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Home Home About the Author About the Author Contact Us Contact Us Blog Blog How To Get The Good Jobs When advertising a job, the employer will usually have skills, qualifications or proof of performance that they want to see in the successful candidate. This might include, for example, a relevant college degree, or certificates of other forms of training that are related to the job. It also might include skills or achievements related to KPIs (Key Performance Indicators). These are things that you can quantify or measure – such as the ability to do a certain amount of work or achieve certain results in a certain amount of time. These are called the “hard” skills – the measurable, quantifiable proof of core training, competency and effectiveness. But then there are “soft” skills, and these are often essential too. Here’s why. Soft skills are harder to measure – like the ability to get along with other Soft skills are harder to measure – like the ability to get along with other people, or good communication skills, or being reliable and honest. people, or good communication skills, or being reliable and honest. These are things you cannot get a certificate for, but they are usually These are things you cannot get a certificate for, but they are usually very important also. very important also. If a company has a lot of staff, or a lot of contact with the public, then the ability to co-operate effectively with other people is usually essential. What Most Companies Want What Most Companies Want Some good jobs do not require much contact with other people, like a lot of industrial or engineering jobs, or security watchmen jobs and so on. But most companies will want their employees to have a minimum level of inter- personal “soft” skills – not only because it makes life easier for everyone in the office, but it helps prevent lawsuits, stress claims, and resignations among staff.

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How To Get The Good Jobs

When advertising a job, the employer will usually have skills, qualifications orproof of performance that they want to see in the successful candidate.

This might include, for example, a relevant college degree, or certificates ofother forms of training that are related to the job.

It also might include skills or achievements related to KPIs (Key PerformanceIndicators).

These are things that you can quantify or measure – such as the ability to do acertain amount of work or achieve certain results in a certain amount of time.

These are called the “hard” skills – the measurable, quantifiable proof of coretraining, competency and effectiveness.

But then there are “soft” skills, and these are often essential too.

Here’s why.

Soft skills are harder to measure – like the ability to get along with otherSoft skills are harder to measure – like the ability to get along with otherpeople, or good communication skills, or being reliable and honest.people, or good communication skills, or being reliable and honest.

These are things you cannot get a certificate for, but they are usuallyThese are things you cannot get a certificate for, but they are usuallyvery important also.very important also.

If a company has a lot of staff, or a lot of contact with the public, then theability to co-operate effectively with other people is usually essential.

What Most Companies WantWhat Most Companies Want

Some good jobs do not require much contact with other people, like a lot of industrialor engineering jobs, or security watchmen jobs and so on.

But most companies will want their employees to have a minimum level of inter-personal “soft” skills – not only because it makes life easier for everyone in the office,but it helps prevent lawsuits, stress claims, and resignations among staff.

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The problem is that “soft” skills are difficult to make sound credible in a CV.

Employers want you to have these skills, but first they want to know you havethe core skills and competencies of the job.

My job hunting advice:My job hunting advice: when you want a job which has educational orwhen you want a job which has educational ortraining requirements, then first you need to lead with the hard skills,training requirements, then first you need to lead with the hard skills,then in the interview you can demonstrate your interpersonal skills.then in the interview you can demonstrate your interpersonal skills.

Employers will ask questions based around how you have previously dealt withdifficult people, how you have worked in a team and what your role in the team was.

These types of questions are usually designed to establish how well you work withother people.

There’s a classic book by Dale Carnegie called How To Win Friends and InfluencePeople. There is a reason why it is a classic. Because this stuff is relevant,timeless and important.

You also might like to check out my book Get That Job NowGet That Job Now for moreessential job hunting advice, tips and info.

Just a thought.

By Vicki Theobald

Best-Selling Author, Get That Job NowGet That Job NowThe Essential Job Search Guide For Your Career Success!www.GetThatJobNow.net

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