Curiosity. It doesn’t show up on nearly enough core competency lists, and it’s tough to measure. Yet curiosity is accountable for much of the success of top corporate recruiters. Of course, other competencies are critical, too — adaptability, learning agility, drive, prioritization, influence, etc. But those typically get quite a bit of love in recruiter...
Soft Skills Articles
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Recruiters have a front-row seat to the ever-changing mix of skills most prized by the business world. Understanding what those skills are early on can give you a leg up on the competition. And while the soft skills valued by companies tend to change gradually, the most sought-after hard skills evolve lickety-split, pushed largely by the relentless...
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Brian Lowery isn’t a fan of the term “soft skills.” “I feel like it has the connotation of not being important stuff,” Brian says. A professor of organizational behavior and a senior associate dean of academic affairs at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB), he finds the label too dismissive and somewhat off-target. But as the recognition of the...
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As a kid, Gary Vaynerchuk had wild success with a lemonade stand and a side hustle trading baseball cards, he told today's Talent...
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A whopping 91% of talent professionals agree that soft skills are very important to the future of recruiting and HR. That’s according...
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Royal Dutch Shell is a global energy company that has always valued soft skills, even as the particular skills it prizes have changed....
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