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Defining Soft Skills With Examples.Type of Skills And comparing between them.Why Soft Skills ?The most three important elements of the soft

skillsSoft Skills for engineerswhat are soft skills & how are they relevant to me

as an engineer?Why I need soft skills when I possess the

technical skills. How I can start developing the necessary soft

skills NOW

Soft Skills = Success Skills

Defining Soft SkillsA cluster of skills that ‘influence’ how we interact with one another.Ability to relate and connect with people.

Soft SkillsEffective Communication SkillsRight Attitude and ValuesCreativityAnalytical ThinkingFlexibilityChange

Interpersonal SkillsNegotiation SkillsTime Management skillsProblem solving abilityAdaptabilityLeadership and Team building

Type of SkillsHard Skills

Learned from booksLearned from hands-on experienceAbilities to do things in your chosen career

Soft SkillsNot learned from booksWork ethicsHabits and traits

Hard SkillsReadingWritingMathComputer abilitiesLogicSkills for particular job requirements

Soft Skills

Communication abilityPeople skillsProfessionalism (demeanor)Positive attitudeGroup/team abilitiesUnderstanding of continuing learningCritical, logical, enthusiasm – “thinking” “Entitlement”

Soft Skills Vs Hard Skills Hard SkillsMeasurable or

technical skillsThings done in

the WorkplacePrimarily

Solitary

Soft SkillsImmeasurable

Skills Dealing with Mental Make-Up

Ability to deal with other people at the Work Place

Predominantly Gregarious

Soft Skills + Hard Skills = Core Skills

Why Soft Skills?For a Smooth Professional LifeFor More Integrated OperationFor More Effective ManagementTo Integrate Strategic GoalsFor More Appealing Personality

The most three important elements of the soft skills

1- Inter Personal Behavior2- Team Work3- Discipline

Inter Personal BehaviorMust be friendly with everybody : customers,

colleagues, superiors, juniors Must not be an introvertMust not be interfering in others jobsMust not hurt others feelingsMust not allow friendship or other

relationships to affect workMust appear confident while speaking to

people Good body language

Team WorkAbility to work in a teamShare knowledge within the teamWillingness to learn from othersWillingness to adopt any role as required in a teamWillingness to help weak members of a teamWillingness to learn from stronger members of a

teamMust be a active participant in team’s operationsMust be able to interface with other teams for

information / work sharing

DisciplineMost important for successDiscipline must be present in everything we

do : work, documentation, behavior, following rules of the company and team

Reporting responsibilitiesDiscipline must be shown at all work places :

office, customer premises, etc

So what are soft skills & how are they relevant to me as an engineer?

soft skills are the techniques you need to work with others . The things you were not taught in engineering school . Skills like a working in a team , networking with other engineers , public speaking , successfully & gracefully convincing others of your viewpoint all are considered to be soft skills .

Why do I need soft skills when I possess the technical skills?

In this competitive market , highly successful

professional engineers those who are not only technically astute , but often possess that something “extra”…….

Engineers usually involve working with others

“TEAMWORK”

How can you start developing the necessary soft skills NOW ?

Take the student success check-up which can help you identify some of your strengths & weaknesses that may have an impact on your success at university . Be sure to follow up with an individual or group session to understand the result an make a personal action plan .

Take the Meyers briggs Type Inventory to learn more about your self & how you can make you personality work for you .

Attend counselling and development workshops , or other seminars within the university , so you can develop and practice yours skills .

Get involved in group projects & take your group assignment seriously .

Become an active member in at least one society . Association or club on campus . Consider participating in the engineering games or an engineering competition .

VOLUNTEER in group events activities &

association to IMPROVE YOUR SOCIAL SKILLS !!

Don’t wait until your final year to prepare good resume . And keep your resume up - to - date and ready to show your potential employers .

Choose your electives & non- core courses carefully to round out your skills & knowledge .It’s a good idea to take some management COURSES .

Remember

Good soft skills & extra curricular experiences can give you and added edge!!

But of course don’t forget about the technical learning part & do your best in our courses!!