In today’s workplace, employees need to do more than fulfill their job description and develop intangible soft skills. Since it’s easy for companies to find people with the right hard skills, they are hiring more for cultural fit than work performance. In a new study in partnership with American Express (AXP), it is found that over 60 percent of managers agree that soft skills are the most important when evaluating an employee’s performance, followed by 32 percent citing hard skills and only 7 percent social media skills. When breaking down which soft skills were most important, managers chose the ability to prioritize work, having a positive attitude, and teamwork skills as their top three requirements for management roles. Ever since the economy tanked, there’s been pressure on employees to do more with less and be more productive. Being able to prioritize work is critical because you have to hit deadlines and deliver results if you want to push yourself—and your company—forward. Employees who are well organized and dependable will far exceed those who aren’t. “It’s about people trusting that you can do stuff, not just about getting stuff done..!!
Posted on: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 16:11:13 +0000
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