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Off-Résumé: 5 Soft Skills to Make You Stand Out


by Deborah Shane

Are you seriously preparing for the next step of your career path?

Employers are more selective in who they’re hiring than ever before. That means that while what’s on your résumé (your core skills, unique qualities and measurable accomplishments) is more important than ever, it’s your soft skills—your ability to interact effectively with coworkers and customers—that will make you stand out as a premium and launch you down your career path at high speed.

Here are 5 key soft skills you should master:

Adaptability
Can you go with the flow? You should be quick to adapt to personnel, policy and leadership change with a ‘can do’ attitude. You’ll be a valuable asset to the workplace.

Work Well With Others
Are you a team player? Working together with people of differing generations, cultures and demographics is more and more important as our workplace becomes more culturally diverse. Your ‘human relations’ skills including developing rapport, listening, delegating with respect will be what makes you an important asset to any team.

Show Initiative
Own your job! Stepping up rather than just showing up will make you stand out. Being the first to volunteer and going the extra mile will show that you have a strong sense of personal pride and work ethic—a quality that rarely goes unnoticed.

Multi-Task
Do it all. The more you’re willing to take on at once, the more heads you’ll turn. Don’t be afraid to take on more responsibility. In fact, you should expect it and get prepared for it so that when it comes you’re way, you hit it out of the park.

Give Positive Vibes
Positivity is like a great haircut. What’s more attractive and powerful than someone who is a bright light in everyone’s day? Leave the heavy stuff at home and show up with a positive attitude of gratitude and willingness. Come to work ready to greet colleagues and customers and make their day better, and you’ll stand out in the best way.

What are the soft skills that make you stand out? Leave a comment below and let us know!

Deborah Shane is a top business and branding strategist, author, and professional speaker. She specializes in transitioning people into and up the business world by using the mediums of speaking, publishing, and broadcasting.

She leverages her knowledge and experience in marketing, sales, education, and broadcasting to provide a practical and accessible approach to business transition. Her focus is on helping people understand and apply basic business fundamentals in a way that is tangible, relevant, and current. She has also authored a book called “Career Transition: Make the Shift”​

Comments

  1. “Soft Skills” are really “how to be nice skills”! No matter how technology savvy you are, one must be able to communicate effectively and have a positive influence with others!

  2. Sharon Page

    Peggy hit the nail on the head, soft skills can be taught vs people skills which are developed. Learning how to adapt and meet people where they are to be effective when communicating is Key.

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