Mastering Soft and Hard Skills: Key to Professional Success

1. Soft Skills for Success A Presentation By Dr. Mrs. Anisa G. Mujawar Associate Professor and Head, Department of EnglishChhatrapatiShivaji College, Satara

3. Soft skill is the ability required and expected from persons in daily life and It is essential for finding a suitable job, its maintenance and promotion

4. Soft Skills Vs Hard Skills Hard skills are tangible skills that are easy to teach, identify, and measure. Some examples of hard skills are occupational skills such as technical and administrative; Hard skills also include your degrees, certifications, job titles. Soft skills are intangible interpersonal skills that are associated with an individual’s ability to effectively interact with others. These skills are not easy to measure but they can be observed in individuals who possess the ability to interact with people well. The relation between both soft and hard skills is that of relation between wife and husband.  It is tough task to conclude that husband is superior to wife or vice versa. 

5. Blend of both soft and hard skills for professional survival and success. z What is essential is blend of both soft and hard skills for professional survival and success.

6. Hard and Soft Skills A practical example Hard skills" refer to specific skills that are used on specific jobs.  For example, being able to back a semi-trailer up to a loading dock without hitting anything or anybody is a "hard skill" that is necessary to be a truck driver. Reporting to work on time, being able to take direction, and having enough initiative to be productive are "soft skills."  It is noticed that how these skills are important to truck drivers.  Employers seek these skills in everyone they hire

7. WHY SOFT SKILLS ARE NECESSARY IN THE WORKPLACESoft skills are prerequisites for jobs opportunities that an employer is seeking to fill. You should make sure that you display your hard skills as well as your soft skills on your resume if you want to stand out from the other job candidates. Overall, your hard skills will help land you an interview with a potential employer and your soft skills will help you advance in the company if hired. Soft skills promote employability skills.  The HR practitioners stand by the slogan of ‘Recruit for Attitude, Train for Skill’ during the interview thereby further strengthening that soft skills are employability skills.

8. Soft skills are very important To handle interpersonal relations To take appropriate decisions To communicate effectively To have good impression and impact to gain professional development

9. Communication skills as soft skill Communication skills form the corner stone of soft skill Every human being has to essentially & effectively communicate with others Effective communication is the hallmark of one’s education

10. The ability to speak fluently using the right word in the right order is an good communication Message using appropriate vocabulary and syntax form effective communication

11. Non verbal language/Body language Face is the index of the mind and it clearly displays the person’s interest Body language presents to the audience what we feel & think about the particular matter Ex: Nodding one’s head Body language (e.g.arms crossed standing, sitting, relaxed) Emotion of the sender & receiver (e.g, speaking clearly, enthusiastic)

12. Written Communication Skills Writing evaluates a person’s proficiency indications, spelling grammar etc. Errors committed while writing circulars, reports & agenda considerably spoil the image of the writer Good visual presentation using graphics, color, balanced design layout- adds so much to written communication Keep handouts and other written materials for your presentation

13. Presentation skills • Presentation skills include planning, preparation & delivery of the message • Making a formal speech is one form of presentation • Presentation skills can be broadly categorized into physical oral, & electronic

14. Presentation skills Success in life depends on presenting ideas in an appropriate manners Look at the eyes of audience & speak in a natural, conversational voice Appropriate voice will make the presentation effective and interesting Ask for feed back from your audience about your presentation & change accordingly In presentation especially, stop occasionally to ask the audience understand what you have said

15. Team Work People of either gender, different age groups, qualification, status & skills work as a team with a common objective of accomplishing the task The success of any organization largely depends on in the coordinated efforts of its employees It mainly refers to the agreeableness & co-operation among the team members

16. Professional ethics Professional ethics is the need of the hour in India When a person is at the work spot, he must think of his work only He must put his heart & soul into the work Each employee is a organic part of the organization & must strive to contribute his mite to the successful functioning of the organization

17. Interpersonal Skills Man is a social animal & his success in life largely depends on his relationship & interaction with others We must respect the views & sentiments of others. When we want to differ their views, we must very politely give hints to them without wondering their feelings

18. Time & Stress Management Prioritize the work & schedule your time accordingly Impotent work should be allotted more time & taken up first Listening to classical music & practicing Yoga will considerably reduce the physical, emotional & mental stress of an individual

19. Leadership communication skills Leaders, executives & managers need to be very clear about what they expect from others Trust yourself Keep smiling Share & stay together

20. Always learn new things Accept responsibility for your self & your action Look at problems & challenges Be always grateful Love yourself

21. ATTITUDEIf an egg is broken by an outside force..a life ends.If an egg breaks from within...... .life begins.Great things always begin from within .

23. Self-trust is the first secret of success! Good Luck!