Results: Job Interview workshop
Published on 06/01/2016
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On a recent Job Interview workshop at my University the counselor explained that in today's market in North America, when there are multiple applicants to each job posting, employers are looking for an applicant with soft skills. Do you know what it means?
Yes
28%
602 votes
No
72%
1575 votes
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Soft skills are people skills, predicting how the candidate would get along with peers and superiors. Do you think you have soft skills?
Yes
57%
1251 votes
No
19%
408 votes
Undecided
24%
518 votes
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Here is the list of soft skills, check off the ones you have. Emotional Intelligence: social awareness and self-management abilities.
57%
1251 votes
Communication skills: active listening, presentation as well as excellent writing capabilities.
56%
1221 votes
Interpersonal skills: the ability to work in teams, relate to people and manage conflict.
55%
1197 votes
Adaptability: the ability to adapt to changes and manage multiple tasks.
58%
1267 votes
Problem-solving skills.
67%
1459 votes
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There was an interview of an HR person asking if he would rather hire a person with superb technical skills and mediocre soft skills or an amicable agreeable individual with lesser technical skills. The answer was: the second one. Are you surprised: Yes
24%
521 votes
No
76%
1656 votes
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Do you think an unemployed person who recognizes as a barrier to finding a job lack of soft skills can develop them at middle age?
Yes
59%
1288 votes
No
41%
889 votes
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