. In other words, Soft skills are character traits and interpersonal skills that characterize a person's relationship with other people.
In the workplace, soft skills are considered a complement to hard skills, which refer to a person's knowledge and occupational skills. Sociologists may use the term soft skills to describe a person's "EQ" or " Emotional Intelligence Quotient" (as opposed to "IQ").
Soft skills have more to do with who we are than what we know. As such, soft skills encompass the character traits that decide how well one interacts with others, and are usually a definite part of one's personality. Whereas hard skills can be learned and perfected over time, soft skills are more difficult to acquire and change. The soft skills required for a doctor, for example, would be empathy, understanding, active listening and a good bedside manner. Alternatively, the hard skills necessary for a doctor would include a vast comprehension of illnesses, the ability to interpret test results and symptoms, and a thorough understanding of anatomy and physiology.
The most important soft skills can be categorized as under:
1. Interpersonal Skills:- Communication, Listening, Questioning, Problem-solving, etc.
2. Time management skills
3. Negotiation skills
4. Motivation skills
5. Analytical skills
6. Critical thinking skills
A persons way of using his intelligence , managing his emotions or using his creative mind is called soft skills
soft skills is practically related to something immesurable; inherent and is enhanced through time and experience. it connotes once ability to adapt in a given situation; your overall social skills; how do you relate mentally and intellectually; your level of adjustability.
Soft skills is an element of risk management
Following are basic soft skills expected to be in a person:
1.Flexible and focused. 2.Creative and Innovaive 3.Can develop new work processes 4.Fitting into the company's culture 5.Coaching co-workers 6.Solving Problems 7.Dependable
8.Do good presentations
