#047: Ultimate Career Growth Performance: Hard & Soft Skills
Career Growth Made Easy
English - April 05, 2021 04:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsCareers Business Education How To career job resume interview performance raise promotion Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Ultimate Career Growth Performance: Hard & Soft Skills
Do you know the difference between hard and soft skills? Hard skills are your books smarts and education. What can set you apart, though, is how you use your soft skills, your communication skills. Have you ever been the most knowledgeable person on a topic, but struggled to convey your point? If you can’t hold your audience’s attention, you’re sunk.
It’s not only important how well we speak, it’s also how well we listen. Finally, there are some examples of great communication styles and a few that, well, could use some improvement.
We’ll also share some great ideas on how to boost your hard skills through low and no cast options. Tune in to the 2nd episode of our Ultimate Career Growth Performance series to learn more now.
Chapters
[00:55]
It’s time to check your skill sets. We’ll focus on your strengths and your weaknesses.
[01:33]
Hard skills are an important asset. Your education, special training, and unique abilities can strongly position you for your next role.
[03:42]
Don’t forget about your local library. You can still grab a few books to focus on reducing your weaknesses. Thriftbooks.com carries a great variety of used books in varying conditions.
[04:56]
Continuing education is readily available to us now. There are even low and no-cost courses available online through MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) providers.
[07:02]
The US economy is starting to strengthen back up. Nearly one million jobs were added last week.
[07:31]
Soft skills also known as people skills can complement our hard skills.
[10:04]
Strengthening our soft skills helps us navigate our environments better, to work well with others, and to perform well.
[11:10]
Our listening skills are a critical component, too.
[13:03]
Word choice is also important. It’s not only what you say, but also what you chose not to say.
[14:11]
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