An employee’s degree might help them get a job, but their soft skills will help them stay employed.
Most employers nowadays are looking for workers with solid soft skills, which are difficult to find. According to a recent study by America Succeeds, employers seek soft skills nearly four times (3.8X) more frequently than the top five hard skills.
From as early as the recruitment phase, companies prioritize soft skills in new hires and often dig deep into a candidate’s resume to find those key competencies that are essential to the workplace. This makes sense, considering that a bad hire can cost up to 30% of their annual salary – a relatively high percentage that can be detrimental to any business.
So if you are an employer and realize that your employees lack such skills, it’s your responsibility to build the foundations that help to address the issue effectively.
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