It is a fact that there is unemployment due to unemployability.
One major reason of unemployability is the lack of soft
skills in the otherwise eligible candidates. As a computer
system is a combination of hardware and software, so are
human beings. Soft skills can be analogically compared to
the software. Soft skills are behavioral attributes such
as personal traits, language ability, and personal habits
which complement the core skills required for any job. Soft
skills are not a part of standard qualifications, but are
desired requisites for most of the jobs today. Soft skills
are emerging as equally important as the core skills required
for any job today irrespective of the industry or type of
job. The importance of soft skills is clearly visible when
it is seen that a candidate, average in studies, is selected
for a better job or achieves success faster in life in comparison
to a candidate securing distinction. There is difference
in their confidence level, communication and interpersonal
skills and a few other personality traits and habits that
employers generally look for in their prospective employees.
Nowadays, soft skills have become the crux for eligible
candidates applying for any job. The difference between
all eligible individuals is the degree to which they possess
various soft skills. These skills help in creating a lasting
impression and go a long way in achieving success in life.
Soft skills are proving as the cutting edge in the present
day, cut-throat world. Soft skills have become a necessity
for jobseekers as employers have started paying attention
to this aspect. Employers do opine that technical skills
can be imparted through training while it is difficult to
provide training for soft skills, as acquisition of soft
skills is a long-term and continuous process. It is not
possible to provide on-the-job training for soft skills
and acquisition of soft skills requires sincere efforts
on the part of the jobseekers or the employees themselves.
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