soft skills

Soft skills are sometimes broken down into personal attributes, such as:

• optimism
• common sense
• responsibility
• a sense of humor
• integrity
• time-management
• motivation.

• empathy
• leadership
• communication
• good manners
• sociability
• the ability to teach.

It's often said that hard skills will get you an interview but you need soft skills to get (and keep) the job.

Read more about soft skills: - Financialpost.com discusses why soft skills are necessary for leaders. - Monster.ca explains how to evaluate soft skills.

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