soft skills

British  

plural noun

1. desirable qualities for certain forms of employment that do not depend on acquired knowledge: they include common sense, the ability to deal with people, and a positive flexible attitude

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Example Sentences

This happens because their credentials are unfamiliar, or they simply don’t know the soft skills of the American job market.

From The Wall Street Journal

Colleges are graduating a surfeit of young people who lack hard or even soft skills.

From The Wall Street Journal

“There’s nothing soft about soft skills,” said Courtney della Cava, senior managing director and global head of portfolio talent and organizational performance at Blackstone.

From The Wall Street Journal

Further, the governor’s office said, “working allows children to learn valuable soft skills that will help them be successful.”

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, employees need to figure out how to combine these types of hard and soft skills, while communicating what they're learning to employers.

From Salon