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Informative Article | Physical Education | India | Volume 9 Issue 5, May 2020

The Importance of Soft Skills

Dr. Swati Vasantrao Chavan

Abstract: The education as well as the market scenario is changing very fast. A decade ago, those individuals who had a brilliant academic record with added work experience were well sought after by most of the corporate institutions. But today hard skills and experience are not sufficient enough for the ingress and escalation in the corporate world. Employers prefer to hire and promote those persons who are resourceful, ethical, and self directed with good communication/ soft skills. 'Soft Skill' used to indicate personal transversal competencies including communication, decision making, problem solving ability etc. The study upholds ten dimensions of soft skills by applying hermeneutic dialectic methodology including five respondents from different perspectives. The study solicits with major claims, concerns and issues regarding soft skills by applying convenient personal interview methods. The study come up with a declaration that, soft skills are the prerequisite in this global competition and consider as employability skills that stands beside hard skill. To make competent our next generation there is no alternative to initiate the support system of providing soft skills related learning. No matter how well versed an individual think he is with respect to the technical skills he will not get success in the corporate world, if you cannot communicate well with your colleagues or clients. Communication skill is an important soft skills element and plays an important task in the business world. No matter how well versed an individual think he is with respect to the technical skills he will not get success in the corporate world, if you cannot communicate well with your colleagues or clients. Communication skill is an important soft skills element and plays an important task in the business world.

Keywords: Soft skills, Soft skills training, Hard Skills, Internship, Industry, Gap Analysis

Edition: Volume 9 Issue 5, May 2020,

Pages: 623 - 625

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