Volume 11 - Volume 11
Essential Soft Skills for Workplace Success
Abstract
Employers assess and judge their employees on their knowledge of both technical skills and soft
skills. Until the recent past, technical skills were given top priority. However, that perception has
changed over time. The knowledge of soft skills is now being considered as important as or more
important than technical knowledge. Professional success depends upon a host of parameters such as
experience, expertise, skill level, personality traits, work style, communication style, and work-life
balance. Soft skills have also become a key parameter of professional success. This paper looks at the
factors that have contributed to the acknowledgment of the significance of the soft skills at workplace
and also presents the ways in which the knowledge of the soft skills could be enriched to go up the
career ladder. It proposes a list of key soft skills such as self-awareness, emotional intelligence, team
work, cross-cultural communication and personal accountability, which are expected to be the game
changers. It is hoped that the employees’ knowledge about essential soft skills would enable them to
become productive and mindful professionals at their workplaces. It is also implied that employees
view soft skills as valuable assets rather than extraneous matters in their professional success. The
insights presented in the paper, if deployed diligently, could augur well for career growth and enable
the employees to remain relevant even if the job and technology scenario keep changing.
Paper Details
PaperID: 2306
Author's Name: Dr. Pusuluri Sreehari
Volume: Volume 11
Issues: Volume 11
Keywords: Soft Skills Knowledge, Professional Development, Employers’ Perception of Technical Skills and Soft Skills.
Year: 2021
Month: July
Pages: 2648-2654