As important as it is for a candidate to have the required technical skills for a job, companies are increasingly giving more weight to a potential employee’s soft skills during an interview. Denise ...

Soft skills are qualities learned through one’s environment rather than during formal training. Communication, coachability, work ethic, time management, and critical thinking are all examples of soft ...

Having an in-demand hard skill, such as proficiency in a certain technology, may get your foot in the door when you’re searching for a job, but if you want to land it, employers want to see your soft ...

The cost of a bad hire can be substantial. The Society for Human Resource Management estimates that an employee departure can cost upwards of 60 percent of their annual salary. That number can climb ...

Tim Madden is an Executive Coach and former Headhunter. Founder of Executive Career Upgrades, he's on a mission to help accelerate careers. Soft skills, also known as interpersonal skills, are ...

If you’ve heard a lot about “soft skills” lately, it’s at least partly because employers want you to develop them. According to our Global Recruiting Trends study here at LinkedIn, more employers are ...

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Have you ever described yourself on your resume or in your cover letter as a “hard worker” with a “positive attitude” who is able to “learn quickly?” Let me guess—did your job application seem to ...

Here’s a lesson in basic anatomy for small businesses seeking to recruit the right candidate: Hard skills constitute the sturdy skeleton that keeps a worthy job applicant standing upright, but their ...