3 Important Social Skills for Any Job-Seeker

Social skills are any skills attributed to one’s personality and character trait. Having an in-demand hard skill, such as expertise in a certain technology, may get your foot in the door when you are job hunting, but if you desire to get the job, employers need to see your social skills. Social skills are crucial to success in today’s workplace, as most job are becoming team-oriented and service-oriented. It is imperative as a job-seeker to include this social skill in your resume, while including it in your resume is just a start, but displaying it in an interview, is how you can make your social skill prominent.  

Here are 3 social skills for any Job-seeker

Communication: a fantastic way you can showcase your communication skill is by creating a conservation and connection with your interviewer. Communication goes beyond words, it includes body language, the tone and mannerism you use in answering questions and also your eye contact. 

Creativity: as a job-seeker during interview, you should be able to showcase your creative thinking skill. It is important during interview when questions are asked, you answer in a creative way especially when you are asked to talk about problem you were able to solve, it imperative to talk about the way you were able to come up with ideas that solved the problem rather than just talking about the end result(outcome).

Teamwork: in today workforce, team work skill is important as most jobs are team-oriented. It is important to show that you are an excellent collaborator. During your interview you can highlight situations you were able to work with others perfectly.

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